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New insights into radial expansion of plants can boost biomass production
8 February 2019
Besides the longitudinal growth, plants also enlarge in the radial sense. This thickening of plant stems & roots provides physical support to plants, provides us with wood and cork & plays a role in sequestering atmospheric carbon into plant biomass
A hidden route for fatty acids can make cancers resistant to therapy
6 February 2019
Researchers from the lab of Prof. Sarah-Maria Fendt at the VIB-KU Leuven Center for Cancer Biology now demonstrate that certain tumor cells use an alternative – previously unexplored - pathway to produce fatty acids.
A gut feeling for mental health
4 February 2019
First population-level study of Jeroen Raes lab (VIB-KU Leuven) on link between gut bacteria and mental health identifies specific gut bacteria linked to depression & provides evidence that a wide range of gut bacteria can produce neuroactive compounds
VIB research hits bioRxiv’s most downloaded top 10
31 January 2019
Every year, Rxivist compiles a list of the most downloaded bioRxiv preprints. The organization has recently put together the list for 2018. At number 10, we find a paper from the Yvan Saeys group at the VIB-UGent Center for Inflammation Research.
Reporter on the road: a roadmap for collaboration
24 January 2019
Steven Boeynaems: Talking about my time at VIB, there is one thing that always comes back: The open and collaborative atmosphere. This allowed me to succeed in getting my PhD & to make useful connections that would guide me in my career path.
Identical twins light the way for new genetic cause of arthritis
24 January 2019
By investigating the DNA of individual blood cells identical twins and then modelling the genetic defect in a mouse model, the research team led by Adrian Liston (VIB-KU Leuven) was able to unravel the disease mechanism.
New VIB research concludes that antibiotic tolerance in bacteria leads to genetic resistance
22 January 2019
A study conducted at the VIB-KU Leuven Center for Microbiology supports the theory that in bacteria, the strategy of generating ‘sleeping’ persister cells to survive antibiotic treatment drives the evolution of highly resistant strains.
Leuven experts push the boundaries of 3D microscopy
16 January 2019
Sebastian Munck and Natalia Gunko, two expert technologists at VIB-KU Leuven, report new imaging protocols that will advance neuroscience and (bio)imaging in general.
Europe looks to cells for a healthier future
15 January 2019
The body’s cells are constantly changing. But which of these changes are healthy developments and which lead to serious diseases? This is what LifeTime, a transnational and interdisciplinary initiative of leading European researchers, wants to figure out.
CRISPR field trial research to be continued in 2019
14 January 2019
Since 2017, VIB performs field trials with maize plants in which small genetic changes have been introduced using the precision breeding technique CRISPR.
The best of the best highly cited researchers at VIB
13 January 2019
We are very proud of the fact that the number of ‘highly cited researchers’ from VIB increases every year, with a total of 18 VIB scientists currently listed by Clarivate Analytics – formerly the IP and science business of Thomson Reuters.
Ten Million Euro for Access to European Proteomics Facilities
12 January 2019
The European Union has awarded 10 million euro to a consortium of eighteen European research groups in the field of mass spectrometry based proteomics research throughout Europe. Three VIB-UGent groups are actively involved in this project
Unraveling the molecular mysteries of the brain: Joris de Wit’s lab walks the cutting edge of neuroscience
11 January 2019
New technologies and bright minds at VIB are making important advances in our understanding of our brains. Researchers in the lab of Joris de Wit, are first authors on papers published in Neuron that shed new light on the brain’s molecular mysteries.
Researchers answer decades-old question about protein found in Alzheimer’s brain plaques
10 January 2019
A team of scientists at VIB and KU Leuven led by professors Joris de Wit and Bart De Strooper has now uncovered that this amyloid precursor protein modulates neuronal signal transmission through binding to a specific receptor.
Unconventional immune cells trigger disturbed cytokine production in human spondyloarthritis
10 January 2019
Koen Venken and Dirk Elewaut from the VIB-UGent Inflammation Research Center now report in Nature Communications that rare populations of unconventional T cells may account for this intriguing clinical observation.

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