Arsenic – a hidden threat in food More than 100 million people may be poisoned by arsenic, a toxic metal that can cause cancer as well as Alzheimer’s. Researcher Markus Tamas has… Read more
‘That is why I have started a whole new field of research’ After 15 years abroad at some of the world's most prestigious universities, Johanna Höög has returned to Sweden. Now she is starting a whole new… Read more
Having a mania for birds A birdwatching trend is sweeping Sweden. But birds are not just fascinating to watch. Researchers Angela Pauliny and Donald Blomqvist are also using them to… Read more
Choosing freedom as a researcher After three months in industry, physicist Giovanni Volpe was bored, said thank you very much and chose to begin postgraduate studies. Today he leads a… Read more
She is searching for answers to questions that have not yet been asked Microscopy and tailor-made micrometre-wide channels are some of the cornerstones of biologist Caroline Beck Adiels’ research. With their help she can study individual cells to… Read more
How harmful are antibiotics to Swedish watercourses? Antibiotics can be found in our watercourses close to sewage works, together with thousands of other chemical residues. The question is what effect these antibiotics… Read more
Plant Research with Links to the Nobel Prize When this year’s winners of the Nobel Prize in Medicine were announced, Henrik Aronsson and his team of plant researchers at the University of Gothenburg… Read more
Finding a Cure for Cancer In 2030, cancer will kill an estimated 12 million people per year. Leif Eriksson is trying to find a cure for the plague of our… Read more
