Rain means pain - and revival

Thicker than water

A cold mist drifts from the deep white chest when veterinarian Karoliina Autio opens the freezer used for the deep freezing of blood plasma.

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Stressed-out babies

A pregnant mother’s stress may leave its mark on the child. Luckily, the first nine months are not everything.

HUB 4/09

A cancer eating virus
A decade ago Akseli Hemminki started to modify viruses in his laboratory. Due to his work, the death sentences of dozens of people have now been cancelled or postponed.

Time window of basic research
Editorial, vice rector Markku Löytönen

Touching starry skies
A clear, starry sky is a rare sight for those living among the city lights.

Flying aces of the strawberry field
Grey mould is the strawberry’s worst enemy. To fight it, a biological army has now been recruited.

Reversing colonial dynamic
Comanches created an empire and dominated European outposts, says Professor Pekka Hämäläinen - stirring controversy in the United States.

In the gentle sway of seaweed
Marine archaeologists and hydrobiologists put their theories to the test in the rugged landscape of the icy cold sea.

At the mercy of the weather, back in the dawn of time
The stories of fossils resemble the stories of species needing protection now.

Magical melted salts

Toxic, inflammable and volatile - or efficient and safe? New super solvents wash away the old stains from chemical industry's reputation.

Soundly silent society? For Russians the state is a hazard among others, says Sergei Prozorov, a researcher specialised in critical political analysis.

Healing waste for a pulp mill
We can now only envy the pure white body of a birch tree,
with nature's own built-in sun block and medicines. Could
we find a way to make use of the betulin treasure of birch trees?

The geneticist's best friend
Having helped man in herding and hunting, dogs are now in the employ of geneticists. Molecular biologists are taking advantage of the stunning variety of domesticated wolves.

Greetings from Kyrgyzstan
In the intoxicating mountain landscape, near the mythic Silk Road, plants grow that not even botanists have ever heard of. It's time for a field trip!

Forcing is not the way
The catastrophe in Somalia requires a new kind of approach. Parties to the conflict must not act as mediators.

A Truly European lecture
Leena Graeffe has provided future kindergarten teachers with insights into consumer and citizenship education in more than ten European countries.

Small, blond, female – and a doctor
So, Dr Torsti has not yet arrived,” the minister says to his secretary as he walks into the waiting room of his office and scans the people in the room.

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