Software speeds up search for new antibiotics

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WUR researcher Marnix Medema and colleagues have developed software that hugely speeds up the search for new antibiotics by screening the genes of thousands of…

Consumers choose animal-friendly products mainly from self-interest

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Producers that want to sell animal-friendly products would be wise to stress…

Belly dancing for science (video)

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PhD candidate Katharina Hanika hopes to win the "Dance Your PhD" contest…

Tackling sleeping sickness with zebra fish: Video footage reveals a deadly parasite’s strategy

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High-speed cameras have revealed for the first time how parasites that cause…

Professor Rogier Schulte on his lighthouse farms: ‘I’m looking for farms that are ready for 2050’

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Rogier Schulte was appointed professor of Farming Systems Ecology over two years…

Cutting hedge technology

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A robot that picks bell peppers? Seen it. One that collects eggs?…

Zonder veerkracht geen dierenwelzijn

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Professor of Animals and Society Elsbeth Stassen retires on 21 November. She…
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‘Parenting is science with no controls’

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Keeping your work and home life separate is not easy, noticed Elysa…

‘Driving fast at night not smart’

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130 km/h is not as bad during the day as at night.

Soft material break like a water jet

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Soft materials such as gelatine and yoghurt can be damaged and break,…