Adolphe Merkle Institut
From leaves to packaging
24.02.2021
Researchers at the Adolphe Merkle Institute (AMI) at the University of Fribourg have discovered how environmental conditions affect water transport through the waxy skin layer of i...
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Biology
New study unravels the mystery of the origin of flowering plants
28.01.2021
Flowering plants are much more ancient than indicated by their fossil record, according to a study lead by the University of Fribourg.
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Plant protection
Reducing pesticide use with nanoparticles
14.12.2020
Researchers at the Adolphe Merkle Institute and the Department of Biology at the University of Fribourg have discovered how certain silica nanoparticles could act as a traceless, d...
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Science
Sharing experimental data in optogenetics to develop new neurological therapies
23.11.2020
More than forty-five laboratories using optogenetics, a technique combining optics and genetics, have joined forces to create a shared database. Several scientists, including Micha...
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Sleep
Willpower can make sleep worse
16.11.2020
Good sleep is crucial for our physical and mental wellbeing. Researchers from Fribourg have shown that sleep can be made worse by using willpower.
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Dies academicus
Dies academicus 2020: awards and nominations, but no ceremony
09.11.2020
As with other events, the Dies academicus of the University of Fribourg is having to submit to the health situation. But even if the ceremony cannot take place, the University is d...
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Biology
Humans, not climate, have driven rapidly rising mammal extinction rate
04.09.2020
Human impact can explain ninety-six percent of all mammal species extinctions of the last hundred thousand years, according to a new study led by Professor Daniele Silvestro at the...
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Biology
Milk tolerance has increased rapidly
03.09.2020
Only a few of the bones from remains found on the oldest known battlefield in Europe show evidence of milk tolerance. Some 120 generations later, almost all people living in the sa...
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Environment
Science warns of damage from invasive alien species
24.06.2020
In a just published international study, a team of scientists, including Sven Bacher of the University of Fribourg, have warned of the increasing threat posed by invasive alien spe...
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