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PLANT MICROBIOME

2024.12.19

New study sheds light on the evolution of microbiomes in wild and domesticated plant

A recent publication in Trends in Microbiology offers a comprehensive exploration of how plant…

Ancient maize

2024.12.09

Ancient maize genomes reveal the early evolutionary history of commercially important flint and dent varieties

A study published in Cell uncovers the deep evolutionary roots of flint and dent maize, two…

Aquaculture

2024.11.28

Fermented seaweed found to boost gut health and immunity in Atlantic Salmon

A new study has found that fermented sugar kelp can enhance gut health and immunity in Atlantic…

Hologenomics

2024.11.25

New insights into hologenomics research in wild vertebrates

In a new technical paper just published in Methods in Ecology and Evolution, researchers highlight…

Holobiont biology

2024.11.15

New perspective on the interaction between host organisms and microbes can transform food production and medicine

Danish researchers in an international network are investigating how the interaction between host…

Grant News

2024.10.24

New grant to explore how microbes drive evolution in host organisms

A new research project seeks to investigate a critical question: Can microbes drive adaptive…

Microbiome

2024.10.15

‘Vegetarian’ salmon might lead the way to better health for humans and fish

Plant-based salmon feed aims to make salmon production more sustainable. This can result in better…

TRAINING NETWORK

2024.09.26

New international network to train researchers in hologenomics

Center for Evolutionary Hologenomics will soon host two PhD students as part of a new…

Hologenomics

2024.09.12

Do chromosome ends shape gut microbiota-host interactions?

A new review explores the complex relationship between telomere shortening in gut tissues and…

Conservation

2024.09.09

Microorganisms - a key aspect in biodiversity loss

A new publication highlights a critical and often overlooked aspect of biodiversity loss: the…

Holo-omics

2024.07.09

A practical introduction to holo-omics

The study of holobionts, which is an animal and plant species in association with all of their…

Research leader

2024.06.11

Exploring the role of root microbiome in plant domestication

In a new research project funded by the Novo Nordisk Foundation, Assistant Professor Jazmín Ramos…

Epigenetics

2024.06.05

Understanding the interactions between gut microbiome and host epigenetics

Recent research highlights a complex and dynamic relationship between the gut microbiome and host…

Collaboration

2024.05.21

A global collaboration to study animals and their microbiota

The Earth Hologenome Initiative is a global collaboration with more than 200 collaborators from…

Zebrafish model

2024.02.09

Revolutionary zebrafish model unravels host gene influence on microbiota dynamics

In a leap forward for microbiome research, scientists have unveiled a groundbreaking zebrafish mode…

Plant conservation

2024.02.02

Orchid study reveals essential plant-fungal relationships in Danish conservation area

In a new study conducted in a high-diversity conservation area in eastern Denmark, researchers have…

Marine hologenomics

2024.02.01

A new hologenomic paradigm for understanding and treating parasite infections

In a new study, researchers shed light on the intricate relationship between host–gut microbiota…

Research collaboration

2024.01.31

New study unveils link between microbial community succession and secondary metabolites in marine biofilm development

Exploring the interplay between microbial community composition and secondary metabolism in marine…

Young investigator

2024.01.23

Uncovering natures lessons in plant-root microbiome co-evolution

Associate Professor Christopher Barnes has secured a Villum Young Investigator grant for his…

Health research

2024.01.18

Pioneering project to capture life in the stomach

A new two-year research project aims to explore the evolution of Helicobacter bacteria spanning 2…

Innovation

2023.11.28

Innovative phage therapy project to combat "flesh-eating disease"

In a stride towards combating the rising global threat of Necrotizing Soft Tissue Infections, also…

Systematic review

2023.11.14

Systematic review finds gaps in understanding microbe-driven acclimation and adaptation in wild vertebrates

In a recent preprint titled "Quantitative synthesis of microbe-driven acclimation and adaptation in…

Archeology

2023.09.25

New ethnographic framework identifies dog sledding in archaeological record

A new study, just published in Journal of Archaeological Science, introduces a pioneering framework…

NEW GUIDELINES

2023.09.25

Revolutionary guidelines redefine analysis of bacterial shotgun metagenomic data

In an effort towards optimising the study of microbial ecosystems, a review article titled "Field…

Experiment grants

2023.09.20

Researchers Secure Villum Experiment Grants to Explore New Boundaries

The Center for Evolutionary Hologenomics is celebrating that two of our researchers, Emilio Mármol…

Conservation

2023.09.01

New PNAS Study Reveals Genetic Insights into Conservation of Critically Endangered Asian Rosewoods

A groundbreaking new study titled "Range-wide differential adaptation and genomic offset in…

GUT MICROBIOME

2023.09.01

New Publication Uncovers Diverse Gut Microbiome Responses in Mammals Facing Environmental Stressors

A pioneering research paper titled "Mammals Show Distinct Functional Gut Microbiome Dynamics to…

MSCA Postdoctoral Fellowship

2023.07.10

Unravelling the Dynamics of Genetic Rescue in Endangered Wolves

Seeking to combat the alarming decline in global biodiversity and the threat of a Sixth Mass…

New Data Portal

2023.07.06

Celebrating World Microbiome Day with the world's first holobiont data portal

As a leading research institution within the field of hologenomics and microbiome research, Center…

Networking

2023.06.20

Holobionts and Hologenomics: past, present and future

In late May the Center for Evolutionary Hologenomics in collaboration with Penn State University’s…

Innovation

2023.05.26

Chip to unravel animal-microbiota evolution

Gut-on-a-chip technologies derived from multiple animal host species offer unique opportunities to…

Communication

2023.05.17

Reaching the next generations

How do we share groundbreaking new technologies and research with the next generation of…

Forskningens Døgn

2023.04.28

Hologenomic movie night at Forsknings Døgn

Forskningens Døgn is a large national annual event with the aim to mediate science and research to …

Applied hologenomics

2023.04.10

Does salmon choose its own microbiome?

A new study by Rasmussen et al. 2023 in the scientific journal ISME finds that wild Atlantic salmon…

EDIBLE INSECTS

2023.02.28

Crickets to solve climate and food crisis

EvoCrick, referring to evolution and crickets, is an exciting new project that aims to help solve…

Award

2023.02.20

Elite Research winner: “You shouldn’t count yourself out just because you don’t think you are quite there yet”

Today, newly appointed Professor Eline Lorenzen receives the Ministry of Higher Education and…

INFRASTRUCTURE GRANT

2023.01.25

Building a Danish reference genome sequencing infrastructure

Centre Director Tom Gilbert is thrilled with a new opportunity to build a local reference genome…

Teaching

2022.12.20

A visit from Frederiksberg Gymnasium

In late November a biotechnology class from Frederiksberg Gymnasium visited our labs and got an…

Grants

2022.11.25

One year, five Marie Skłodowska-Curie Actions fellowships

Orchids, toads, 3D folding of DNA, the genomic consequences of social structure, and squirrel…

Culture Night

2022.10.28

Microbes at Culture Night

This year the Center for Evolutionary Hologenomics took part in Culture Night with our stand: "The…

Conference

2022.09.30

Interdisciplinary interactions in Bilbao – first ever Applied Hologenomic conference

In the middle of September 2022 people came from all over the world to Bilbao in the Basque Country…

Experiment Grant

2022.09.08

Villum Experiment supports a new unconventional EvoChip project

The Villum Experiment Call supports unconventional ideas with potential breakthrough. This is…

Synergy

2022.08.24

Hologenomics viewed through a mathematical lens

A recent paper published by researchers from Center for Evolutionary Hologenomics (CEH) and…

Phage therapy

2022.07.04

Phages to fight bacterial infections

A team of researchers from England, Scotland, Norway, and Denmark have joined forces to develop a…

Hologenomics podcast

2022.06.20

Evolutionary Hologenomics Podcast Anniversary

The Evolutionary Hologenomics Podcast celebrates one year anniversary with an interview with Center…

PLANT ADAPTATION

2022.06.02

Does the microbiome aid plants’ adaptation to climate change?

A new research project will investigate how plants' microbiome affects the plants' ability to adapt…

Improving Aquaculture

2022.05.16

Microbiomes within microbiomes

New research suggests that a tapeworm often found in the gut microbiome of Atlantic Salmon, commonl…

Machine learning

2022.05.12

Machine learning is key to answer important biological questions

With a new hologenomic approach generating big data, we are now able to reassess some of life's…

DATA RECOVERY

2022.05.09

New Research Recovers High-Quality Host Genomes from Chicken Gut Samples

A newly published study has found a method to extract reliable insights into host population…

Stronger crops

2022.04.29

New research project seeks to improve the drought resilience of barley

The Plant Hologenome Group is taking part in a new research project called BarleyMicroBreed that…

Grants

2022.03.29

Three Marie Curie Grants awarded to Center researchers

Three researchers were recently awarded MSCA Grants for hologenomic research projects to be done at…

BREAKTHROUGH

2022.03.09

De-extinction - Recovering most of a lost species

Center Director Tom Gilbert is exploring the possibilities of bringing back the extinct Christmas…

Gut microbiome

2022.02.22

New study is able to separate resident and transient microbes in the gut microbiome of small fish

The microbial gut communities of fish are receiving increased attention for their relevance on…

HEALTH

2022.02.17

New PhageLeads tool enables rapid assessment of phage’s therapeutic viability

The new PhageLeads resource uses machine learning to provide a free tool for researchers to rapidly…

Microbiota

2022.02.07

Knowledge of gut microbiota increases our understanding of disease recovery in fish

Gut microbiota play a pivotal role in regulating the host immune system. Hence great interest has…

MULTI-OMICS

2022.02.04

New study uses multi-omics to better evaluate and explore the functional potential of probiotics

A newly published research study has explored the functional potential of pro- and synbiotics, usin…

Big Data

2022.01.27

New PhageClouds database makes genomic comparisons efficient

New data resource enables more efficient placement of novel phage genomic sequences, drawing…

Fertility

2022.01.14

Plastic pollution reduces fertility of zebrafish

Exposure to plastic nanoparticles in a generation of zebrafish causes changes in the metabolome and…

Research

2022.01.07

Center researcher creates guide for genome annotation of bacteriophages

A newly published article published in PHAGE: Therapy, Applications, and Research guides readers to…