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Re-purposing the growth factor VEGF-C

June 22, 2019 • 1 min read • Vascular Biology

Re-purposing the growth factor VEGF-C

An eLIFE digest features our recent publication about VEGF-C (https://elifesciences.org/digests/44478/re-purposing-the-growth-factor-vegf-c ).
No quantum leap towards a car-free city

June 14, 2019 • 3 min read • Finland

No quantum leap towards a car-free city

The public transport company of the Finland's capital region (HSL) has moved to a new fare system.

May 29, 2019 • 4 min read • Science

Lymphologische (Grundlagen-)Forschung: wie funktioniert das?

Vortrag für den 43.
KLK3/PSA and cathepsin D activate VEGF-C and VEGF-D

May 18, 2019 • 2 min read • Vascular Biology

KLK3/PSA and cathepsin D activate VEGF-C and VEGF-D

Prostate-specific antigen (PSA) is well known - at least among older males - as a prostate cancer marker, but few people know its physiological function: Sperm cells are trapped in fresh ejaculate, which has a jelly-like consistence.
1000+ citations

May 15, 2019 • 1 min read • Science

1000+ citations

The first among my publications to brake the 1000 citations-barrier was Gerhardt et al.

May 10, 2019 • 2 min read • Technology

Is Ubuntu 18.04 still using the SSD drive for swap?

In an Ubuntu 18.04 two disk setup (/ on SSD, /home on spinning drive), my Ubuntu 18.04 has still defaulted to use swap space on the SSD although there was a swap partition of the same size on the spinning drive.
Apply successfully to the University of Helsinki

April 28, 2019 • 4 min read • Finland

Apply successfully to the University of Helsinki

What are my chances to be accepted into a Helsinki University Master's Program?

April 17, 2019 • 1 min read • Technology

Linux copy (cp)

In order to copy all xml files from one directory to another without overwriting existing files with the same name:cp -vnpr /source/.xml /destination
Denkbar knapper Sieg der Finnischen Sozialdemokraten über die ultrarechten Basisfinnen

April 15, 2019 • 3 min read • Technology

Denkbar knapper Sieg der Finnischen Sozialdemokraten über die ultrarechten Basisfinnen

Die gestrigen Parlamentswahlen in Finnland verliefen so dramatisch wie lange nicht mehr.
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