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Researchers have weighed the quantities of matter in galaxy clusters and thus gained a better understanding of the internal physics of galaxies. The findings will be crucial to astronomers’ efforts to measure the properties of the universe as a whole.

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Scientists have deciphered for the first time how a virus genome is condensed inside the capsid of a virus. If the virus was the size of an exercise ball and the viral genome was thick manila rope, there would be almost 70 metres of such rope stuffed inside the ball.

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Researchers aim to investigate how events from 5 000 years ago are still having an impact on European culture and genetic heritage. How did the arrival of the new Yamnaya culture change an entire continent forever?

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At a young age, Ioanna Bouri wanted to study architecture in the footsteps of Alvar Aalto. Her field of interest changed, but the will to study in Finland remained. She studies at the University of Helsinki to become a data scientist, whose expertise in topics like big data and machine learning is in high demand. You can apply to the Master’s Programme in Data Science and our 34 other International Master’s Programmes as of 3 Dec 2019 until 10 Jan 2020.

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Federico Bianchi, a specialist in atmospheric sciences, and Alexandru Tomescu, a computer scientist, will receive eminent funding from the European Research Council. For the next five years, the researchers will be studying the climate effects of fine particles and increasing the accuracy of modelling real-world problems through computation. Congratulations!

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Food scientist and University of Helsinki alumnus Zhong-qing Jiang dreamed of working as a physician and saving human lives. However, he drifted somewhat accidentally to food science. Now he is working for a better tomorrow by studying broad beans and fava beans and developing new products based on them. Jiang has succeeded in his goal. He is one of the developers of the popular Finnish product, pulled oats, and a founding member of Gold&Green Foods Ltd.

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At a young age, Ionna Bouri wanted to study architecture in the footsteps of Alvar Aalto. Her field of interest changed, but the will to study in Finland remained. Now she is on the path to become a data scientist, whose expertise in topics like big data and machine learning is in high demand. You can apply to our International Master’s Programmes before Jan 11, 2019.

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A new way of analysing sand in mountain rivers helps to determine the activity of landslides upstream. This method has important implications for understanding natural hazards in mountainous regions.

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Scientist are now using DNA sequencing tools to untangle the history of cultivated plants. Where did eggplants really come from? 🍆 🐘

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Researchers have developed a new data analysis method for non-invasive prenatal genetic screening. The method uses high-coverage sequencing data from targeted genomic regions to detect fetal trisomies. It uses the mother’s blood sample in the first trimester of pregnancy.

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Scientists have unearthed and pieced together evidence of more than 1,000 ancient wetland sites, now vanished from the Earth’s surface. These buried sites could explain some of the differences between global carbon cycle models and real-life observations.

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Sometimes diabetes is diagnosed already in very small babies. Although their bodies should be able to secure normal blood sugar, for some reason insulin secretion stops totally after a few months. Now researchers have found out, why this happens. Neonatal diabetes is caused by a toxic effect of the mutant insulin inside the cells. It disturbs the growth and development of the cells.