How did complex life come about? – Thijs Ettema is the new professor of Microbiology

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The Wageningen alumnus Thijs Ettema (41) has succeeded Willem de Vos as professor of Microbiology. He established ground-breaking fundamental research in Sweden on the evolution…
In PhD researcher Marije van Doorn-van Atten’s study, elderly people received advice on diet and exercise via a TV channel.

Dietary advice via TV helps the elderly

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More than one in three Dutch seniors who receive home care are…

Alpacas protect hens from birds of prey

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How do you make sure that free-range chickens are not attacked by…

Weighing turkeys still done manually

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Mathematicians have been unable to extract reliable weights from walking data of…

Making choices in the Mekong Delta

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Vietnam has to make a transition from its intensive export agriculture to…

Breeder improves on productive free-range chicken in Africa

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The Dutch breeding company Hendrix Genetics is to receive 9 million euros…

Wadden Sea: more seals, fewer fish

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Wageningen Marine Research counts have revealed that the population of harbour seals…

Historian Frankema wins Ammodo Science Award

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Professor of Rural and Environmental History Ewout Frankema has received the Ammodo…

Using math to weigh turkeys

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How does one weigh a walking turkey? And how can traffic lights…

Wheat with safe gluten: an end to special diets for coeliac patients?

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Coeliac patients have to eat gluten-free food but these products often taste…