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The University of Vienna was founded in 1365 and is the oldest university in the German-speaking world and one of the largest in Central Europe. At present, about 91,000 students are enrolled in more than 180 courses at the University of Vienna. The University of Vienna is also the largest teaching and research institution in Austria with 9,400 employees, 6,700 of whom are scientists and academics.
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The age of olfactory bulb neurons in humans
The olfactory bulb is the operational center for olfactory stimuli and target for newly formed neurons. In humans those cells are entirely existent at birth, as Jakob Liebl, expert on isotopes, found out.
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2012-05-24
A spider's fang
Thanks to the material of their fangs, spiders are successful hunters. Modifications such as chitin orientation and arrangement, protein composition and incorporation of metal ions cause that the fangs are very strong and stiff.
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2012-05-10
Manuela Baccarini elected EMBO member
Manuela Baccarini, Deputy Director of the Center of Molecular Biology and professor of the University of Vienna, has recently been elected a member of the European Molecular Biology Organisation (EMBO).
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2012-05-09
European mountain plant population shows delayed response to climate change
A modeling study from the European Alps suggests that population declines to be observed during the upcoming decades will probably underestimate the long-term effects of recent climate warming on mountain plants.
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2012-05-07
Quantum physics mimics spooky action into the past
Physicists of the group of Anton Zeilinger have demonstrated that the decision whether two particles were in an entangled quantum state can be made even after these particles have been measured and may no longer exist.
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2012-04-24