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Throughout their pre-Columbian history, indigenous peoples of Mexico have evolved different genetic adaptations in response to environmental and cultural conditions that have subsequently been radically altered by European colonisation and current global change. Some of these adaptations now affect their susceptibility or resistance to various diseases
An unprecedented level of detail: these fascinating warm gas structures map out the recurring activity of supermassive black holes going back up to 200 million years ago and impacting greatly on the evolution of the intergalactic medium
A new study carried out by researchers from the University of Bologna and the National Institute for Astrophysics (INAF) shows for the first time that a star cluster within the Large Magellanic Cloud originated in a different galaxy
Intergenerational contacts within families are reportedly not the cause of the high transmission of SARS-CoV-2 among the elderly during the first wave. The actual cause may be in the higher number of social contacts between people of all ages compared to that of other European countries such as Germany and the United Kingdom
Some White Dwarf stars retain a thin layer of hydrogen that allows them to produce energy for a longer period of time and thus extend the final stage of their life. The discovery was made by a research team led by scientists from the University of Bologna and the National Institute for Astrophysics (INAF)
Found in South Africa, this is the oldest evidence for this type of life: the discovery expand the frontiers of potentially habitable environments on the early Earth, as well as other planets such as Mars
As a partner of the UPSKILLS project, the University of Bologna will develop new teaching materials, including educational games, to enhance the soft as well as technology-related skills of students in languages, linguistics and translation
A research group led by Unibo scholars developed an innovative system that can pinpoint and eliminate tumour cells with unprecedented precision by exploiting an optoacoustic effect
Witnessing shared moral norms being disrespected inhibits the neurons responsible for controlling our tongue, a reaction similar to the one we have when we taste something unpleasant. This is what emerges from a study led by the University of Bologna and the University of Messina. This work received the "Best Paper Prize 2021" during the XII International Scientific Conference on Neuroethics
It has recently become prominent in Mexico and, similarly to other variants, presents a mutation in the Spike protein of the coronavirus. The “Mexican variant” was identified by a research group of the University of Bologna
Oscillatory and rotational motions of different parts are combined in a newly conceived artificial molecule, paving the way for the construction of devices capable of transforming and transmitting movements on the nanometer scale
In the medium and long-term periods, climate shocks favoured cooperation among diverse groups of people. Indeed, by enlarging access to political and property rights, elites who had decision-making powers could work with other groups who held the skills and tools to overcome those crises