Cliff-edge forests: Xerothermic hotspots of local biodiversity and models for future climate change
26.03.2024
A study by the Botanical Garden of the University of Fribourg, recently published in the scientific journal "Global Change Biology", looked at the south-facing forests on the edge of the molasse cliffs.…
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Global warming: glacial records lost forever
25.03.2024
It took no more than two years for the Corbassière Glacier in Valais to become practically useless for studying climate change. This has been made clear by core sampling done as part of the Ice Memory…
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A long-known fossil site yields new secrets
25.03.2024
For paleontologists, there is a shortage of fossils for tracing the evolutionary history of the Amazon region, a place that boasts unparalleled biodiversity. By drawing on new data collected at a site…
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Carbon emissions: do the ends justify the means?
25.03.2024
They are both the problem and the solution. While emitting vast quantities of carbon, oil companies also happen to be technically in the best position to artificially extract CO2 from the atmosphere and…
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Scientists at the University of Fribourg have revealed a mechanism that can reduce age-related neuroinflammation
25.03.2024
The more we age, the less our cells are capable of "cleaning out" the waste they produce. The consequences of this degeneration are serious since it can cause inflammation and dysfunction throughout the…
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Cancer and inflammation: end of a dangerous connection soon?
25.03.2024
Researchers at the University of Fribourg have discovered a mechanism in the body that can have serious consequences for women with breast cancer. Granulocytes, a type of white blood cell that is active…
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Compass to publish (University of Liège) Is this a predatory journal ?
25.11.2020
A page that provides criteria for assessing the authenticity of an Open Access journal.
It provides a score on a scale from -20 (extremely fraudulent) to +20 (no suspicion of fraud).
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Virologist Étienne Decroly (CNRS): The question of the origin of the SARS-CoV-2 is still unanswered
29.10.2020
Nearly a year after SARS-CoV-2 was identified, researchers have yet to determine how it was transmitted to humans. Among various hypotheses, the accidental escape from a laboratory has not been ruled out.
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Library catalog: Discovery Fribourg-Freiburg replaces Explore
06.10.2020
On 9 December 2020, the catalogue used by the BCU, the Swiss universities and college libraries (IDS, NEBIS etc.) will be replaced by the joint catalogue SLSP.
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