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🎩 Academy Research Fellow at the University of Helsinki, department of #forensic #medicine Ph.D in #virology πŸ“ Helsinki, Finland β™₯️ πŸ”¬ #science 🌱 #nature 🦴 #bones 🧬 #dna

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Out of Africa: celebrating 100 years of human-origins research A landmark study reporting the discovery of Australopithecus africanus one century ago put the African continent at the centre of the story of humanity.

A 100 years ago, Nature published a landmark study reporting the discovery of Australopithecus africanus; it put the African continent at the centre of the story of humanity

In our editorial this week, we look back to 1925

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05.02.2025 22:42 πŸ‘ 31 πŸ” 11 πŸ’¬ 2 πŸ“Œ 0
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Scientists, given more time and flexibility, often stumble upon unexpected discoveriesβ€”like Alexander Fleming, who saw a mould had killed the bacteria he was growing, paving the way for antibiotics.

Recent study analysed such findingsβ€”more of them than you'd expect.
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07.02.2025 14:12 πŸ‘ 78 πŸ” 27 πŸ’¬ 2 πŸ“Œ 2
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There is currently significant respiratory virus activity in the EU/EEA, with both #influenza and #RSV epidemics ongoing.

#Vaccination campaigns against respiratory pathogens continue in many EU/EEA countries, and people who are eligible for vaccination are encouraged to get vaccinated.

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03.02.2025 17:42 πŸ‘ 69 πŸ” 22 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 3

Glad to be part of this; great collaboration! 🧬
#pipeline #dna #sequencing #virus

24.01.2025 12:37 πŸ‘ 2 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0