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Austrian researchers release the "sugar brake" and develop highly effective SARS-CoV-2 receptor mock-up

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University of Natural Resources and An interdisciplinary research team with the participation of BOKU has calculated and experimentally determined the influence of sugar structures on the docking of the coronavirus to the receptor protein ACE2. It has been shown that some of these sugar chains of the receptor protein stand in the way of the virus and thus "slow down" its docking, which has far-reaching significance in the fight against the coronavirus.

BOKU wishes you a Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year

The University of Southern Denmark joins European University Alliance EPICUR

EPICUR thus consists of nine universities in seven different European countries. With the Southern Danish University (SDU), the alliance aims to have a greater presence in Northern Europe. SDU's particular strengths lie in the development of education and training programs, as well as a campus that spans six cities in Denmark, fulfilling an important aspect for the alliance to develop its relationships with public and private partners at regional, national and European levels.

New cooperation agreement between HAUP and BOKU

On Tuesday, December 21, BOKU Rector Hubert Hasenauer and HAUP Rector Thomas Haasesigned the new cooperation agreement between their institutions.

BOKU-Researchers develop new protein variant for cancer therapy

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A team of researchers at BOKU Vienna succeeded in producing a stable variant of the protein CD19. This SuperFolder CD19 opens up new possibilities in cancer therapy. It makes it possible to monitor the activity of CAR-T cells, a new type of immunotherapy whose success is currently triggering a boom in cancer research, but which can also lead to side effects.

Low Waste Christmas

Tips for less waste

Zero waste and climate protection are on everyone's lips, but at Christmas the garbage cans are usually overflowing. There are many and simple ways to reduce the amount of waste - be it festive meals, presents or Christmas decoration. The BOKU Institute of Waste Management provides tips for an all-round ecological Christmas.

SCIENCE study: Large short-term benefits of natural tropical forest restoration

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Regrowing forests attain after 20 years nearly 80% of the fertility, carbon storage, and tree diversity of old-growth forests

Christmas present in BOKU-Shop

The BOKU Shop now offers more than 30 sustainable products with the BOKU logo. Browse through our offer and take advantage of the member discount! Christmas promotion: Members pay no shipping costs for orders up to and including 07.01.2022 within Austria with an order value of 20 Euro or more!

Green spaces have gained highest priority for Viennese in times of the pandemic

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A recent BOKU study shows that the use of green and open spaces "on the doorstep" has never been more important in the federal capital and the neighbouring municipalities since the beginning of the SARS-Cov-2 pandemic.

StartClim

Planning, Education and Art for the Austrian Climate Change Adaptation

StartClim addresses climate change and its impacts and has been providing contributions to adaptation in Austria for years. The research program is scientifically led by the Institute of Meteorology and Climatology at BOKU. The current final reports 2020/21 are now available.

How we learn smells through experience

When we close our eyes and think of Christmas, the smell of vanilla crescents, cinnamon, punch, oranges or the needle scent of the Christmas tree immediately rises up in us. Ass.Prof. Dr. Klaus Dürrschmid, Head of the Laboratory for Sensory Analysis and Consumer Science at the Institute of Food Science, explained why this on Friday, Dec. 3 in the Ö1 programme series "Punkt eins" with the title "An der Nase herumgeführt?"

New antibody for breast cancer therapy

The research group Rüker/Wozniak-Knopp at the Institute of Molecular Biotechnology has developed a novel application of their "Modular Antibody Engineering" and published it in the journal "Life". As a result, another attractive antibody is now available for cancer therapy. Modular Antibody Engineering allows the production of bispecific antibodies that have additional antigen binding sites in the constant part of the antibody molecule.

15-point plan aims to save biodiversity in freshwaters

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Species decline is more drastic in freshwaters than in the sea and on land. Despite this, only a negligible proportion of research funding flows into this area. Researchers from 38 countries and 88 scientific institutions, including BOKU Vienna, have now published a joint research agenda in the journal Ecology Letters. A total of 15 priorities are to close the gaps in order to preserve biodiversity in lakes, rivers and wetlands.