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Studies show a baby’s sex affects its mother’s health
29.11.2018
According to the results of latest research study conducted at the Department of Health and Environment of the JU MC Institute of Public Health, every time a woman gives birth to a male baby, she increases her chances of health problems in the future. What is the reason for that? How should we interpret it?
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Immunity: the safety net of our organism
26.11.2018
White blood cells, also called leukocytes, aid our organisms in various ways. For our bodies to work correctly, we need to be protected from infections, and white blood cells play an important role in keeping us safe. But what exactly is immunity? How does it work and why is it so important? We asked Prof. Joanna Cichy from the Department of Immunology of the JU Faculty of Biochemistry, Biophysics and Biotechnology to explain the intricacies of these issues to us.
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What do we know about free will? Prof. John-Dylan Haynes in 'Big Questions in Kraków'
22.11.2018
On 22 November, an open lecture by Prof. John-Dylan Haynes entitled ‘Free Will and Mind Reading’ was held at the JU Faculty of Law and Administration. Prof. Haynes is a distinguished brain researcher and the current director of the Berlin Center for Advanced Neuroimaging. The lecture is part of a series of meetings known as ‘Big Questions in Kraków’, co-organised by the Copernicus Centre for Interdisciplinary Studies, the Jagiellonian University and the City of Kraków.
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Climate changes affect insect reproduction, says JU scientist
20.11.2018
A research team featuring Dr hab. Łukasz Michalczyk from the JU Faculty of Biology is investigating the impact of temperature on insects on the case of red flour beetle, a small worldwide pest of stored products, particularly food grains and their derivatives. The unsettling results of their research were published last week in Nature Communications.
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What is stylometry?
14.11.2018
In the past, it was almost impossible to identify an anonymous author of a book. However, as we delve deeper into the branch of knowledge known as stylometry, we become capable of distinguishing writers by analysing certain traits of their works, such as frequency and patterns of words they use. We asked Jagiellonian University researchers, Dr Michał Choiński and Dr Jan Rybicki from the Institute of English Studies, to tell us more about this ‘mathematical intrusion’ into the world of language.
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Thanks to Borexino we know the Sun in unprecedented detail
02.11.2018
After more than ten years from the beginning of their reseasrch into the Sun, which provided the understanding of how the power mechanism of our star works at a level of detail never reached before, the BOREXINO experiment team working at the underground laboratories Gran Sasso in the vicinity of Rome published the compendium of their findings on solar neutrinos.
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Forensics in the 21st century: the basics and the challenges. Part II
31.10.2018
Forensics (also called criminalistics) emerged as a science in the 19th century. We asked Dr Ryszard Krawczyk from the JU Chair in Forensic Science about its focus, development, problems, and challenges that it faces in the 21st century.
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Forensics in the 21st century: the basics and the challenges. Part I
25.10.2018
Forensics (also called criminalistics) emerged as a science in the 19th century. We asked Dr Ryszard Krawczyk from the JU Chair in Forensic Science about its focus development, problems, and challenges that it faces in the 21st century.
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Locating an ancient battleground
22.10.2018
A team of JU Faculty of History researchers led by Dr Michał Marciak have completed the first season of their search for the precise location of the great battle of Gaugamela in what we know today as the Iraqi Kurdistan. The battle is widely recognised as one of the most important military events in ancient history. The Polish historians have tentatively established where the event might have happened. Their study project will continue in the coming years.
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JU archaeologists’ pioneer research in Jordan
11.10.2018
Late September marked the last days of this season’s work for the JU Institute of Archaeology researchers conducting their excavations in southern Jordan. For several years, they have been gathering information that will help identify the changes happening in this important area between the Neolithic and early Bronze Age.
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