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Returning soldier effect
17.06.2019
For quite some time, people believed that male-to-female sex ratios at birth increase after outbreaks of war. Some argued that it was caused by a natural drive towards equilibrium: that human societies have a natural way of replacing men they lost in armed conflicts. Are they right? And how would that work? In the article below, Dr Ilona Nenko from the JU MC Institute of Public Health talks about a possible explanation of this phenomenon.
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In a poison garden
07.06.2019
Using plants to resolve humanity’s environmental problems is a natural and cost-effective approach we call phytoremediation. Living plants can clean soil, water and air of hazardous contaminants – but how do they do it? Dr Paweł Jedynak from the JU Faculty of Biochemistry, Biophysics and Biotechnology told us more about this useful technique.
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Scientists produced 'Armoured Enzyme' Crystals
04.06.2019
A team of scientists from the Jagiellonian University and Aalto University in Helsinki have succeeded in placing enzymes into protective protein cages which were then assembled into crystals. The enzymes still function, but are shielded from harsh environmental conditions by the cages. The pioneering research was conducted at the JU Małopolska Centre of Biotechnology.
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Evolution or revolution? The future of AI
03.06.2019
How do we teach a machine to feel? How can we show it the difference between good and bad? What obstacles do we still need to overcome on our way to designing artificial intelligence comparable to our own? We asked these questions to Dr Błażej Sajduk from the JU Institute of Political Science and International Relations.
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Kraków archaeologists investigate traces of first settlements in Jordan
14.05.2019
Mid-April marked the end of JU Institute of Archaeology researchers’ investigations in southern Jordan. For several years now, the Kraków archaeologists have been collecting valuable information that will eventually provide them with insights as to how the region had changed between the Neolithic and Early Bronze Age.
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A Ticking Bomb
10.05.2019
The plague of infected ticks is an alarming development which has attracted lots of public attention in recent years. The number of disease-carrying ticks in Poland has increased over tenfold since the early 1990s. What has caused this dangerous phenomenon? What are its consequences and the prospects for the future?
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JU researchers make “impossible” nano-sized protein cages with the help of gold
09.05.2019
An international group of researchers from the Malopolska Centre of Biotechnology at the Jagiellonian University have produce a super-stable artificial protein ball that apparently defies the rules of geometry and may have applications in materials science and medicine. The results of the research will be published in the forthcoming issue of Nature.
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Awards for best popular science books presented at JU
26.04.2019
I Contain Multitudes: The Microbes Within Us and a Grander View of Life by Ed Yong and Zwierzęta które zniknęły. Atlas Stworzeń Wymarłych by Nikola Kucharska won the main awards in the Smart Book 2018 competition. The gala in JU Collegium Novum also featured the presentation of the Smart Book Website Editors’ Award, the JU Academic Community Award, and the Public Choice Award.
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Drug resistance – a global problem of the 21st century
25.04.2019
Diseases and other health related issues are indiscriminate and can affect everyone, no matter their age or environment. Currently, one of the most serious threats to our health is the risk of infection by harmful microbes that have become resistant to commonly used antibiotics. We asked Prof. Jadwiga Wójkowska-Mach from the JU MC Department of Bacteriology, Microbe Ecology and Parasitology to tell us more about the underlying causes and consequences of drug resistance.
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Dr Michał Filipiak finds a healthy way to feed wild bees
18.04.2019
In an article published in the Journal of Applied Ecology, Dr Michał Filipiak from the JU Institute of Environmental Sciences discusses the importance of choosing a nutritious blend of nectars from selected plant species in order to properly feed bee larvae.
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