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Dissertation helps to find fake drugs and food allergens
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Researchers created a unique and vital search engine for geneticists
Estonian scientist Anni Tamm wanted to know what's hidden behind childrens' conflicts. Photo credit: Lenka Fortelna/Pixabay
What matters to small children, a study explored
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A genetic study revealed the causes behind the side effects of infertility treatment
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Estonian sports sociologist outlines obstacles seniors face in taking up physical activity
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Metabolic diseases that endanger overweight cows
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Doctoral Thesis: Long-Term Health Problems for Victims of Violence
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Millennials prefer personal well-being over an international career
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Estonian Academy of Sciences to serve as host for the International Science Council next year
From left to right: Regina-Nino Mion, Professor Olaf Mertelsmann, Maarja Kruusmaa, Professor Steffen Manfred Noe, Harry Kattai, and Katrin Pihor at Paide Opinion Festival. Photo credit: Estonian Research Council, Karina Auli.
Finding the right balance: academics discuss role of foreign scientists at Opinion Festival
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A large-scale study gives an idea of the genetic risks associated with an infection with the coronavirus
Kaija Põhako-Esko, an associate professor of materials chemistry at the University of Tartu. Photo credit: Kaup Kikkas
Estonian researchers helped create a printable biodegradable supercapacitor
Sanna, one of many cows who help to produce the anti-SARS-CoV-2 antibody nasal spray at the farm of Estonian University of Life Sciences. Photo credit: Marian Männi
Estonians are fighting the pandemic with cow’s milk
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Seagrass-beds act as hotspots for accumulated microplastic
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Acidic pH enhances butyrate production from pectin by faecal microbiota
Piunde lake (3800 masl) on Mt Wilhelm (Simbu province). Photo credit: F.-X. R./Post-processing S.P.)
Papua New Guineans show signs of biological adaptations to altitude
Results confirmed that obesity is associated with several personality traits. Photo credit: Unsplash, Diana Polekhina
Does personality influence body weight or vice versa?
Baltic Herring. Photo credit: University of Tartu
European SEAwise Project to Make Ecosystem-Based Fisheries Management Operational
Prof Sille Pihlak at the bachelor degree jury of the interior architecture department at the Estonian Academy of Arts. Photo credit: Tõnu Tunnel
Estonian architect is looking for the perfect wooden lego blocks
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Digital twins compete for energy efficiency
Abel Polese speaking at Maldives National University. Photo credit: personal collection
New European-Asian Project to Study Pandemic’s Impact on Asian Informal Employment
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University of Tartu researchers continue to study coronavirus strains circulating in Estonia
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Self-Destructive Mutant Mosquitoes May Save the World from Insecticides
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Novel associations between genetics and vitamin B12 deficiency with an autoimmune etiology

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