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A Formica ant milking sweet nectar from a Plebejus idas caterpillar. Ants are willing to protect butterfly larvae for the sake of this juice. Author/source: Margus Vilbas
Butterflies that eat ants
The lab is developing some more high-tech tests to enter international markets. For example, one of the next projects is now being tested in fertility treatment clinics – this test checks attachment of embryo and contributes significantly to the process of in vitro fertilization.
First Precision Medicine Laboratory in Estonia Kicks Off
Smart barn at the SPARK demo area in Tartu. Author/source: Randel Kreitsberg
Estonians developed a smart barn
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Silver nanoparticles for antibacterial use: an interplay between a noble metal and bacteria-particle interface
Tapeworm (Echinococcus granulosus). Author/source: Chelsea L. Wood/Flickr
Tapeworms cause global health problems and economic damage
Banisteriopsis caapi or ayahuasca blooming in the experimental garden of the University of Campinas, Brazil. Traditionally, it is considered to be the main ingredient of ayahuasca brew. Author/Source: Helle Kaasik
PhD student from Tartu University studies ritual use of psychedelic brew in Brazil
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Interdisciplinary model could help to give patients existential support
Skull of the cave bear. Cave bears were much larger than the present day brown bears. Author/Source: Andrei Posmoșanu
Researchers have discovered the ice age cave bear is not totally extinct
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Ornithologists discovered useful information about rare eagle
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University of Tartu and Graanul Invest cooperate to develop wood valorisation technology
NIPT is a prenatal blood test to screen for fetal aneuploidy disorders such as Down syndrome (trisomy 21), Edwards syndrome (trisomy 18) and Patau syndrome (trisomy 13) that cause intellectual disability or significant birth defects. Source: Mum Juncton.
An important genetic test for pregnant women will soon be made in Estonia
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Global Soil War Discovered Thanks to UT Scientists
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Mental Well-Being of Adolescence Needs Much More Attention
Vasilis Kostakis (Photo by Ilias Katsouras)
First ever ERC Starting Grant at Ragnar Nurkse Department of Innovation and Governance and Tallinn University of Technology
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Suicide is unique to humans and sets us apart from other animal species
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European Training Network for Zero-waste Valorisation of Bauxite Residue
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Estonia is several steps ahead of others in personalised medicine
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Animated Films Reflect Features of Society
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For the first time, Estonia is holding its own session in the Science to Business programme of an international science forum
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Estonia to introduce smart science achievements at a science forum in France
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Scientists at TTÜ are testing the airtightness of a novel timber material
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Verbal Competence Influences Maths Learning in Later Years
Applications range from making aircraft wings
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MICACT researchers work on the development of EAP materials for real-life applications
Scientists at the University of Tartu’s Institute of Pharmacy are developing novel dosage forms and drug delivery systems suitable for children. Author/source: Pixabay
Scientists at the University of Tartu are developing medicines suitable for young children

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