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Producing proteins better than the pros

October 31, 2024 • 2 min read • Finland

Producing proteins better than the pros

Congratulations, Laura & Akseli!
What do we really know about lipedema?

September 9, 2024 • 2 min read • Vascular Biology

What do we really know about lipedema?

Lipedema is an accumulation of subcutaneous fat, mainly in the lower body, which is resistant to weight loss and occurs almost exclusively in women.
Images for talks and illustrations

September 9, 2024 • 3 min read • Svg

Images for talks and illustrations

I promised in January to list websites where you can find free images (free as in beer and free as in speech).
6. Swiss Lymphsymposium

September 7, 2024 • 4 min read • 6. Swiss Lymph-Symposium

  1. Swiss Lymphsymposium

The 6. Swiss Lymphsymposium has just completed.
Do fish have difficulty breathing?

June 28, 2024 • 3 min read • Science

Do fish have difficulty breathing?

Fish are breathing with their gills, but this is literally, for many of them, only half of the story.
Who does still restriction enzyme cloning?

June 27, 2024 • 4 min read • NEB

Who does still restriction enzyme cloning?

Restriction enzymes cleave DNA at specific sites and thus enable — together with DNA-ligating enzymes — the molecular cut-and-paste operations that still underlie most of today's recombinant DNA constructs.
Ouriginal fails more often than not to detect plagiarism

May 23, 2024 • 7 min read • Technology

Ouriginal fails more often than not to detect plagiarism

Ouriginal, the plagiarism detection service formerly known as Urkund, has been in use at the University of Helsinki for a very long time.
Admission interview

May 9, 2024 • 3 min read • Finland

Admission interview

An increasing number of MSc study programs at our university are incorporating an interview into the admission procedure.
MPHARM milestone

April 26, 2024 • 1 min read • Finland

MPHARM milestone

Helsinki University's International Master’s Programme in Pharmaceutical Research, Development and Safety (MPHARM) is close to another milestone: Our first graduates are soon to submit their theses.
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