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Wildfire recovery: Lessons from animals
How do animals rebound from wildfires and what can we learn from their recovery techniques? By studying the resilience of animals, Verónica Policarpo seeks to identify valuable insights that could enhance strategies for recovering from such…How do animals rebound from wildfires and what can we learn from their recovery techniques? By studying the resilience of animals, Verónica Policarpo seeks to identify valuable…How do animals rebound from wildfires and what can we learn from their recovery techniques? By studying the resilience of animals, Verónica Policarpo…How do animals rebound from wildfires and what can we learn from their recovery techniques? By studying the resilience of animals, Verónica Policarpo seeks to identify…How do animals rebound from wildfires and what can we learn from their recovery techniques? By studying the resilience of… -
Why people share disinformation
Fake news spreads faster, further and deeper than real news. Why are some people more likely to share disinformation than others? ERC grantee Joana Gonçalves de Sá is using data science and behavioural psychology to disentangle personal traits and…Fake news spreads faster, further and deeper than real news. Why are some people more likely to share disinformation than others? ERC grantee Joana Gonçalves de Sá is using data…Fake news spreads faster, further and deeper than real news. Why are some people more likely to share disinformation than others? ERC grantee Joana…Fake news spreads faster, further and deeper than real news. Why are some people more likely to share disinformation than others? ERC grantee Joana Gonçalves de Sá is using…Fake news spreads faster, further and deeper than real news. Why are some people more likely to share disinformation than… -
Painting a global picture of sustainable human wellbeing
Although human wellbeing has been a topic of discussion for centuries, assessments of the subject have often focused on narrow demographic groups and missed the bigger picture. With European Research Council (ERC) support, a leading demographer aims…Although human wellbeing has been a topic of discussion for centuries, assessments of the subject have often focused on narrow demographic groups and missed the bigger picture. With…Although human wellbeing has been a topic of discussion for centuries, assessments of the subject have often focused on narrow demographic groups and…Although human wellbeing has been a topic of discussion for centuries, assessments of the subject have often focused on narrow demographic groups and missed the bigger…Although human wellbeing has been a topic of discussion for centuries, assessments of the subject have often focused on… -
Wake-up call for soil microbes
Our soils are inhabited by millions of microorganisms; however, the majority of them lay dormant. In her ERC project, Prof. Dagmar Woebken explores the mechanisms that allow soil microorganisms to go into dormancy and thus survive unfavorable…Our soils are inhabited by millions of microorganisms; however, the majority of them lay dormant. In her ERC project, Prof. Dagmar Woebken explores the mechanisms that allow soil…Our soils are inhabited by millions of microorganisms; however, the majority of them lay dormant. In her ERC project, Prof. Dagmar Woebken explores…Our soils are inhabited by millions of microorganisms; however, the majority of them lay dormant. In her ERC project, Prof. Dagmar Woebken explores the mechanisms that allow…Our soils are inhabited by millions of microorganisms; however, the majority of them lay dormant. In her ERC project, Prof… -
Cerebral organoids: an innovative treatment for neurological disorders
Being able to generate human tissue in vitro in a dish is expected to revolutionise biomedical research. European researchers generated brain organoids to study the mechanisms of various neurological disorders and discover novel drugs to treat them.Being able to generate human tissue in vitro in a dish is expected to revolutionise biomedical research. European researchers generated brain organoids to study the mechanisms of…Being able to generate human tissue in vitro in a dish is expected to revolutionise biomedical research. European researchers generated brain…Being able to generate human tissue in vitro in a dish is expected to revolutionise biomedical research. European researchers generated brain organoids to study the…Being able to generate human tissue in vitro in a dish is expected to revolutionise biomedical research. European… -
Understanding acidification to fight infection
Prof. Giulio Superti-Furga and his team work on understanding the movement of molecules across human cells. In a paper recently published on Cell Host Microbe, they outline the significance of a single protein, SLC4A7, in phagocytosis, the body's…Prof. Giulio Superti-Furga and his team work on understanding the movement of molecules across human cells. In a paper recently published on Cell Host Microbe, they outline the…Prof. Giulio Superti-Furga and his team work on understanding the movement of molecules across human cells. In a paper recently published on Cell…Prof. Giulio Superti-Furga and his team work on understanding the movement of molecules across human cells. In a paper recently published on Cell Host Microbe, they outline…Prof. Giulio Superti-Furga and his team work on understanding the movement of molecules across human cells. In a paper… -
Sailing the mysteries of old maps
Dr Joaquim Alves Gaspar is a man of the sea. After many years in the Portuguese Navy, he gave up plans to become an admiral in favour of pursuing a PhD in the History of Cartography. This second career led him to receive an ERC Starting Grant, the…Dr Joaquim Alves Gaspar is a man of the sea. After many years in the Portuguese Navy, he gave up plans to become an admiral in favour of pursuing a PhD in the History of Cartography…Dr Joaquim Alves Gaspar is a man of the sea. After many years in the Portuguese Navy, he gave up plans to become an admiral in favour of pursuing a…Dr Joaquim Alves Gaspar is a man of the sea. After many years in the Portuguese Navy, he gave up plans to become an admiral in favour of pursuing a PhD in the History of…Dr Joaquim Alves Gaspar is a man of the sea. After many years in the Portuguese Navy, he gave up plans to become an admiral…Career -
Head and feet in the clouds
Fascinated by clouds and planes since childhood, she became a meteorologist and aerosol scientist. Prof. Bernadett Weinzierl looks at the atmosphere but she also flies through it, aiming to understand what happens in the upper layers of the sky…Fascinated by clouds and planes since childhood, she became a meteorologist and aerosol scientist. Prof. Bernadett Weinzierl looks at the atmosphere but she also flies through it,…Fascinated by clouds and planes since childhood, she became a meteorologist and aerosol scientist. Prof. Bernadett Weinzierl looks at the atmosphere…Fascinated by clouds and planes since childhood, she became a meteorologist and aerosol scientist. Prof. Bernadett Weinzierl looks at the atmosphere but she also flies…Fascinated by clouds and planes since childhood, she became a meteorologist and aerosol scientist. Prof. Bernadett Weinzierl… -
Cybersecurity: ERC grantee behind discovery of major hardware bugs
Two newly-discovered security flaws in computer processors, named Meltdown and Spectre, could allow unauthorised users to gain direct access to the heart of computer systems and steal personal data. The vulnerabilities were discovered by an…Two newly-discovered security flaws in computer processors, named Meltdown and Spectre, could allow unauthorised users to gain direct access to the heart of computer systems and steal…Two newly-discovered security flaws in computer processors, named Meltdown and Spectre, could allow unauthorised users to gain direct access to the…Two newly-discovered security flaws in computer processors, named Meltdown and Spectre, could allow unauthorised users to gain direct access to the heart of computer systems…Two newly-discovered security flaws in computer processors, named Meltdown and Spectre, could allow unauthorised users to… -
Leukaemia: an epigenetic disease?
All cancers carry epigenetic alterations. But the biological function of these alterations is not well understood. In his ERC project, Prof. Christoph Bock explores their functional role by introducing these alterations into cancer and normal cells…All cancers carry epigenetic alterations. But the biological function of these alterations is not well understood. In his ERC project, Prof. Christoph Bock explores their functional…All cancers carry epigenetic alterations. But the biological function of these alterations is not well understood. In his ERC project, Prof…All cancers carry epigenetic alterations. But the biological function of these alterations is not well understood. In his ERC project, Prof. Christoph Bock explores their…All cancers carry epigenetic alterations. But the biological function of these alterations is not well understood. In his…