{"title":"The ticking of the biological clock","authors":"C. Kyriacou","doi":"10.56181/pkqf4357","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.56181/pkqf4357","url":null,"abstract":"Biological rhythms have evolved so that organisms can anticipate both daily and seasonal changes in their environment and then adapt their behaviour accordingly. Researchers in the CINCHRON project are investigating the clock in a range of different insects, work that has relevance for understanding daily rhythms in humans, as Professor Charalambos Kyriacou explains.","PeriodicalId":111577,"journal":{"name":"EU Research - The necessity of science in uncertain times","volume":"458 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"1900-01-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"116411208","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Waking up to a new era in antibiotics?","authors":"H. Jessen","doi":"10.56181/kgfo8123","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.56181/kgfo8123","url":null,"abstract":"Bacteria can effectively hibernate during antibiotic treatment through a mechanism called persistence, and when they ‘wake up’ they can be as infectious as they were beforehand. Researchers in the PP-MAGIC project are investigating how bacteria become persisters, which could lead to the development of more effective antibiotics, as Professor Henning Jessen explains.","PeriodicalId":111577,"journal":{"name":"EU Research - The necessity of science in uncertain times","volume":"150 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"1900-01-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"122936621","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Accelerating the development of high-speed machines","authors":"L. Aarniovuori, J. Pyrhönen, Juuso Narsakka","doi":"10.56181/eety7050","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.56181/eety7050","url":null,"abstract":"High-speed machines are used in a growing range of applications, including in compressors and turbines. We spoke to Professor Lassi Aarniovuori, Professor Juha Pyrhönen and M.Sc. Juuso Narsakka about the work of the MUSK 2 project in developing a megawatt class universal high-speed machine, which they ultimately aim to bring to the commercial market.","PeriodicalId":111577,"journal":{"name":"EU Research - The necessity of science in uncertain times","volume":"1 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"1900-01-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"128643621","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Was it all Greek in Southern Italy?","authors":"M. Guggisberg","doi":"10.56181/dcsy6844","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.56181/dcsy6844","url":null,"abstract":"Large numbers of Greek people migrated from the mainland during the first millennium BC and new colonies were established in different areas around the Mediterranean. This colonisation process has mainly been viewed from the Greek perspective, yet evidence shows that local people also had a major influence on cultural development, as Professor Martin Guggisberg explains.","PeriodicalId":111577,"journal":{"name":"EU Research - The necessity of science in uncertain times","volume":"41 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"1900-01-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"117155788","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Natural killer cells to target cancer","authors":"E. Hofer, U. Köhl","doi":"10.56181/llas2108","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.56181/llas2108","url":null,"abstract":"Natural killer cells have the ability to kill tumour cells, now researchers are looking to harness their potential as a means of treating different forms of cancer. The Mature NK project provides training to early stage researchers, helping them develop the skills that could lead to the development of more effective anti-cancer immunotherapies in future, as Dr Erhard Hofer explains on behalf of Dr. Ulrike Köhl, the coordinator of the project.","PeriodicalId":111577,"journal":{"name":"EU Research - The necessity of science in uncertain times","volume":"2 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"1900-01-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"115222453","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"What are the fiscal effects of municipal mergers?","authors":"Marko Köthenbürger","doi":"10.56181/azgo1008","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.56181/azgo1008","url":null,"abstract":"Switzerland is a highly decentralised country, and municipal governments have a significant degree of autonomy at the local level over fiscal policy and expenditure. What is the fiscal effect of mergers between municipalities? What happens to tax rates and expenditures? These questions are at the heart of Professor Marko Köthenbürger’s research.","PeriodicalId":111577,"journal":{"name":"EU Research - The necessity of science in uncertain times","volume":"84 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"1900-01-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"121580574","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Delivering on the potential of RNA therapeutics","authors":"P. Vader, Diego Rodriguez, Willemijn S de Voogt","doi":"10.56181/bkeg1437","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.56181/bkeg1437","url":null,"abstract":"Researchers in the OBSERVE project are investigating several issues around EVs, with the aim of eventually using them to deliver RNA therapeutics. We spoke to Diego Aguilar Rodriguez and Willemijn de Voogt, PhD students at UMC Utrecht, about their role in the project, the methods they’re using, and the wider possibilities of RNA therapeutics.","PeriodicalId":111577,"journal":{"name":"EU Research - The necessity of science in uncertain times","volume":"24 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"1900-01-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"129321947","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Physical internet points the way to a smarter future","authors":"Kostas Zavitsas","doi":"10.56181/dzcl8755","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.56181/dzcl8755","url":null,"abstract":"The physical internet is a novel approach designed to help transport and logistics companies utilise more efficient transport modes and use the available container space more efficiently, alongside a variety of other benefits. We spoke to Dr Konstantinos Zavitsas about the work of the PLANET project in helping transport and logistics companies work in a smarter and greener way.","PeriodicalId":111577,"journal":{"name":"EU Research - The necessity of science in uncertain times","volume":"3 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"1900-01-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"127898605","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Creating paths for clinician-scientists","authors":"E. Campo","doi":"10.56181/xjgp8602","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.56181/xjgp8602","url":null,"abstract":"Clinician-scientists combine clinical expertise with a background in research, and so are ideally placed to both treat disease and understand the underlying mechanisms. With the numbers of clinician-scientists in decline, the BITRECS programme has been established to help train the next generation and foster the scientific leaders of the future, as Elías Campo explains.","PeriodicalId":111577,"journal":{"name":"EU Research - The necessity of science in uncertain times","volume":"60 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"1900-01-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"121325046","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
E. Slack, M. Radiom, Y. Turgay, Suwannee Ganguillet
{"title":"How does the immune system respond to bacterial infections?","authors":"E. Slack, M. Radiom, Y. Turgay, Suwannee Ganguillet","doi":"10.56181/jmhx7292","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.56181/jmhx7292","url":null,"abstract":"The surface of virtually all bacteria are coated with sugar polymers, called glycans. We spoke to Professor Emma Slack, Dr Milad Radiom, Dr Yagmur George Turgay and Suwannee Ganguillet about the SNUGly project’s work in investigating how the immune system recognises these glycans, which could inform the development of vaccines against certain pathogens.","PeriodicalId":111577,"journal":{"name":"EU Research - The necessity of science in uncertain times","volume":"177 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"1900-01-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"116040273","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}