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Discovery at Umeå University awarded 2020 Nobel Prize in Chemistry

Emmanuelle Charpentier has been awarded the 2020 Nobel Prize in Chemistry.

The Knut and Alice Wallenberg Foundation invests in infection medicine

The financial support is included in a national investment into Life Science.

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Safer dairy products with fewer chemicals
Published: 2025-11-07

Dmitry Malyshev is exploring new ways to detect and remove bacteria in the dairy industry.

Birch leaves and peanuts turned into advanced laser technology
Published: 2025-11-03

Researchers have developed a laser made entirely from biomaterials.

Tropical rivers emit less greenhouse gases than previously thought
Published: 2025-10-21

Emissions are up to 79 per cent lower, according to an international study.

Laser method can detect chemical weapons and bacteria in seconds
Published: 2025-10-20

New method provides an early indication of danger in conflict zones.

Building with ice
Published: 2025-10-16

Researchers at Umeå School of Architecture explores if ice can become a sustainable future building material.

Climate change may increase the spread of neurotoxin in the oceans
Published: 2025-10-10

Researchers: "Raises serious concerns for the future"

New discovery – bacterial “bubbles” hitchhike to reach the cell surface
Published: 2025-10-08

The discovered mechanism increases understanding of how bacteria and cells interact.

Researchers' card game teaches children about microorganisms
Published: 2025-10-06

Hope to spark curiosity about life beneath the water’s surface – with playful game cards.

Klas Markström appointed to the Swedish Research Council’s new committee
Published: 2025-10-03

The Committee for Engineering Sciences aims to meet the rapid development in the field.

When Listeria bacteria go to fine dining
Published: 2025-10-03

Listeria expert Jörgen Johansson is following the outbreak at a top restaurant in Stockholm with interest.

Natural barriers disrupt the ecosystems in northern Sweden’s rivers
Published: 2025-10-03

Stop plants from spreading and shape the streams in northern Sweden, new research shows.

AI and cultural memory in focus for new research cluster
Published: 2025-10-02

The initiative is part of WASP-HS's investment in research on AI's societal impact.

Symposium on winter themes brought together researchers from five countries
Published: 2025-09-30

Depictions of winter in literature and visual arts were explored at an interdisciplinary symposium.

Cell death in microalgae resembles that in humans
Published: 2025-09-29

Researchers found a type of programmed cell death in single-celled organisms thought to exist only in animals.

Land use and restoration affects carbon storage in mangroves
Published: 2025-09-26

Restored mangroves boost carbon storage, but may not fully regain natural ecosystem functions.