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Tag Archives: biology
Sergei Põlme: critical thinking helps survive in the digital jungle
I studied biology at the University of Tartu, first focusing more closely on the study of fish and later, fungi. Currently I am involved in research studies describing the biodiversity and regularities of fungi and also microbes. Biology does not … Continue reading
Posted in Career, Natural and exact sciences
Tagged biology, critical thinking, digital jungle
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When the days and nights in Estonia are not long enough
I think there might be a number of people who think I am a bit odd, due to my wish to voluntarily spend a few months of my life in the world’s northernmost higher education institution, the University Centre in … Continue reading
Posted in Student life, Studies
Tagged Arctic, biology, Norway, polar day, polar night
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The Biology of Sacrifice (and Terrorism)
Immune ecology researchers Elin Sild and Tuul Sepp disclose the biological and psychological mechanisms that lead to self-sacrifice and motivate suicide terrorism. Continue reading
Posted in Natural and exact sciences, Research
Tagged biology, heroism, immortality, oxytocin, psychology, redback spider, risk behaviour, sacrifice, self-sacrifice, suiside terrorists, terrorism
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“Nothing in Biology Makes Sense Except in the Light of Evolution”
I’m a Mobilitas-funded post-doc in Tartu University, working in the lab of Tanel Tenson in the Institute of Technology. I write a blog about my research, and I’ve been kindly invited to write a guest post for the UT blog. … Continue reading
Posted in Natural and exact sciences, Research
Tagged biology, evolution, post-doc
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From +34°C in India to -32°C in Estonia
This is a story of the first Indian student to have defended his PhD thesis in Molecular Biology at the University of Tartu. Gyaneshwer Chaubey arrived to Estonia on a cold and dark day in January 2006, his supervisor was waiting for him with two enormous jackets. Continue reading