Getting a grip on antibiotics

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Ten years ago, the Dutch livestock sector was a big contributor to the emergence of antibiotic-resistant bacteria, as a big consumer of antibiotics. Now the…

Yerseke extends contract with shellfish sector

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WUR’s regional centre in Yerseke has extended its collaboration with the Zeeland…

Methane? Burn it!

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When manure from the dairy industry is stored, it releases methane. Currently,…

Speaker at Dies Natalis Rory Wilson: Pioneer in tagging animals

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The British field ecologist Rory Wilson will be the keynote speaker at…

Allergies explained – Harry Wichers clears up misunderstandings in his book

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Cats, peanuts or pollen: who isn’t allergic to something these days? Why…

‘Humans as super-predator? Too simplistic’

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The number of big wild animals is declining because we are eating…

288 heads of lettuce for food bank

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Together with his colleagues, WUR PhD candidate Luuk Graamans has been growing…
The polar proteins can be seen in the corners and along the edges of the cells in this plant embryo. Photo: WUR Biochemistry.

Secret of plants’ sense of direction

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How does a plant cell know what its top, bottom and sides…

Lucky bamboo source of mosquitos that can cause diseases

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What do lucky bamboo and second-hand car tyres have in common? They…

‘The fishing method of the future’. Five questions on the ban on pulse fishing

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In the next months, a final decision will be made about a…