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Pigs with smokers’ lungs

Merete Fredholm is a kind of detective. From clues in pigs, dogs and cattle, she reconstructs their genes – and our diseases

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Protein breakthrough for Nano-scientists

Signalling protein discovery may help researchers understand depression and Alzheimer’s in the future

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Chilling discoveries

University of Copenhagen researchers map Greenland's ice sheet thousands of years back in time

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All that is great is Egyptian

The ancients were experts in making a spin on their own history

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Temple libraries were for a constant, ongoing ritual

Egyptian temple libraries were only for the priests, who used the papyrus text ‘handbooks’ to perform complicated rituals

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Fragments shed new light on the old Egyptians

Small fragments of papyrus can tell us what the Ancient Egyptians thought about their pyramids and history

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Skinny thighs linked to heart disease

New University of Copenhagen report shows that thin legs raise the risk of premature death and heart disease in both men and women

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Lack of vitamin C hampers brain function in babies

Copenhagen research reveals link between vitamin deficiency in pregnancy and learning disabilities

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Ice core drilling breaks single-season record

Copenhagen-led international drilling project digs to new depths in Greenland

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New Danish chlamydia vaccine under way

University of Copenhagen scientists working on 10 vaccines to be tested on pigs. Human trials in 4-5 years

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