Wageningen University and Research

Wageningen University & Research (also known as Wageningen UR; abbreviation: WUR) consists of Wageningen University and the former agricultural research institutes (Dienst Landbouwkundig Onderzoek (DLO)) of the Dutch Ministry of Agriculture.

Using the chemical composition of tropical timber to fight illegal trade

Ecosystem restoration and recovery using microorganisms

Rationality declined decades ago

Can the use of large herbivores can be an effective means to prevent and mitigate wildfires?

Is there a way for palm oil production to grow while protecting ecosystems?

If global warming is not reduced parts of the planet may experience near-unliveable conditions

Fighting emerging viruses with synthetic antibodies built with bacterial superglue

Reducing the cardiovascular risks of 1 in 2 people with an intestinal bacteria

In 2007, Patrice Cani (FNRS-WELBIO researcher) and his team at the Louvain Drug Research Institute of UCLouvain, in close collaboration with Willem de Vos, professor at UWageningen, discovered the beneficial effects of an intestinal bacteria, Akkermansia muciniphila1, able to moderate the development of obesity and type 2 diabetes, in mice. In 2017, the team discovered

Reducing the cardiovascular risks of 1 in 2 people with an intestinal bacteria

Waste CO2 Could Be Source of Extra Power

Dutch scientists have a use for all the carbon dioxide that pours from the chimneys of fossil fuel-burning power stations: Harvest it for even more electricity Power-generating stations worldwide release 12 billion tons of carbon dioxide every year as they burn coal, oil or natural gas; home and commercial heating plants release another 11 billion tons.

Waste CO2 Could Be Source of Extra Power

A Hard Look at 3 Myths about Genetically Modified Crops

Superweeds? Suicides? Stealthy genes? The true, the false and the still unknown about transgenic crops In the pitched debate over genetically modified (GM) foods and crops, it can be hard to see where scientific evidence ends and dogma and speculation begin. In the nearly 20 years since they were first commercialized, GM crop technologies have seen

A Hard Look at 3 Myths about Genetically Modified Crops

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Diet of young polar cod more varied than previously assumed
Earlier research by Wageningen Marine research (WMR ... where the fish were caught and what the energy content of this food was. Carmen David of Wageningen University developed a computer model to ...
Prospects for China-Dutch agricultural cooperation promising: Dutch expert
Harry Wichers, a senior researcher at Wageningen University and Research (WUR) in the Netherlands, has emphasized the promising prospects for agricultural cooperation between the Netherlands and China ...
This ancient agriculture practice may help humans grow crops on Mars
Researchers at the Wageningen University & Research in the Netherlands created a greenhouse to see how intercropping works in simulated Martian soil. “We suggest that with simple regolith improvements ...
Dutch Wageningen University signs research agreement with Chinese dairy giant
WAGENINGEN, the Netherlands, July 31 (Xinhua) -- Dutch Wageningen University and Research (WUR) and Chinese dairy giant Mengniu Group signed an agreement on Wednesday here to advance joint ...
Dutch Wageningen University signs research agreement with Chinese dairy giant
WAGENINGEN, the Netherlands, July 31 (Xinhua) -- Dutch Wageningen University and Research (WUR) and Chinese dairy giant Mengniu Group signed an agreement on Wednesday here to advance joint research ...

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Alzheimer’s treatments get closer to reality with Washington University research discovery
How can we mimic Alzheimer’s progression outside of a patient — in a petri dish — so we can figure out how to stop it?
Dutch Wageningen University signs research agreement with Chinese dairy giant
WAGENINGEN, the Netherlands, July 31 (Xinhua) -- Dutch Wageningen University and Research (WUR) and Chinese dairy giant Mengniu Group signed an agreement on Wednesday here to advance joint ...
Kalsec Partners with Thimus with the Launch of T-Box by Thimus
Our goal with T-Box is to understand the cultural, social and physical implications that affect the way we respond to food,” said Maria Tzoumaki, director of discovery and open innovation at Kalsec ...
Targeted Alzheimer's research and drug discovery
Researchers offer the first comprehensive ranking of the relative role and significance of every known gene and protein in the development of Alzheimer's Disease.
Scientists publish first experimental evidence for new groups of methane-producing organisms
A team of scientists from Montana State University has provided the first experimental evidence that two new groups of microbes thriving in thermal features in Yellowstone National Park produce ...