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Permafrost under the Arctic Ocean set to accelerate climate change
Deep in the Arctic Ocean, the seabed is frozen, but now that the permafrost is thawing, large quantities of methane gas may rise to the surface. Birgit Wild wants to find models to predict what this means for the climate.
Groundbreaking malaria research could save millions of lives
Wallenberg Scholar Oliver Billker is heading a groundbreaking research project on the malaria parasite and its complex interaction with the mosquitoes that spread it.
Developing new methods for earlier diagnosis of prostate cancer
Wallenberg Scholar Joakim Lundeberg is building on his earlier breakthroughs in gene analysis to create a more watertight diagnostic method.
Exploring our first meeting with mammoths
Just under 50,000 years ago modern humans migrated to the northern hemisphere. There they encountered mammoths, woolly rhinoceroses, camels and bison. A new project is using advanced genetics to shed light on the long-term implications of the meeting.
