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Historian on the Russian threat in the Nordic region

Despite higher Nordic threats, Sweden is far less prepared than Finland, says Prof. Martin Hårdstedt.

Rebecca Wiberg
Preventive Surgery Safe for Women with Hereditary Risk of Breast Cancer

Low risk of both subsequent breast cancer and surgical complication, new study shows.

Aftab Nadeem, forskare på Institutionen för molekylärbiologi vid Umeå universitet, vid dator
Researchers turn soil bacterial protein into potent cancer cell killer

Researchers in Umeå show how a modified bacterial protein disables cancer cells in a new way.

Grästuvor på torr sprucken mark.
Climate change is already claiming lives in Europe – and the risks are increasing

New report concludes human-induced climate change is leading to increasingly severe health consequences.

Lacey Okonski. Växt i bakgruden.
Metaphor shapes language learning and public debate

Cognitive linguistics, metaphor, and embodied cognition are central research interests of Lacey Okonski.

Anna Överby Wernstedt
New research reveals cell proteins that drive severe viral infections

Two cell proteins determine how TBE virus, West Nile virus, and dengue virus replicate.

Recent feature articles

Mara-Kim Wiedmann, praktikant vid Humlab.
Kim about her internship at Humlab

As her time at Humlab comes to an end, she reflects on her experiences and what she has learned along the way.

Fyra utbytesstudenter från UVSQ som står bredvid varandra.
Law Degree – From Versailles to Umeå

Meet four French exchange students who share their experiences of Umeå and Swedish culture.

Bokhyllor i Studiesalen på UB
Improved research quality with help of the library

Umeå University Library supports researchers through its search consultation service.

En man som sitter i ett laboratorium klädd i labbrock och handskar. Han har långt mörkt hår och skägg.
Not the genes, but how they work together makes a tree a tree

Trees are shaped not by unique "tree genes", but by how genes work together.

En kvinna med långt brunt hår som ler mot kameran.
Guest Researcher at Várdduo – Centre for Sámi Research

Amanda Green from Eastern Kentucky University is a Guest Researcher at Várdduo.

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CRISPR-Cas9 – the gene-editing tool that changed the world

A breakthrough in Umeå laid the foundation for CRISPR-Cas9, a revolutionary tool.