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Unexpected interaction between ocean currents and bacteria
11.09.2013
For the first time, researchers have successfully demonstrated an interaction between ocean currents and bacteria: The unexpected interaction leads to the production of vast amounts of nitrogen gas in the Pacific Ocean. This takes place in one of the largest oxygen free water masses in the world - and these zones are expanding. This can ultimately weaken the ocean's ability to absorb CO2.

New groundbreaking research may expose new aspects of the universe
03.09.2013
No one knows for sure, but it is not at all unlikely that the universe is constructed in a verydifferent way than the usual theories and models of today predict. The most widely used model today cannot explain everything in the universe, and therefore there is a need to explore the parts of nature which the model cannot explain. This research field is called new physics, and it turns our understanding of the universe upside down. New research now makes the search for new physics easier.

Membranes contain beautiful patterns - but their function is a mystery
30.08.2013
Biological cells are surrounded by a membrane, and here some of the most important processes for sustaining life take place. There can also be something very beautiful happening in membranes, researchers from the University of Southern Denmark have discovered: Membranes can contain beautiful, mysterious patterns.

Old concrete can protect nature
22.08.2013
Lakes and streams are often receiving so much phosphorous that it could pose a threat to the local aquatic environment. Now, research from the University of Southern Denmark shows that there is an easy and inexpensive way to prevent phosphorus from being discharged to aquatic environments. The solution is crushed concrete from demolition sites.

Large moths need to hear better
19.08.2013
The larger the moth, the better hearing senses it needs if it wants to avoid its worst enemy, the bat. A large moth is easier to detect for a bat, and therefore evolution has forced large moths to develop larger and more sensitive ears. But the improved hearing comes at a price, says sound researcher Annemarie Surlykke from University of Southern Denmark.

Strangers invade the homes of giant bacteria
09.08.2013
Life is not a walk in the park for the world's largest bacteria, that live as soft, noodle-like, white strings on the bottom of the ocean depths. Without being able to fend for themselves, they get invaded by parasitic microorganisms that steal the nutrition, that they have painstakingly retreived. This newly discovered bizarre deep ocean relationship may ultimately impact ocean productivity, report researchers from University of Southern Denmark now in the scientific journal Nature.

The day before death: New archaeological technique gives insight into the day before death
09.08.2013
For more than a century archaeologists have carefully brushed and shovelled away the soil surrounding human skeletons. It was thought that the soil was without any value – but now ground-breaking research from Danish scientists show that that the soil holds the key to very detailed information about the individual in the grave.

Researchers uncover that moths talk about sex in many ways
09.07.2013
Originally moths developed ears so that they could hear their worst enemy, the bat, but now moths also use their ears to communicate about sex in a great number of different ways.

University of Southern Denmark receives Euro 8 M to establish new Center for Bioanalytical Sciences
18.06.2013
The University of Southern Denmark (SDU) at Odense has received a VILLUM Foundation grant of Euro 8 M (US$ 10.6 M) to establish a research infrastructure for Bioanalytical Sciences.

Harbor porpoises can thank their worst enemy, the killer whale, that they are doing so well
12.06.2013
The harbor porpoise (Phocoena phocoena) is a whale species that is doing really well in coastal and busy waters.

Now we know why old scizophrenia medicine works on antibiotics-resistant bacteria
17.05.2013
An old medicine for schizophrenia is effective at treating something completely different than it was designed for: antibiotic-resistant bacteria. So far it has been a mystery how this old schizophrenia medicine works, but now researchers from the University of Southern Denmark have figured it out. This can lead to a new medicine against the increasingly threatening antibiotic-resistant bacteria.

New book: Philosophy makes better mathematicians
16.05.2013
Does math consist of absolute truths, and are mathematic results always indisputable?

Cutting-edge bacteria research leads to more effective treatment of complex infections
13.05.2013
Bacteria play a huge role when inflammations attack our body. Now researchers from University of Southern Denmark have succeeded in revealing one of the devastating effects of bacteria, and thus it will be possible for the pharmaceutical industry to treat even very complicated bacterial infections.

New cutting-edge cell research will lead to safer medical experiements on humans
10.04.2013
In almost 90 per cent of cases, novel drugs tested on humans by pharmaceutical companies do not work as intended and must be scrapped. Often the drugs do not work, while at worst, test subjects die