Vice-dean of the Strategic Theme Life Sciences welcomes UBC members. Since the start of 2023, UBC is embedded in Utrecht University’s Strategic Theme Life Sciences. Joining the theme opens a huge network for UBC members to establish new collaborations and strengthen ongoing research, says Peter Luijten,...
Timing the origin of eukaryotic cellular complexity with ancient duplications published in Nature Ecology & Evolution....
KiKa interviewed dr. Patrick Kemmeren from the Princess Máxima Center about doing research at home. Read the interview (in Dutch)...
The International Committee on Taxonomy of Viruses (ICTV) has announced a fundamental change to the way viruses are systematically classified. The new taxonomy system allows scientists to classify viruses in a hierarchical structure similar to that used for cellular organisms, like animals, bacteria and plants....
The detailed knowledge we have of a small number of viruses conceals the fact that we know nothing or hardly anything about the vast majority of them. More genetic research is needed to map the origin and evolution of viruses Thorough exploration of the viral world...