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Research at Linköping University
The story of the zebra fish as a lab animal begins in the 1970s, when American geneticist George Streisinger imported them into his lab at the University of Oregon. Now Linköping University researchers will also have access to the little fish that, among other things, have the advantage of being transparent.
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Five tips for a healthy old age
The old age explosion makes it more important to identify what lifestyle factors are important for maintaining cognitive, psychological and physical health up through old age.
Ecological crises can be predicted
The Arctic Ocean is a sensitive ecosystem where the killer whale is on top of the food chain. When it is threatened by disruptions science is often at a loss. But new advanced data models can predict the damaging effects.
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Water governs cell movement
Water gives life. Researchers at Linköping University now show how the cells in our bodies are driven mainly by water power - a discovery that in the long run opens the way for a new strategy in cancer therapy.
One step closer to a quantum computer
Professor Weimin Chen and his colleagues at Linköping University, in cooperation with German and American researchers, have succeeded in both initializing and reading nuclear spins, relevant to qubits for quantum computers, at room temperature. The results have just been published in the renowned journal Nature Communications.
Wanted: Strategy for climate adaptation
There are still few or no national guidelines, no centrally agreed goals or strategies for how Sweden should confront anticipated climate changes. In the same way there is no clear division of responsibility, coordination and cooperation or, of course, concrete measures.
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Last updated: 2013-04-23
