Our article on the risks of glyphosate in circular economy has been accepted for publication in Science of the Total Environment (Muola et al. 2020). We show that glyphosate residues in manure influence growth of crop plants.
Pujana Basnet from Turku Vocational Institute is joining our group as a trainee for 2 months. Warm welcome!
Suvi is being interviewed for a documentary on glyphosate-based herbicides (Tampere University MSc project)
New paper accepted in Environmental Pollution: Ruuskanen et al. Glyphosate-based herbicides influence antioxidants, reproductive hormones and gut microbiome but not reproduction: a long-term experiment in an avian modelControversial glyphosate-based herbicides (GBHs) are the most frequently used herbicides globally. GBH residues in the wild, in animal and human…
Even more news on grants: herring project got 60k€ from Alhopuro foundation to study the ’iodine hypothesis’ explaning changes in herring life-histories
New paper out: Testing pace-of-life hypothesis: is exploratory behaviour associated with metabolism? Huge congrats for MSc student Oona who wrote this paper on data from a course task!!
MORE good news on grants: Nina got 12 months PhD funding from Turku University Foundation, and Tom 1 month to finalize his thesis. 2020 has been great, we are definately fighting COVID with positivity!
More good news on grants and positions: Kaisa and Mikaela got grants for their MSc projects, Natascha was selected for research assistant position and Nina has 50% chances getting another grant for 12months of PhD funding
Bin-Yan was awared a 3-year post-doc from the Academy of Finland!! Congratulations! The project will focus on the links between thyroid hormones and life-histories.Bin-Yan was awared a 3-year post-doc from the Academy of Finland!! Congratulations! The project will focus on the links between…
Our research on glyphosate-based herbicides featured in Helsingin Sanomat, see linkhttps://www.hs.fi/kotimaa/art-2000006480118.html?share=bdec85787cd9a9c14f20b1fa26636a34&fbclid=IwAR2mQ27kqZd9G4TFazxPDX2sMkDu-7AxUuruhbBBiqLmhOSBZWEIFBEpYDM