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The World Health Organization, WHO, has appointed the National Food Institute, Technical University of Denmark, as its first ever Collaborating Centre for Genomics. As such the WHO is recognizing the institute’s pioneering work in research into the use of whole genome sequencing – a technology that allows a microorganism’s entire DNA profile to be mapped […]

While developing a malaria vaccine for pregnant women, scientists at the University of Copenhagen Department of Immunology and Microbiology found an unique molecule. Cancer researchers had been searching for something like it for decades. The molecule, explains Professor Ali Salanti, leader of the research group, is a certain chondroitin sulfate (CS), a modified carbohydrate. The […]

Researchers at the University of Copenhagen have studied gatekeepers of cell membranes one at a time with revolutionary nanotechnology. They found that these gatekeepers can be manipulated to work longer hours by turning on a molecular switch. In order to let useful molecules go through the membrane, cells use gatekeeper molecules called transporters. The findings […]

The Danish government has set up a growth team with Lundbeck’s CEO, Kåre Schultz, as President, whose main task is to put forward suggestions to boost the Danish life science industry. “Find the secret recipe for growth.” This is the simple mission statement for the life science growth team which was presented by the Danish […]

A 5,7 million euro grant from Innovation Fund Denmark will enable the construction of two new centres for lung diseases and infectious diseases in Denmark, hopefully increase the number of clinical trials in the country. This initiative will hopefully increase the volume of early clinical trials to be performed in Denmark and further establish the country […]

Zoos are a research treasure, a Cell paper shows. Humans and chimpanzees have nearly identical genes. But we use those genes differently, in part because of changes in gene-regulating regions such as promoters, which are close to genes they control, and enhancers, which can be hundreds of bases away. A Cell paper from UK and […]