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How and why does a fish have a fever?

How and why does a fish have a fever?

06.03.2017
Fever is one of the key defensive mechanisms our organisms use to combat diseases. What’s interesting is that it’s not only found in warm-blooded animals (such as mammals), but in cold-blooded ones as well. In the latter case, it’s called the ‘behavioural fever’.
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Discovering the dangers of the deep

Discovering the dangers of the deep

21.02.2017
A JU scientist is constructing an innovative device that will detect dangerous unexploded bombs in the Baltic Sea.
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The second brain

The second brain

01.02.2017
Can our emotional state be influenced by our digestive tract? Is our stomach a source of happiness or aggression? Dr Magdalena Kurnik-Łucka from the JU Chair in Pathophysiology helped us solve this mystery.
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Molecular blockade

Molecular blockade

31.01.2017
Jagiellonian University researchers show how proteins that are crucial for energy transfer are protected against adverse side reactions. The discovered mechanism functions in both animal and plant cells.
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Questions about the future

Questions about the future

27.01.2017
Artificial intelligence, transhumanism, bionics, nanobots – these are just some of the subjects that pop up when we discuss the future. Each of them presents us with a vision of the coming years and centuries so innovative and futuristic that we’re barely able to comprehend it with the limited set of thoughts and experiences we possess today.
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Cold means smog. The quality of air in Kraków

Cold means smog. The quality of air in Kraków

18.01.2017
Kraków is engaged in a constant battle with smog. Some of the reasons for this include weather conditions and local topography. But it’s not all. Why is it that every winter Kraków is engulfed by a cloud of smog? We asked Dr Agnieszka Wypych from the Institute of Geography and Spatial Management.
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Ancient Nea Paphos reveals its hidden face

Ancient Nea Paphos reveals its hidden face

16.01.2017
The sixth season of excavations conducted by the staff of the JU Institute of Archaeology in the ancient Cypriot city of Nea Paphos brought some new, fascinating discoveries – but it also brought more questions concerning that vital centre of power, trade, and religion.
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Coding from the Jagiellonian University has changed the world

Coding from the Jagiellonian University has changed the world

11.01.2017
We live in the information age, when information travels around the world, processed by our computers and smartphones. The data is usually compressed, which greatly reduces the cost of its storage and transfer.
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How the brain came to see rhythm

How the brain came to see rhythm

09.01.2017
Can deaf people have a good sense of rhythm despite not being able to hear? As it turns out, they can, thanks to the plasticity of the auditory cortex. A study conducted by researchers from the Jagiellonian University Institute of Psychology shows that the parts of the brain which are responsible for recognising rhythm in hearing people completely ‘switch over’ to aid the sight of deaf people. This is yet another proof of the extraordinary plasticity of the human brain.
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Christmas Kula ring

Christmas Kula ring

27.12.2016
For most people in the West, December is a month filled with anticipation and then celebration of Christmas in the New Year. Simultaneously, it’s also very often a time of increased consumption and frivolous spending. Anna Sarzyńska, a PhD student at the JU Institute of Sociology, told us more about this unique season.
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