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  • On March 8, BOKU celebrates a special anniversary: 100 years ago, Ilse Wallentin was the first woman to complete her doctorate at BOKU.

  • International research project by acib, BOKU and Tonix Pharmaceuticals is researching a new process for the production of antibodies in plants.

  • After a little more than five and a half years, the Horizon 2020/CBE-JU project SUSFERT came to conclusion in December 2023.

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Earthworms shy away from the limelight

15 February is Earthworm Day. A study by the University of Natural Resources and Life Sciences, Vienna has now shown that earthworms also react to light pollution, i.e. artificial light at night: they are less active and at the same time the highly allergenic ragweed grows better.

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