Even highly antibiotic-resistant bacteria become more vulnerable when their cell wall transport system is disrupted, according to a new study from @umeauniversitet.bsky.social

What can physics tell us about how we age? On 17 October, IceLab’s Ludvig Lizana, newly installed Professor of Physics at @Umeå University, gives a 20-minute public lecture on bringing physics and cell biology together to understand biological ageing. 🕘 09:00 | In English | Open to everyone #scicomm

Researchers at @umeauniversitet.bsky.social have systematically mapped interactions between common gut #bacteria, creating one of the most comprehensive datasets of its kind. #research supported by Knut and Alice Wallenberg Foundation #science #molecularbiology tinyurl.com/2ef45r7b

New study maps how gut bacteria shape each other's growth.

Large-scale mapping reveals the hidden interactions that shape gut microbial life.

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#Malaria dödar varje år nästan en halv miljon människor, de flesta barn. Ellen Bushell vill förstå allt om hur malariaparasiter fungerar med det långsiktiga målet att hitta effektiva metoder att bekämpa sjukdomen. #forskning @umeauniversitet.bsky.social youtu.be/b7-PFaAZurc

Forskning för att stoppa malaria

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Malaria kills almost half a million people every year, most of them children. Ellen Bushell wants to understand everything about the #malaria parasites function, with the long-term goal of finding effective methods to combat the disease. #research @umeauniversitet.bsky.social youtu.be/OVE1N_RNjms

Research to stop malaria

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Grattis till examen! 🎓 Ert engagemang och hårda arbete har lett er hela vägen hit – väl genomfört. Hoppas att ni får en riktigt fin sommar och hoppas att vi ses igen framöver! 💙

#PhDSky What do you do in your free time? IceLab PhD student Maja Lindström wins a bronze in the ski mountaineering Swedish Championship, apparently! www.umu.se/en/news/from... @umeauniversitet.bsky.social

Billions of bacteria are already known and play a crucial role in our #health – but there is also an almost invisible neighboring group: the #Archaea. These are ancient microorganisms whose function in the human body remains something of a mystery @umeauniversitet.bsky.social tinyurl.com/yhr9yjsm

The secrets of Archaea could provide new keys to our health | Knut and Alice Wallenberg Foundation

Our intestines teem with life. Billions of bacteria are already known and play a crucial role in our health – but there is also an almost invisible neighboring group: the Archaea. These are ancient mi...

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Icelabbers having fun at the annual ski relay race here @umeauniversitet.bsky.social, the KBC Stafetten! Our favorite category is the battleship, with four skiers on one pair of skis 🤣

Cold day with bright sunshine — perfect for a bit of winter joy on the break at @umeaunimarine.bsky.social! ❄️🌞 #ColdClimate #UMF @umeauniversitet.bsky.social

When the cell’s recycling stations, the lysosomes, start leaking, it can become dangerous. Toxic waste risks spreading and damaging the cell. Now, researchers at @umeauniversitet.bsky.social have revealed

När cellens återvinningsstationer, lysosomerna, börjar läcka kan det bli farligt. Giftigt avfall riskerar att sprida sig och skada cellen. Nu har forskare vid @umeauniversitet.bsky.social avslöjat de

För majoriteten av alla som drabbas av #ALS känner man inte till vad som orsakar sjukdomen. En ny studie visar att spontana mutationer i hjärnbarken kan vara en del av förklaringen #forskning med stöd av Knut och Alice Wallenbergs Stiftelse @umeauniversitet.bsky.social tinyurl.com/ythmtf2v

Mutationsmosaik en ledtråd till sporadisk ALS

Ackumulering av spontana mutationer i hjärnbarkens nervceller kan bidra till sjukdomsutvecklingen.

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Soon wrapping up the joint monitoring cruise with SMHI and UMF aboard R/V Svea. 🚢 Huge thanks to everyone for a superb expedition! 🌊🦑🧪 #EnvironmentalMonitoring #SMHI #SLU #ResearchVessel @umeauniversitet.bsky.social

🧪🌾 @cathbell62.bsky.social works @umeauniversitet.bsky.social & @ijpb-versaillescly.bsky.social in France and has been instrumental to establish #INUPRAG, a collaboration between @umeaplantsciencecentre.se, @inrae-france.bsky.social & @cragenomica.bsky.social.

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🎉 Congratulations to @cathbell62.bsky.social! 🎉 She has been awarded the Roséns Linnaeus Prize in Botany for her research on plant roots and carbon allocation, and for promoting international collaboration in science, especially the #INUPRAG collaboration.🧪🌾 Read more: www.upsc.se/about-upsc/n...

🧪🌾In Sept 2026, @umeauniversitet.bsky.social will host a Nobel Symposium on microproteins - tiny regulators with big potential. Led by Stephan Wenkel @microproteins.bsky.social from UPSC, the multidisciplinary event aims to spark fresh perspectives. Read more here: www.upsc.se/about-upsc/n...

Send-off party for Kristina Viklund! 🥲 After 30+ years as Comms Officer at #UMF, she’s retiring. Her passion for the ocean and dedication to spreading knowledge about marine research have inspired so many! 🌊🧪🦑 Couldn’t ask for a better coworker! 💖💖💖 @umeauniversitet.bsky.social #MarineResearch

#ClimateChange may increase the spread of neurotoxin in the oceans — just as it did thousends of years ago! New study published in #NatureWater, led by @ericcapo12.bsky.social from Umeå University! 🌊🦑🧪 www.umu.se/en/news/clim... @umeauniversitet.bsky.social @nature.com #Methylmercury

Climate change may increase the spread of neurotoxin in the oceans

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Tiny tweaks in #DNA folding can have big effects. A study from @umeauniversitet.bsky.social shows that even the most subtle changes in DNA’s shape have an important influence on gene activity and energy production #research supported by Knut and Alice Wallenberg Foundation. tinyurl.com/aj886aaz

DNA folding more important for cell function than previously thought

The discovery reveals DNA's active role in cells and gives new possibilities to study cancer and diabetes.

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Små förändringar i DNA:s veckning kan få stora effekter. En studie från @umeauniversitet.bsky.social visar att även de mest subtila förändringarna i DNA:s form påverkar genaktivitet och energiproduktion #Forskning med stöd av Knut och Alice Wallenbergs Stiftelse #medicin #cancer tinyurl.com/54ye2y3y

DNA:s veckning viktigt för cellens funktion

Upptäckten avslöjar DNA:s aktiva roll i celler och ger nya möjligheter att förstå cancer och diabetes.

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Hooray for Umeå University, which turns 60 today! 🥳🎈

Summer might soon come to an end, but beautiful mornings on research vessel KBV 181 continue!! 🌞❤️ #MarineResearch #EnvironmentalMonitoring #MorningSun #GulfOfBothnia #UMF @umeauniversitet.bsky.social 🌊🧪🦑

Emmanuelle Charpentier has been appointed honorary citizen of Umeå Municipality, and in connection with the honorary citizenship ceremony, the Nobel Prize winner is making a long-awaited visit to her alma mater for a public seminar/talk. Read more here: www.umu.se/en/events/se...

P.S.: On Saturday next week, September 6, Luis will produce another performance/installation at Arboretum Norr in Umeå. Pass by if you are interested and in Umeå! You can find more information here: www.umu.se/en/events/ca... @umeauniversitet.bsky.social

Caudex – performance at Arboretum Norr

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🐟The annual coastal fish monitoring is wrapped up!Always exciting to see what ends up in the nets — this year it was LOTS of perch! Usually a promising sign for the ecosystem.🦑🧪🌊 #GulfOfBothnia @umeauniversitet.bsky.social #FishMonitoring

How has society’s view of #disabilities evolved throughout history, and what does it reveal about the present day? Lotta Vikström, a professor of history @umeauniversitet.bsky.social is endeavoring to shed light on an often-overlooked group: people with disabilities. #research tinyurl.com/4hrkuv75

🧪🧬NEWS - Research facility allows to monitor molecules in motion At the new C-Trap Facility, scientist can now manipulate and observe dynamic molecular processes in real time.🔬 Curious to learn more? Take a look here👇: www.upsc.se/about-upsc/n... 📸 Mattias Pettersson @umeauniversitet.bsky.social

How do cells break down damaged proteins and other substances? Yaowen Wu is studying these vital processes and developing innovative chemical tools to control them. His research may pave the way for new treatments for #cancer and other diseases @umeauniversitet.bsky.social tinyurl.com/yp2z4f85

Tools controlled by light – paving the way for new therapies | Knut and Alice Wallenberg Foundation

How do cells break down damaged proteins and other substances? How do they transport essential molecules to where they are needed? Wallenberg Academy Fellow Yaowen Wu is studying these vital processes...

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📣 Looking for a postdoc in Life Science?🧪 Join the multidisciplinary 'Excellence by Choice' postdoctoral programme in Umeå hosted by Umeå Centre for Microbial Research @umeauniversitet.bsky.social & @umeaplantsciencecentre.se! ⏰ Deadline: 17 August Read more here: www.umu.se/en/ucmr/ec-p...

'Excellence by Choice' Postdoctoral Programme in Life science

The fifth call of the 'Excellence by Choice' Postdoctoral Programme. Recruitment opens 23 June.

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🧪CALL FOR APPLICATIONS - 5th call of the 'Excellence by Choice' Postdoctoral Programme in Life Science! Apply for one of 8 exciting research projects, compete for two fully funded postdoctoral fellowships and contribute to cutting-edge science in Umeå! Learn more and apply here: lnkd.in/d_KSm3RV