https://plen.ku.dk/english/news/ en Wed, 15 Apr 2026 07:50:26 +0200 Wed, 15 Apr 2026 07:50:26 +0200 https://plen.ku.dk/english/news/2026/fish-on-antidepressants-researchers-develop-new-weapon-against-toxic-substances-in-wastewater/ Toxic chemicals from pharmaceuticals such as antidepressants pass through wastewater treatment systems...<div class="item-image"><a href="https://plen.ku.dk/english/news/2026/fish-on-antidepressants-researchers-develop-new-weapon-against-toxic-substances-in-wastewater/" alt="Fish on antidepressants: Researchers develop new weapon against toxic substances in wastewater" title="Fish on antidepressants: Researchers develop new weapon against toxic substances in wastewater"><img src="https://news.ku.dk/all_news/2026/03/fish-on-antidepressants-researchers-develop-new-weapon-against-toxic-substances-in-wastewater/Spildevand_1100x600.jpg/" border="0" alt="" /></a></div> https://plen.ku.dk/english/news/2026/fish-on-antidepressants-researchers-develop-new-weapon-against-toxic-substances-in-wastewater/ Thu, 09 Apr 2026 08:45:00 +0200 https://plen.ku.dk/english/news/2025/plants-use-engineering-principles-to-push-through-hard-soil/ An international research team led by the University of Copenhagen, Shanghai Jiao Tong University and...<div class="item-image"><a href="https://plen.ku.dk/english/news/2025/plants-use-engineering-principles-to-push-through-hard-soil/" alt="Plants use engineering principles to push through hard soil" title="Plants use engineering principles to push through hard soil"><img src="https://news.ku.dk/all_news/2025/11/plants-use-engineering-principles-to-push-through-hard-soil/billedinformationer/pexels-tomfisk-9940114_1100x600pix.jpg/" border="0" alt="" /></a></div> https://plen.ku.dk/english/news/2025/plants-use-engineering-principles-to-push-through-hard-soil/ Wed, 26 Nov 2025 17:00:00 +0100 https://plen.ku.dk/english/news/2025/researchers-will-teach-robots-to-grow-wheat-and-clover-grass-on-the-same-field/ Autonomous robots could help farmers reduce the use of pesticides and grow food more sustainably. A new...<div class="item-image"><a href="https://plen.ku.dk/english/news/2025/researchers-will-teach-robots-to-grow-wheat-and-clover-grass-on-the-same-field/" alt="Researchers will teach robots to grow wheat and clover grass on the same field" title="Researchers will teach robots to grow wheat and clover grass on the same field"><img src="https://plen.ku.dk/nyheder/nyheder-2025/forskere-vil-laere-robotter-at-dyrke-hvede-og-kloevergraes-paa-den-samme-mark/RIC_1100x600.png/" border="0" alt="" /></a></div> https://plen.ku.dk/english/news/2025/researchers-will-teach-robots-to-grow-wheat-and-clover-grass-on-the-same-field/ Thu, 28 Aug 2025 16:15:00 +0200 https://plen.ku.dk/english/news/2025/ox-eye-daisy-bellis-and-yarrow-flower-strips-with-at-least-two-sown-species-provide-70-percent-more-natural-enemies-of-pests/ Planting flower strips in a field with at least two species can increase the number of natural enemies...<div class="item-image"><a href="https://plen.ku.dk/english/news/2025/ox-eye-daisy-bellis-and-yarrow-flower-strips-with-at-least-two-sown-species-provide-70-percent-more-natural-enemies-of-pests/" alt="Ox-eye daisy, bellis and yarrow: Flower strips with at least two sown species provide 70 percent more natural enemies of pests" title="Ox-eye daisy, bellis and yarrow: Flower strips with at least two sown species provide 70 percent more natural enemies of pests"><img src="https://science.ku.dk/english/press/news/2025/ox-eye-daisy-bellis-and-yarrow-flower-strips-with-at-least-two-sown-species-provide-70-percent-more-natural-enemies-of-pests/billedinformationer/Svirreflue_1100x600.jpg/" border="0" alt="" /></a></div> https://plen.ku.dk/english/news/2025/ox-eye-daisy-bellis-and-yarrow-flower-strips-with-at-least-two-sown-species-provide-70-percent-more-natural-enemies-of-pests/ Thu, 22 May 2025 06:00:00 +0200 https://plen.ku.dk/english/news/2025/scientific-breakthrough-we-can-now-halve-the-price-of-costly-cancer-drug/ The demand for the widely used cancer drug Taxol is increasing, but it’s difficult and expensive...<div class="item-image"><a href="https://plen.ku.dk/english/news/2025/scientific-breakthrough-we-can-now-halve-the-price-of-costly-cancer-drug/" alt="Scientific breakthrough: We can now halve the price of costly cancer drug" title="Scientific breakthrough: We can now halve the price of costly cancer drug"><img src="https://science.ku.dk/english/press/news/2025/scientific-breakthrough-we-can-now-halve-the-price-of-costly-cancer-drug/billedinformationer/Feiyan_Liang_og_Sotirios_Kampranis_1100.jpg/" border="0" alt="" /></a></div> https://plen.ku.dk/english/news/2025/scientific-breakthrough-we-can-now-halve-the-price-of-costly-cancer-drug/ Mon, 19 May 2025 06:00:00 +0200 https://plen.ku.dk/english/news/2025/ancient-grain-has-huge-climate-potential-and-could-play-a-key-role-in-europes-future/ Sorghum is one of the world’s oldest grains and possesses many traits that can benefit food security,...<div class="item-image"><a href="https://plen.ku.dk/english/news/2025/ancient-grain-has-huge-climate-potential-and-could-play-a-key-role-in-europes-future/" alt="Ancient grain has huge climate potential and could play a key role in Europe’s future" title="Ancient grain has huge climate potential and could play a key role in Europe’s future"><img src="https://science.ku.dk/english/press/news/2025/ancient-grain-has-huge-climate-potential-and-could-play-a-key-role-in-europes-future/billedinformationer/red_1GettyImages-1199072270.png/" border="0" alt="" /></a></div> https://plen.ku.dk/english/news/2025/ancient-grain-has-huge-climate-potential-and-could-play-a-key-role-in-europes-future/ Wed, 09 Apr 2025 13:45:00 +0200 https://plen.ku.dk/english/news/2024/johan-received-the-innovation-award-2024-its-about-finding-the-right-people-to-work-with/ Johan Andersen-Ranberg from Plant Biochemistry was honored at the University of Copenhagen's Annual Commemoration...<div class="item-image"><a href="https://plen.ku.dk/english/news/2024/johan-received-the-innovation-award-2024-its-about-finding-the-right-people-to-work-with/" alt="Johan received the Innovation Award 2024: &quot;It's about finding the right people to work with&quot;" title="Johan received the Innovation Award 2024: &quot;It's about finding the right people to work with&quot;"><img src="https://science.ku.dk/english/press/news/2024/innovation-award-2024/Johan_Andersen-Ranberg_2.png/" border="0" alt="" /></a></div> https://plen.ku.dk/english/news/2024/johan-received-the-innovation-award-2024-its-about-finding-the-right-people-to-work-with/ Fri, 29 Nov 2024 13:45:00 +0100 https://plen.ku.dk/english/news/2024/rosa-lopez-marques-becomes-professor-in-plant-membrane-biotechnology/ Professor Rosa Lopez Marques investigates the small, invisible processes that are crucial for plant survival....<div class="item-image"><a href="https://plen.ku.dk/english/news/2024/rosa-lopez-marques-becomes-professor-in-plant-membrane-biotechnology/" alt="Rosa Lopez Marques becomes Professor in Plant Membrane Biotechnology" title="Rosa Lopez Marques becomes Professor in Plant Membrane Biotechnology"><img src="https://plen.ku.dk/english/news/2024/rosa-lopez-marques-becomes-professor-in-plant-membrane-biotechnology/Rosa_Lopez_Plennews_1100x600.png/" border="0" alt="" /></a></div> https://plen.ku.dk/english/news/2024/rosa-lopez-marques-becomes-professor-in-plant-membrane-biotechnology/ Wed, 09 Oct 2024 09:45:00 +0200 https://plen.ku.dk/english/news/2024/how-toxic-are-they-researchers-investigate-the-environmental-consequences-of-new-biotechnological-pesticides/ Biotechnological pesticides are a promising alternative to traditional chemical pesticides. But we have...<div class="item-image"><a href="https://plen.ku.dk/english/news/2024/how-toxic-are-they-researchers-investigate-the-environmental-consequences-of-new-biotechnological-pesticides/" alt="How toxic are they? Researchers investigate the environmental consequences of new biotechnological pesticides" title="How toxic are they? Researchers investigate the environmental consequences of new biotechnological pesticides"><img src="https://science.ku.dk/english/press/news/2024/researchers-investigate-the-environmental-safely-of-promising-new-biotechnological-pesticides/billedinformationer/Kombifoto2_1100x600p.jpg/" border="0" alt="" /></a></div> https://plen.ku.dk/english/news/2024/how-toxic-are-they-researchers-investigate-the-environmental-consequences-of-new-biotechnological-pesticides/ Wed, 11 Sep 2024 07:00:00 +0200 https://plen.ku.dk/english/news/2024/new-knowledge-about-a-fungus-that-turns-60-80-of-the-flies-in-your-home-into-zombies/ How can a fungus take over a fly's behavior? An international group of researchers with participation...<div class="item-image"><a href="https://plen.ku.dk/english/news/2024/new-knowledge-about-a-fungus-that-turns-60-80-of-the-flies-in-your-home-into-zombies/" alt="New knowledge about a fungus that turns 60-80% of the flies in your home into zombies" title="New knowledge about a fungus that turns 60-80% of the flies in your home into zombies"><img src="https://science.ku.dk/english/press/news/2024/new-knowledge-about-a-fungus-that-turns-60-80-of-the-flies-in-your-home-into-zombies/billedinformationer/Flue_1100x600.jpg/" border="0" alt="" /></a></div> https://plen.ku.dk/english/news/2024/new-knowledge-about-a-fungus-that-turns-60-80-of-the-flies-in-your-home-into-zombies/ Tue, 03 Sep 2024 06:30:00 +0200 https://plen.ku.dk/english/news/2024/new-head-of-the-department-of-plant-and-environmental-science/ Professor Morten Petersen has been appointed new head of the Department of Plant and Environmental Sciences...<div class="item-image"><a href="https://plen.ku.dk/english/news/2024/new-head-of-the-department-of-plant-and-environmental-science/" alt="New head of the Department of Plant and Environmental Science" title="New head of the Department of Plant and Environmental Science"><img src="https://science.ku.dk/english/press/news/2024/new-head-of-the-department-of-plant-and-environmental-science/Morten_Petersen_1100_x_600__1_.png/" border="0" alt="" /></a></div> https://plen.ku.dk/english/news/2024/new-head-of-the-department-of-plant-and-environmental-science/ Thu, 20 Jun 2024 11:15:00 +0200 https://plen.ku.dk/english/news/2024/researchers-invent-one-hundred-percent-biodegradable-barley-plastic/ A biofriendly new material made from barley starch blended with fibre from sugarbeet waste sees the light...<div class="item-image"><a href="https://plen.ku.dk/english/news/2024/researchers-invent-one-hundred-percent-biodegradable-barley-plastic/" alt="Researchers invent one hundred percent biodegradable &quot;barley plastic&quot;" title="Researchers invent one hundred percent biodegradable &quot;barley plastic&quot;"><img src="https://science.ku.dk/english/press/news/2024/researchers-invent-one-hundred-percent-biodegradable-barley-plastic/GettyImages-154890047.jpg/" border="0" alt="" /></a></div> https://plen.ku.dk/english/news/2024/researchers-invent-one-hundred-percent-biodegradable-barley-plastic/ Tue, 18 Jun 2024 13:30:00 +0200 https://plen.ku.dk/english/news/2024/robots-monitoring-and-healthy-ecosystems-could-halve-pesticide-use-without-hurting-productivity/ Smarter crop farming that combats weeds, insect pests and plant diseases by integrating modern technologies...<div class="item-image"><a href="https://plen.ku.dk/english/news/2024/robots-monitoring-and-healthy-ecosystems-could-halve-pesticide-use-without-hurting-productivity/" alt="Robots, monitoring and healthy ecosystems could halve pesticide use without hurting productivity" title="Robots, monitoring and healthy ecosystems could halve pesticide use without hurting productivity"><img src="https://science.ku.dk/english/press/news/2024/robots-monitoring-and-healthy-ecosystems-could-halve-pesticide-use-without-hurting-productivity/billedmappe/GettyX.png/" border="0" alt="" /></a></div> https://plen.ku.dk/english/news/2024/robots-monitoring-and-healthy-ecosystems-could-halve-pesticide-use-without-hurting-productivity/ Mon, 26 Feb 2024 13:00:00 +0100 https://plen.ku.dk/english/news/2024/sander-bruun-appointed-professor-of-sustainable-soil-fertility-management/ Sander Bruun will give his inaugural lecture as new professor at the Department of Plant & Environmental...<div class="item-image"><a href="https://plen.ku.dk/english/news/2024/sander-bruun-appointed-professor-of-sustainable-soil-fertility-management/" alt="Sander Bruun appointed Professor of Sustainable Soil Fertility Management" title="Sander Bruun appointed Professor of Sustainable Soil Fertility Management"><img src="https://plen.ku.dk/english/news/2024/sander-bruun-appointed-professor-of-sustainable-soil-fertility-management/Sander_CPSC_1100.png/" border="0" alt="" /></a></div> https://plen.ku.dk/english/news/2024/sander-bruun-appointed-professor-of-sustainable-soil-fertility-management/ Thu, 01 Feb 2024 08:15:00 +0100 https://plen.ku.dk/english/news/2024/asparagus-and-orchids-are-more-similar-than-you-think/ How is a beech leaf constructed? What determines the appearance of an asparagus? A new 'encyclopaedia’...<div class="item-image"><a href="https://plen.ku.dk/english/news/2024/asparagus-and-orchids-are-more-similar-than-you-think/" alt="Asparagus and orchids are more similar than you think" title="Asparagus and orchids are more similar than you think"><img src="https://science.ku.dk/english/press/news/2024/asparagus-and-orchids-are-more-similar-than-you-think/billedinformationer/NY_asparges_vanilje_1100x600.jpg/" border="0" alt="" /></a></div> https://plen.ku.dk/english/news/2024/asparagus-and-orchids-are-more-similar-than-you-think/ Tue, 30 Jan 2024 06:00:00 +0100 https://plen.ku.dk/english/news/news-2023/breakthrough-weight-loss-drug-from-highly-toxic-plant-can-now-be-produced-in-yeast/ A traditional Chinese medicinal plant has huge potential as a weight loss drug. However, due to the plant’s...<div class="item-image"><a href="https://plen.ku.dk/english/news/news-2023/breakthrough-weight-loss-drug-from-highly-toxic-plant-can-now-be-produced-in-yeast/" alt="Breakthrough: Weight loss drug from highly toxic plant can now be produced in yeast" title="Breakthrough: Weight loss drug from highly toxic plant can now be produced in yeast"><img src="https://science.ku.dk/english/press/news/2023/breakthrough-weight-loss-drug-from-highly-toxic-plant-can-now-be--produced-in-yeast/billedinformationer/Photo_4_1100x600.jpg/" border="0" alt="" /></a></div> https://plen.ku.dk/english/news/news-2023/breakthrough-weight-loss-drug-from-highly-toxic-plant-can-now-be-produced-in-yeast/ Wed, 10 Jan 2024 14:15:00 +0100 https://plen.ku.dk/english/news/news-2023/danish-researchers-puncture-100-year-old-theory-of-odd-little-water-balloons/ Quinoa and many other extremely resilient plants are covered with strange balloon-like 'bladders' that...<div class="item-image"><a href="https://plen.ku.dk/english/news/news-2023/danish-researchers-puncture-100-year-old-theory-of-odd-little-water-balloons/" alt="Danish researchers puncture 100-year-old theory of odd little 'water balloons'" title="Danish researchers puncture 100-year-old theory of odd little 'water balloons'"><img src="https://science.ku.dk/english/press/news/2023/danish-researchers-puncture-100-year-old-theory-of-odd-little-water-balloons/billedinformationer/eraa285_fig1_billede_D_1100x600.jpg/" border="0" alt="" /></a></div> https://plen.ku.dk/english/news/news-2023/danish-researchers-puncture-100-year-old-theory-of-odd-little-water-balloons/ Wed, 22 Nov 2023 11:00:00 +0100 https://plen.ku.dk/english/news/news-2023/pinpointing-the-emergence-of-muddy-flavors-in-your-fish/ Many people have experienced a muddy off-flavor in farmed fish. While the aquaculture industry has known...<div class="item-image"><a href="https://plen.ku.dk/english/news/news-2023/pinpointing-the-emergence-of-muddy-flavors-in-your-fish/" alt="Pinpointing the emergence of muddy flavors in your fish" title="Pinpointing the emergence of muddy flavors in your fish"><img src="https://science.ku.dk/english/press/news/2023/pinpointing-the-emergence-of-muddy-flavors-in-your-fish/billedinformationer/Tilapia_GettyImages_1100x600.jpg/" border="0" alt="" /></a></div> https://plen.ku.dk/english/news/news-2023/pinpointing-the-emergence-of-muddy-flavors-in-your-fish/ Thu, 19 Oct 2023 09:30:00 +0200 https://plen.ku.dk/english/news/news-2023/brain-altering-parasite-turns-ants-into-zombies-at-dawn-and-dusk/ It takes over the brains of ants, causing them to cling to the tops of blades of grass where they can...<div class="item-image"><a href="https://plen.ku.dk/english/news/news-2023/brain-altering-parasite-turns-ants-into-zombies-at-dawn-and-dusk/" alt="Brain-altering parasite turns ants into zombies at dawn and dusk" title="Brain-altering parasite turns ants into zombies at dawn and dusk"><img src="https://science.ku.dk/english/press/news/2023/brain-altering-parasite-turns-ants-into-zombies-at-dawn-and-dusk/Parasitter_i_bagkroppen_1100x600.jpg/" border="0" alt="" /></a></div> https://plen.ku.dk/english/news/news-2023/brain-altering-parasite-turns-ants-into-zombies-at-dawn-and-dusk/ Mon, 18 Sep 2023 13:30:00 +0200 https://plen.ku.dk/english/news/news-2023/researchers-discover-how-to-make-bitter-lupines-sweet/ Lupin seeds are high in protein and could become a sustainable alternative to imported soybeans, but...<div class="item-image"><a href="https://plen.ku.dk/english/news/news-2023/researchers-discover-how-to-make-bitter-lupines-sweet/" alt="Researchers discover how to turn bitter lupins sweet" title="Researchers discover how to turn bitter lupins sweet"><img src="https://plen.ku.dk/english/news/news-2023/researchers-discover-how-to-make-bitter-lupines-sweet/Andean_lupine.png/" border="0" alt="" /></a></div> https://plen.ku.dk/english/news/news-2023/researchers-discover-how-to-make-bitter-lupines-sweet/ Wed, 06 Sep 2023 09:30:00 +0200 https://plen.ku.dk/english/news/news-2023/researchers-close-to-unleashing-rapeseeds-protein-power-for-human-consumption/ Half of plant proteins in the EU come from rapeseed plants. Until now, the plant has only been used for...<div class="item-image"><a href="https://plen.ku.dk/english/news/news-2023/researchers-close-to-unleashing-rapeseeds-protein-power-for-human-consumption/" alt="Researchers close to unleashing rapeseed’s protein power for human consumption" title="Researchers close to unleashing rapeseed’s protein power for human consumption"><img src="https://science.ku.dk/english/press/news/2023/researchers-close-to-unleashing-rapeseeds-protein-power-for-human-consumption/Raps_1100x580.jpg/" border="0" alt="" /></a></div> https://plen.ku.dk/english/news/news-2023/researchers-close-to-unleashing-rapeseeds-protein-power-for-human-consumption/ Mon, 08 May 2023 09:00:00 +0200 https://plen.ku.dk/english/news/news-2023/incredible-bacterium-can-transfer-its-genes-into-plants-and-give-them-superpowers/ Humans have bred for desirable plant and animal traits for millennia by selecting and crossing their...<div class="item-image"><a href="https://plen.ku.dk/english/news/news-2023/incredible-bacterium-can-transfer-its-genes-into-plants-and-give-them-superpowers/" alt="Incredible bacterium can transfer its genes into plants and give them superpowers" title="Incredible bacterium can transfer its genes into plants and give them superpowers"><img src="https://science.ku.dk/english/press/news/2023/incredible-bacterium-can-transfer-its-genes-into-plants-and-give-them-superpowers/billedinformationer/HL.png/" border="0" alt="" /></a></div> https://plen.ku.dk/english/news/news-2023/incredible-bacterium-can-transfer-its-genes-into-plants-and-give-them-superpowers/ Thu, 04 May 2023 12:15:00 +0200 https://plen.ku.dk/english/news/news-2023/new-types-of-chemicals-found-in-danish-drinking-water/ Measurements reveal more than 400 different chemicals in water from a single Danish waterwork. Several...<div class="item-image"><a href="https://plen.ku.dk/english/news/news-2023/new-types-of-chemicals-found-in-danish-drinking-water/" alt="New types of chemicals found in Danish drinking water" title="New types of chemicals found in Danish drinking water"><img src="https://science.ku.dk/english/press/news/2023/new-types-of-chemicals-found-in-danish-drinking-water/billedinformationer/Drikkevand_Getty_1100x600.jpg/" border="0" alt="" /></a></div> https://plen.ku.dk/english/news/news-2023/new-types-of-chemicals-found-in-danish-drinking-water/ Mon, 17 Apr 2023 10:00:00 +0200 https://plen.ku.dk/english/news/news-2023/contraception-is-the-future-of-rat-control/ University of Copenhagen researchers have gotten yeast cells to brew triptolide, a substance typically...<div class="item-image"><a href="https://plen.ku.dk/english/news/news-2023/contraception-is-the-future-of-rat-control/" alt="Contraception is the future of rat control" title="Contraception is the future of rat control"><img src="https://science.ku.dk/english/press/news/2023/contraception-is-the-future-of-rat-control/billedinformationer/Getty_rats.png/" border="0" alt="" /></a></div> https://plen.ku.dk/english/news/news-2023/contraception-is-the-future-of-rat-control/ Mon, 20 Feb 2023 07:30:00 +0100 https://plen.ku.dk/english/news/news-2023/denmark-spearheading-transformation-of-eu-food-system/ The University of Copenhagen is leading a comprehensive new EU project, CLEVERFOOD, that will facilitate...<div class="item-image"><a href="https://plen.ku.dk/english/news/news-2023/denmark-spearheading-transformation-of-eu-food-system/" alt="Denmark spearheading transformation of EU food system" title="Denmark spearheading transformation of EU food system"><img src="https://science.ku.dk/english/press/news/2023/denmark-spearheading-transformation-of-eu-food-system-to-achieve-climate-goals/Cleverfood_traktor_1100.jpg/" border="0" alt="" /></a></div> https://plen.ku.dk/english/news/news-2023/denmark-spearheading-transformation-of-eu-food-system/ Fri, 03 Feb 2023 06:30:00 +0100 https://plen.ku.dk/english/news/2022/most-colors-are-eco-criminals-heres-how-to-make-purple-greener/ The colors of our clothes, cosmetics, furniture and all sorts of things around us are nearly all based...<div class="item-image"><a href="https://plen.ku.dk/english/news/2022/most-colors-are-eco-criminals-heres-how-to-make-purple-greener/" alt="Most colors are eco criminals: Here’s how to make purple greener" title="Most colors are eco criminals: Here’s how to make purple greener"><img src="https://science.ku.dk/english/press/news/2022/most-colors-are-eco-criminals-heres-how-to-make-purple-greener/billedinformationer/Photo_in_a_textile_industry_Dyeing_process_Getty_1100x600.jpg/" border="0" alt="" /></a></div> https://plen.ku.dk/english/news/2022/most-colors-are-eco-criminals-heres-how-to-make-purple-greener/ Thu, 15 Dec 2022 16:00:00 +0100 https://plen.ku.dk/english/news/2022/scientists-remove-yeast-cells-sex-drive-and-turn-it-into-a-cannabis-tracker/ Researchers at the University of Copenhagen's Faculty of Science have modified a yeast cell to sense...<div class="item-image"><a href="https://plen.ku.dk/english/news/2022/scientists-remove-yeast-cells-sex-drive-and-turn-it-into-a-cannabis-tracker/" alt="Scientists remove yeast cell's sex drive and turn it into a cannabis tracker" title="Scientists remove yeast cell's sex drive and turn it into a cannabis tracker"><img src="https://science.ku.dk/english/press/news/2022/scientists-remove-yeast-cells-sex-drive-and-turn-it-into-a-cannabis-tracker/G_r_1100x600.jpg/" border="0" alt="" /></a></div> https://plen.ku.dk/english/news/2022/scientists-remove-yeast-cells-sex-drive-and-turn-it-into-a-cannabis-tracker/ Thu, 08 Dec 2022 09:00:00 +0100 https://plen.ku.dk/english/news/2022/now-we-know-how-plants-steer-clear-of-salt/ To avoid salt in soil, plants can change their root direction and grow away from saline areas. University...<div class="item-image"><a href="https://plen.ku.dk/english/news/2022/now-we-know-how-plants-steer-clear-of-salt/" alt="Now we know how plants steer clear of salt" title="Now we know how plants steer clear of salt"><img src="https://science.ku.dk/english/press/news/2022/now-we-know-how-plants-steer-clear-of-salt/billedinformationer/Plant_arabidopsis_thaliana_root_tissue_micro_2_1100.jpg/" border="0" alt="" /></a></div> https://plen.ku.dk/english/news/2022/now-we-know-how-plants-steer-clear-of-salt/ Wed, 02 Nov 2022 09:45:00 +0100 https://plen.ku.dk/english/news/2022/plen-10-years-speech-by-head-of-department-svend-christensen/ PLEN celebrated 10 years of science, education and collaboration in agricultural science, biotechnology...<div class="item-image"><a href="https://plen.ku.dk/english/news/2022/plen-10-years-speech-by-head-of-department-svend-christensen/" alt="Speech by Head of Department Svend Christensen for PLEN's 10-year anniversary" title="Speech by Head of Department Svend Christensen for PLEN's 10-year anniversary"><img src="https://plen.ku.dk/english/news/2022/plen-10-years-speech-by-head-of-department-svend-christensen/SvendChristensen_077_HighRes_1100x600.jpg/" border="0" alt="" /></a></div> https://plen.ku.dk/english/news/2022/plen-10-years-speech-by-head-of-department-svend-christensen/ Fri, 14 Oct 2022 18:00:00 +0200 https://plen.ku.dk/english/news/2022/two-grains-mutual-gain-surviving-drought-through-varietal-collaboration/ Some draw water from the soil’s depths, while others absorb nutrients nearer to the surface with...<div class="item-image"><a href="https://plen.ku.dk/english/news/2022/two-grains-mutual-gain-surviving-drought-through-varietal-collaboration/" alt="Two grains, mutual gain: surviving drought through varietal collaboration" title="Two grains, mutual gain: surviving drought through varietal collaboration"><img src="https://science.ku.dk/english/press/news/2022/two-grains-mutual-gain-surviving-drought-through-varietal-collaboration/T_rke1_1100x600.jpg/" border="0" alt="" /></a></div> https://plen.ku.dk/english/news/2022/two-grains-mutual-gain-surviving-drought-through-varietal-collaboration/ Fri, 09 Sep 2022 11:15:00 +0200 https://plen.ku.dk/english/news/2022/dna-in-viking-poop-sheds-new-light-on-55000-year-old-relationship-between-gut-companions/ Using stool samples from Viking latrines, researchers at the University of Copenhagen have genetically...<div class="item-image"><a href="https://plen.ku.dk/english/news/2022/dna-in-viking-poop-sheds-new-light-on-55000-year-old-relationship-between-gut-companions/" alt="DNA in Viking poop sheds new light on 55,000-year-old relationship between gut companions" title="DNA in Viking poop sheds new light on 55,000-year-old relationship between gut companions"><img src="https://science.ku.dk/english/press/news/2022/dna-in-viking-poop-sheds-light-on-ancient-parasite/billedinformation/Piskeorms-_g.jpg/" border="0" alt="" /></a></div> https://plen.ku.dk/english/news/2022/dna-in-viking-poop-sheds-new-light-on-55000-year-old-relationship-between-gut-companions/ Mon, 05 Sep 2022 08:00:00 +0200 https://plen.ku.dk/english/news/2022/when-you-google-the-word-tick-youre-helping-science/ Knowledge about the spread of tick-borne diseases is extremely limited and notoriously difficult to acquire....<div class="item-image"><a href="https://plen.ku.dk/english/news/2022/when-you-google-the-word-tick-youre-helping-science/" alt="When you Google the word 'tick', you're helping science" title="When you Google the word 'tick', you're helping science"><img src="https://science.ku.dk/english/press/news/2022/when-you-google-the-word-tick-youre-helping-science/billedinformation/fla_t1100x600.jpg/" border="0" alt="" /></a></div> https://plen.ku.dk/english/news/2022/when-you-google-the-word-tick-youre-helping-science/ Thu, 21 Jul 2022 10:00:00 +0200 https://plen.ku.dk/english/news/2022/zombie-fly-fungus-lures-healthy-male-flies-to-mate-with-female-corpses/ A unique fungus survives by 'bewitching' male flies into mating with dead female flies. The longer a...<div class="item-image"><a href="https://plen.ku.dk/english/news/2022/zombie-fly-fungus-lures-healthy-male-flies-to-mate-with-female-corpses/" alt="Zombie fly fungus lures healthy male flies to mate with female corpses" title="Zombie fly fungus lures healthy male flies to mate with female corpses"><img src="https://science.ku.dk/english/press/news/2022/zombie-fly-fungus-lures-healthy-male-flies-to-mate-with-female-corpses/billedinformation/Zombiefluer1100x600.jpg/" border="0" alt="" /></a></div> https://plen.ku.dk/english/news/2022/zombie-fly-fungus-lures-healthy-male-flies-to-mate-with-female-corpses/ Fri, 15 Jul 2022 11:15:00 +0200 https://plen.ku.dk/english/news/2022/starch-from-plants-is-key-to-bioplastic-that-is-actually-degradable/ Professor Andreas Blennow’s research group experiments with bioplastics, nutritionally healthy...<div class="item-image"><a href="https://plen.ku.dk/english/news/2022/starch-from-plants-is-key-to-bioplastic-that-is-actually-degradable/" alt="Starch from plants is key to bioplastic that is actually degradable" title="Starch from plants is key to bioplastic that is actually degradable"><img src="https://plen.ku.dk/nyheder/nyheder-2022/starch-from-plants-is-key-to-bioplastic-that-is-actually-degradable/Starch_ku_dk.png/" border="0" alt="" /></a></div> https://plen.ku.dk/english/news/2022/starch-from-plants-is-key-to-bioplastic-that-is-actually-degradable/ Tue, 31 May 2022 10:45:00 +0200 https://plen.ku.dk/english/news/2022/how-plants-colonized-the-land/ University of Copenhagen researchers have shed new light on how plant life became established on the...<div class="item-image"><a href="https://plen.ku.dk/english/news/2022/how-plants-colonized-the-land/" alt="How plants colonized the land" title="How plants colonized the land"><img src="https://science.ku.dk/english/press/news/2022/how-plants-colonized-the-land/billedinformationer/Marchantia_Getty_1100x600.jpg/" border="0" alt="" /></a></div> https://plen.ku.dk/english/news/2022/how-plants-colonized-the-land/ Fri, 20 May 2022 06:00:00 +0200 https://plen.ku.dk/english/news/2022/phenomenal-raw-materials-will-get-danes-to-fall-in-love-with-plant-based-diets/ Phenomenal raw materials and ingredients are the way forward if more people are to replace meat products...<div class="item-image"><a href="https://plen.ku.dk/english/news/2022/phenomenal-raw-materials-will-get-danes-to-fall-in-love-with-plant-based-diets/" alt="Phenomenal raw materials will get Danes to fall in love with plant-based diets" title="Phenomenal raw materials will get Danes to fall in love with plant-based diets"><img src="https://science.ku.dk/english/press/news/2022/phenomenal-raw-materials-will-get-danes-to-fall-in-love-with-plant-based-diets/Plantemad_1100x600.jpg/" border="0" alt="" /></a></div> https://plen.ku.dk/english/news/2022/phenomenal-raw-materials-will-get-danes-to-fall-in-love-with-plant-based-diets/ Fri, 29 Apr 2022 06:00:00 +0200 https://plen.ku.dk/english/news/2022/in-biochemical-engineering-the-goal-is-to-make-everything-sustainable/ Microorganisms like yeast could produce any aromas, flavours or natural substances that we desire in...<div class="item-image"><a href="https://plen.ku.dk/english/news/2022/in-biochemical-engineering-the-goal-is-to-make-everything-sustainable/" alt="In Biochemical Engineering, the goal is to make everything sustainable" title="In Biochemical Engineering, the goal is to make everything sustainable"><img src="https://plen.ku.dk/nyheder/nyheder-2022/in-biochemical-engineering-the-goal-is-to-make-everything-sustainable/kampranis-lab-2.jpg/" border="0" alt="" /></a></div> https://plen.ku.dk/english/news/2022/in-biochemical-engineering-the-goal-is-to-make-everything-sustainable/ Tue, 05 Apr 2022 10:15:00 +0200 https://plen.ku.dk/english/news/2022/plants-use-the-pungency-of-sandwich-and-sushi-condiments-to-defend-themselves/ For the first time, new research from the University of Copenhagen proves how plants defend themselves...<div class="item-image"><a href="https://plen.ku.dk/english/news/2022/plants-use-the-pungency-of-sandwich-and-sushi-condiments-to-defend-themselves/" alt="Plants use the pungency of sandwich and sushi condiments to defend themselves " title="Plants use the pungency of sandwich and sushi condiments to defend themselves "><img src="https://science.ku.dk/english/press/news/2022/plants-use-the-pungency-of-sandwich-and-sushi-condiments-to-defend-themselves/Planters_forsvar_larve1100_600.jpg/" border="0" alt="" /></a></div> https://plen.ku.dk/english/news/2022/plants-use-the-pungency-of-sandwich-and-sushi-condiments-to-defend-themselves/ Thu, 24 Feb 2022 09:15:00 +0100 https://plen.ku.dk/english/news/2022/pharmaceutical-residues-in-sewage-sludge-and-cattle-manure-do-not-have-the-feared-effect/ Pharmaceutical residues and chemicals from personal care products in sewage sludge and cattle manure...<div class="item-image"><a href="https://plen.ku.dk/english/news/2022/pharmaceutical-residues-in-sewage-sludge-and-cattle-manure-do-not-have-the-feared-effect/" alt="Pharmaceutical residues in sewage sludge and cattle manure do not have the feared effect " title="Pharmaceutical residues in sewage sludge and cattle manure do not have the feared effect "><img src="https://science.ku.dk/english/press/news/2022/pharmaceutical-residues-in-sewage-sludge-and-cattle-manure-do-not-have-the-feared-effect/billedinformationer/K_er_Getty_1100x600.jpg/" border="0" alt="" /></a></div> https://plen.ku.dk/english/news/2022/pharmaceutical-residues-in-sewage-sludge-and-cattle-manure-do-not-have-the-feared-effect/ Wed, 16 Feb 2022 06:00:00 +0100 https://plen.ku.dk/english/news/2022/reusable-plastic-bottles-release-hundreds-of-chemicals/ Researchers at the University of Copenhagen have found several hundred different chemical substances...<div class="item-image"><a href="https://plen.ku.dk/english/news/2022/reusable-plastic-bottles-release-hundreds-of-chemicals/" alt="Reusable plastic bottles release hundreds of chemicals" title="Reusable plastic bottles release hundreds of chemicals"><img src="https://science.ku.dk/english/press/news/2022/reusable-plastic-bottles-release-hundreds-of-chemicals/billedinformationer/Drikkedunk_1100x600.jpg/" border="0" alt="" /></a></div> https://plen.ku.dk/english/news/2022/reusable-plastic-bottles-release-hundreds-of-chemicals/ Fri, 11 Feb 2022 10:45:00 +0100 https://plen.ku.dk/english/news/2022/researchers-make-non-alcoholic-beer-taste-like-regular-beer/ Finally, researchers have found a way to brew non-alcoholic beer that tastes just like regular beer....<div class="item-image"><a href="https://plen.ku.dk/english/news/2022/researchers-make-non-alcoholic-beer-taste-like-regular-beer/" alt="Researchers make non-alcoholic beer taste like regular beer" title="Researchers make non-alcoholic beer taste like regular beer"><img src="https://science.ku.dk/english/press/news/2022/researchers-make-non-alcoholic-beer-taste-like-regular-beer/billedinformationer/alkohol_1100x600.jpg/" border="0" alt="" /></a></div> https://plen.ku.dk/english/news/2022/researchers-make-non-alcoholic-beer-taste-like-regular-beer/ Thu, 10 Feb 2022 12:30:00 +0100 https://plen.ku.dk/english/news/2021/new-knowledge-about-our-earths-most-important-biochemical-reaction-a-step-towards-increasing-co2-uptake-in-plants/ A group of proteins in plant cells plays a vastly more important role in regulation of photosynthesis...<div class="item-image"><a href="https://plen.ku.dk/english/news/2021/new-knowledge-about-our-earths-most-important-biochemical-reaction-a-step-towards-increasing-co2-uptake-in-plants/" alt="New knowledge about our Earth’s most important biochemical reaction: A step towards increasing CO2 uptake in plants" title="New knowledge about our Earth’s most important biochemical reaction: A step towards increasing CO2 uptake in plants"><img src="https://science.ku.dk/english/press/news/2021/new-knowledge-about-our-earths-most-important-biochemical-reaction-a-step-towards-increasing-co2-uptake-in-plants/Planteceller-gr_nkorn_1100x600.jpg/" border="0" alt="" /></a></div> https://plen.ku.dk/english/news/2021/new-knowledge-about-our-earths-most-important-biochemical-reaction-a-step-towards-increasing-co2-uptake-in-plants/ Thu, 18 Nov 2021 07:00:00 +0100 https://plen.ku.dk/english/news/2021/plants-unite-the-plant-manifesto-giving-a-voice-to-a-silent-life-form/ If humans depended on photosynthesis, we would be plants too. Professor Michael Broberg Palmgren and...<div class="item-image"><a href="https://plen.ku.dk/english/news/2021/plants-unite-the-plant-manifesto-giving-a-voice-to-a-silent-life-form/" alt="Plants unite! The Plant Manifesto giving a voice to a silent life form" title="Plants unite! The Plant Manifesto giving a voice to a silent life form"><img src="https://plen.ku.dk/nyheder/nyheder-2021/planter-foren-jer-planternes-manifest-giver-en-stemme-til-en-tavs-livsform/lundmadsenbromberg.jpg/Hnet.com-image.jpg/" border="0" alt="" /></a></div> https://plen.ku.dk/english/news/2021/plants-unite-the-plant-manifesto-giving-a-voice-to-a-silent-life-form/ Tue, 02 Nov 2021 11:15:00 +0100 https://plen.ku.dk/english/news/2021/plen-scientist-receives-9.2-million-kroner-from-the-novo-nordisk-foundation/ Signe Marie Jensen is developing new statistical tools to make predicting the future of plants a bit...<div class="item-image"><a href="https://plen.ku.dk/english/news/2021/plen-scientist-receives-9.2-million-kroner-from-the-novo-nordisk-foundation/" alt="PLEN scientist receives 9.2 million kroner from the Novo Nordisk Foundation" title="PLEN scientist receives 9.2 million kroner from the Novo Nordisk Foundation"><img src="https://plen.ku.dk/english/images/NNF_website_news_Signe-M-Jensen-695x416.jpg/" border="0" alt="" /></a></div> https://plen.ku.dk/english/news/2021/plen-scientist-receives-9.2-million-kroner-from-the-novo-nordisk-foundation/ Wed, 20 Oct 2021 13:15:00 +0200 https://plen.ku.dk/english/news/2021/researchers-develop-tracking-tool-that-reveals-toxic-compounds-in-indoor-environments/ Contaminated soil beneath a dwelling can send toxic fumes through flooring and affect the health of residents....<div class="item-image"><a href="https://plen.ku.dk/english/news/2021/researchers-develop-tracking-tool-that-reveals-toxic-compounds-in-indoor-environments/" alt="Researchers develop tracking tool that reveals toxic compounds in indoor environments" title="Researchers develop tracking tool that reveals toxic compounds in indoor environments"><img src="https://science.ku.dk/english/press/news/2021/researchers-develop-tracking-tool-that-reveals-toxic-compounds-in-indoor-environments/Indeklima_1100x600.jpg/" border="0" alt="" /></a></div> https://plen.ku.dk/english/news/2021/researchers-develop-tracking-tool-that-reveals-toxic-compounds-in-indoor-environments/ Mon, 27 Sep 2021 09:00:00 +0200 https://plen.ku.dk/english/news/2021/ancient-riddle-solved-danish-researchers-find-a-way-to-make-faba-beans-safe-for-all-to-eat/ Consuming large amounts of faba beans can be dangerous for about 400 million people due to a compound...<div class="item-image"><a href="https://plen.ku.dk/english/news/2021/ancient-riddle-solved-danish-researchers-find-a-way-to-make-faba-beans-safe-for-all-to-eat/" alt="Ancient riddle solved: Danish researchers find a way to make faba beans safe for all to eat" title="Ancient riddle solved: Danish researchers find a way to make faba beans safe for all to eat"><img src="https://science.ku.dk/english/press/news/2021/ancient-riddle-solved-danish-researchers-find-a-way-to-make-faba-beans-safe-for-all-to-eat/billedinformationer/Hesteb_nne_closeup_1100x600.jpg/" border="0" alt="" /></a></div> https://plen.ku.dk/english/news/2021/ancient-riddle-solved-danish-researchers-find-a-way-to-make-faba-beans-safe-for-all-to-eat/ Fri, 09 Jul 2021 05:30:00 +0200 https://plen.ku.dk/english/news/2021/significantly-reducing-agricultural-co2-emissions-by-way-of-wheatgrass/ Wheatgrass has the potential to reduce agricultural greenhouse gas emissions in Denmark by up to 10 percent...<div class="item-image"><a href="https://plen.ku.dk/english/news/2021/significantly-reducing-agricultural-co2-emissions-by-way-of-wheatgrass/" alt="Significantly reducing agricultural CO2 emissions by way of wheatgrass" title="Significantly reducing agricultural CO2 emissions by way of wheatgrass"><img src="https://science.ku.dk/english/press/news/2021/significantly-reducing-agricultural-co2-emissions-by-way-of-wheatgrass/billedinformationer/Kernza_Landinstitute.org_1100x600.jpg/" border="0" alt="" /></a></div> https://plen.ku.dk/english/news/2021/significantly-reducing-agricultural-co2-emissions-by-way-of-wheatgrass/ Tue, 11 May 2021 13:30:00 +0200 https://plen.ku.dk/english/news/2021/biotech-research-to-promote-plant-resilience-to-changing-climates/ Associate professor Sebastian Marquardt from Department of Plant and Environmental Sciences at UCPH,... https://plen.ku.dk/english/news/2021/biotech-research-to-promote-plant-resilience-to-changing-climates/ Mon, 10 May 2021 12:30:00 +0200 https://plen.ku.dk/english/news/2021/researchers-discover-how-to-control-zinc-content-in-plants-could-help-the-worlds-malnourished/ Over 2 billion people worldwide are malnourished due to zinc deficiency. Led by the University of Copenhagen,...<div class="item-image"><a href="https://plen.ku.dk/english/news/2021/researchers-discover-how-to-control-zinc-content-in-plants-could-help-the-worlds-malnourished/" alt="Researchers discover how to control zinc content in plants: Could help the world’s malnourished" title="Researchers discover how to control zinc content in plants: Could help the world’s malnourished"><img src="https://science.ku.dk/english/press/news/2021/researchers-discover-how-to-control-zinc-content-in-plants-could-help-the-worlds-malnourished/Zink-optag_1100x600.jpg/" border="0" alt="" /></a></div> https://plen.ku.dk/english/news/2021/researchers-discover-how-to-control-zinc-content-in-plants-could-help-the-worlds-malnourished/ Thu, 04 Mar 2021 12:30:00 +0100 https://plen.ku.dk/english/news/2021/wood-formation-can-now-be-followed-in-real-time---and-possibly-serve-the-climate-and-builders-of-tomorrow/ A genetic engineering method makes it possible to observe how woody cell walls are built in plants. The...<div class="item-image"><a href="https://plen.ku.dk/english/news/2021/wood-formation-can-now-be-followed-in-real-time---and-possibly-serve-the-climate-and-builders-of-tomorrow/" alt="Wood formation can now be followed in real-time - and possibly serve the climate and builders of tomorrow" title="Wood formation can now be followed in real-time - and possibly serve the climate and builders of tomorrow"><img src="https://science.ku.dk/english/press/news/2021/wood-formation-can-now-be-followed-in-real-timeand-possibly-serve-the-climate-and-the-builders-of-tomorrow/billedinformationer/Xylem_1100.jpg/" border="0" alt="" /></a></div> https://plen.ku.dk/english/news/2021/wood-formation-can-now-be-followed-in-real-time---and-possibly-serve-the-climate-and-builders-of-tomorrow/ Thu, 28 Jan 2021 11:00:00 +0100 https://plen.ku.dk/english/news/2021/your-organic-waste-will-be-upcycled-to-fertilise-fields/ Researchers behind a major EU project will develop technologies that make it easier to convert organic...<div class="item-image"><a href="https://plen.ku.dk/english/news/2021/your-organic-waste-will-be-upcycled-to-fertilise-fields/" alt="Your organic waste will be upcycled to fertilise fields" title="Your organic waste will be upcycled to fertilise fields"><img src="https://science.ku.dk/english/press/news/2021/your-organic-waste-will-be-upcycled-to-fertilise-fields/billedinformationer/kompost_1100x600.jpg/" border="0" alt="" /></a></div> https://plen.ku.dk/english/news/2021/your-organic-waste-will-be-upcycled-to-fertilise-fields/ Tue, 12 Jan 2021 12:45:00 +0100