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Gladnyhet til hageeiere: Nå dør brunsneglen (19.01.2010)
Kulden kan gi resistenshopp (19.01.2010)
Imsland tops productivity list 2009 (08.01.2010)
In 2009, Professor II Albert Imsland was the Department of Biology’s (BIO’s) most prolific author, with a total of 12 publications having a summed impact factor of 15.5.
Darwin: a year of celebrating ideas that remain relevant today (08.01.2010)
Darwin Year is over! Congratulations to the Darwin enthusiasts at the Department of Biology (BIO) who made a year of celebratory events possible. Efforts began a couple of years ago to organise events to honour not only the lifetime achievements of this great man, but also the continuing relevance of his ideas across a broad range of scientific disciplines.
Confocal Laser Raman Microscope in place! (06.01.2010)
(from Geoviten-ekstern 18.12.2009) The department has recently installed a new Raman spectrometer at the Bergen Geoanalytical Facility on the second floor in Realfagbygget.
a three meter section of Archean drill core from the Barberton Scientific...
Drilling Back 3.5 Billion Years to the Bedrock of Life (06.01.2010)
(from Geoviten-ekstern 18.12.2009) Our planet is a work of life. Biological and geological processes have been inextricably linked since life first emerged on Earth. Learning more about when and where life first evolved is central to understanding how geobiological systems have shaped our planet. The answers to these questions are preserved in sparse and fragmentary early Archean rocks that... Read more
New EU millions for UiB (10.12.2009)
Two important annual events in Public Outreach from UiB (09.09.2009)
Minstemann blant mektige skip (24.08.2009)
Det norske forskningsskuta "G.O. Sars" havner i klasse med verdens største containerskip og bilfrakteverktøy i dokumentaren "Mighty Ships".
Fish maintain a balance (17.08.2009)
Ole Brix and Ivar Rønnestad et al have just published an article entitled, “Whether depositing fat or losing weight, fish maintain a balance” in the Proceedings of TheRoyal Society Biological Sciences. the article was selected as a “highlighted paper”.
High microbial diversity or simply incorrect interpretation of data – how can we know for certain? (17.08.2009)
DNA-sequencing gives us the possibility to study the genetic code of all living organisms. Many researchers today take advantage of developments in molecular biology technology that have led to the development of massive parallel pyrosequencing.
CGB aboard GOSars again! (27.07.2009)
CGB researchers re-visited Loki's Castle, the world's northernmost identified Black Smoker, and Håkon Mosby Mud Volcano. This year Discovery channel was also onboard.
Water, Ice and the Origin of Life in the Universe (29.06.2009)
CGB will be taking an active role in an Astrobiology summer school addressing these issues 29 June-13 July 2009. Professor Nils-Kåre Birkeland will be one of the lecturers, lecturing on the "Genetics of thermophiles" and the "Molecular basis of the stability of biomoleculees in hot environments". Researcher Ida Helene Steen and research assistant Solveig Hoem are leading some of the lab courses... Read more
Peatlands and heavy metal release and storage (26.06.2009)
Guest researcher and mineralogist Beata Smieja-Król says that peatland is only interesting when it is polluted!
Cruising in the South Pacific (24.06.2009)
Professor Lise Øvreås is participating in a research cruise in the Lau basin, east of Fiji, where scientists are investigating extreme organisms living around the hydrothermal vents found there.
Student exchange experience enriching on many levels (11.06.2009)
Knut Wiik Vollset had a six-month exchange in the US. He definitely recommends that other PhD students have an exchange experience.
Sponges as nutrient sources and sinks in the marine ecosystem (11.06.2009)
Written by Friederike Hoffman, Sars Centre. Sponges are major constitutes of coral reef and deep sea communities. They excrete high amounts of ammonium and, due to the activity of associated microorganisms, nitrite and nitrate; these are essential nutrients, and sponges are thus considered as important nutrient sources in the marine ecosystem.
Ny mastergrad (19.05.2009)

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