December eNews
Welcome to This Month's eNews!
As the year draws to a close, we’re delighted to bring you this month’s edition of eNews. Inside, you’ll find our usual roundup of the top 5 most-read news items from November, our Editor’s Pick, and a beautiful Image of the Month from the University of Zurich, highlighting research into Chimpanzee culture.
We’d also like to take this opportunity to wish you all Happy Holidays! May your season be filled with joy, warmth, and wonderful moments with loved ones.
Thank you for being part of AlphaGalileo, and here’s to an exciting year ahead!
Warm regards,
The News Team
Top 5
1. More Sustainability in the EU: European Bioeconomy University Celebrates Fifth Anniversary, published by the University of Hohenheim on 27/11/24
What has been accomplished so far and good prospects for an initiative at the University of Hohenheim: Eight EU universities are driving the transformation towards greater sustainability in Europe.
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2. Academics, regulators and the Food Industry unite to combat food fraud, published by UCD Research and Innovation on 21/11/24
A consortium of 20 organisations, led by UCD's Prof Saskia van Ruth, will establish and mobilise the European Food Fraud Community of Practice by engaging food fraud researchers, regulators, small- and large-sized businesses, to enhance food authenticity and traceability.
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3. Solar milking tech boosts dairy farms in Malawi, published by SciDev.Net on 01/11/24
Solar-powered milking and water pumping system slashes milking time
Device is being scaled up to boost milk production in rural Malawi
Easy-to-use technology also powers lighting in the home
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4. New textbook illuminates gene regulation and epigenomics, published by the University of Eastern Finland (UEF Viestintä) on 05/11/24
Professor Carsten Carlberg has published a comprehensive new textbook, Gene Regulation and Epigenetics: How Science Works, presenting the current understanding of gene regulation and epigenomics. Published by Springer and designed for graduate students, this textbook builds on Professor Carlberg’s lectures at the University of Eastern Finland.
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5. The coast of Vilanova i la Geltrú has been recognised as the first hope spot in the Iberian Peninsula to promote whale conservation, published by Universitat Politècnica de Catalunya · BarcelonaTech (UPC) on 27/11/24
Vilanova i la Geltrú coastal waters have been recognised as the first marine hope spot in the Peninsula by Sylvia Earle’s Mission Blue foundation. In a pioneering project, the Laboratory of Applied Bioacoustics (LAB) of the Universitat Politècnica de Catalunya - BarcelonaTech (UPC) will study and monitor fin whales and other marine species in this area by using innovative non-invasive technology. The project was launched at the LAB in Vilanova i la Geltrú’s fishing port on the past October.
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Editor's choice
Burial Chamber and Grave Goods of Ancient Egyptian Priestess Discovered in Asyut published by Freie Universitaet Berlin on 05/11/2024
An international team of archaeologists led by Professor Jochem Kahl from Freie Universität Berlin has made an incredible discovery in the necropolis of Asyut, Egypt. Researchers discovered the burial chamber of the ancient Egyptian priestess Idy, daughter of the regional governor Djefaihapi I, in a previously inaccessible section of his monumental tomb from around 1880 BCE. Unearthed after twenty years of fieldwork, the find is being hailed as a significant archaeological discovery.
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Image caption: Idy’s beautifully decorated coffins are among the most impressive finds in the burial chamber.Image Credit: Susen Döbel, © Jochem Kahl, The Asyut Project
Image of the month
“Genetic Time Machine” Reveals Complex Chimpanzee Cultures, published by University of Zurich on 21/11/2024
Chimpanzees are known for their remarkable intelligence and use of tools, but could their cultures also evolve over time like human cultures? A new, multidisciplinary study led by the University of Zurich suggests that some of their most advanced behaviors may have been passed down and refined through generations.
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Image caption: One-year-old Joya watches and learns about a using toolset from her mother Jire: a stone hammer and stone anvil used to crack nuts, Bossou, Guinea, West Africa. Credit: Tetsuro Matsuzawa