University of Giessen

University of Giessen, official name Justus Liebig University Giessen (German: Justus-Liebig-Universität Gießen), is a large public research university in Giessen, Hesse, Germany

Could microscopic soil roundworm compounds really protect major crops from pests and pathogens?

Protecting crops from pests and pathogens without using toxic pesticides has been a longtime goal of farmers. Researchers at Boyce Thompson Institute have found that compounds from an unlikely source – microscopic soil roundworms – could achieve this aim. As described in research published in the May 2019 issue of Journal of Phytopathology, these compounds helped protect major

Could microscopic soil roundworm compounds really protect major crops from pests and pathogens?

Sterile insect technique: New strategies against mosquitoes and other pests

South America is fighting a battle against tiger mosquitoes that transmit yellow fever, dengue fever and the Zika virus. In Central Europe, wine and fruit growers fear another year of massive crop failures due to a type of vinegar fly known as the spotted-wing drosophila. Since the success rate of conventional methods continues to fall,

Sterile insect technique: New strategies against mosquitoes and other pests

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Web platform and app aim to improve quality of life for people with Parkinson's disease
Parkinson's disease is one of the most prevalent neurodegenerative conditions worldwide. It causes motor impairments such as tremors, slow movement, muscle stiffness, and balance problems. Memory can ...
Leading Physics Researcher Among Scholars Earning University of Houston Faculty Awards
In addition to Ren, more than 30 members of the University's research and instructional faculty were recognized with distinguished awards during a ceremony hosted by Houston Public Media's Ernie ...
Research consortium to scour the brain for causes of psychiatric illnesses
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Billionaire Tom Siebel Donates $50M to the University of Illinois for Data Science Research
Tom Siebel, the billionaire head of artificial intelligence (A.I.) company C3.ai, is funneling $50 million into data science research and education at his alma mater. The tech CEO’s donation to the ...
University of Mannheim: DFG Grants Support to Ukrainian Lawyers for Research on Combating Money Laundering
Litkevych was conducting research in the Ukrainian city of Bucha before leaving the country two days after the outbreak of war in February 2022. After being on the run for several weeks, he came to Ge ...

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Discovering the Mysteries of the Arctic
On Sept. 1, 2023, a team of researchers and scientists embarked on a journey from Kodiak, Alaska, to Tromsø, Norway, aboard the U.S. Coast Guard Cutter Healy (USCGC Healy), the largest and most ...
Kill the sun! How wild thought experiments drive scientific discovery
My colleagues call me a supervillain for trying to destroy the cosmos, but this kind of imaginative thinking isn't so far from what scientists do, says space reporter Leah Crane ...
Bend in the Big Dipper’s handle
Even the most familiar astronomical objects have hidden depths if you think of them as mirrors. Look at a familiar star grouping like the Big Dipper, and perhaps you will see its very human face ...
Day of Discovery Introduces Local High Schoolers to Health Care Professions
Dorian and the organizers of Health Care Day of Discovery purposefully integrated educating the students about some of USC Verdugo Hills’ new and advanced technologies, such as its new Cardiac Cath ...
Scientists find one of the oldest stars in the universe in a galaxy right next to ours
An ancient star discovered in the Large Magellanic Cloud has revealed the chemical fingerprint of the early universe. It hints that conditions were not the same everywhere when the first stars forged ...