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UCMR - Umeå Centre for Microbial Research

The Umeå Centre for Microbial Research, UCMR, is the "jewel in the crown" among Sweden's 40 national Linnaeus Centers of Excellence. UCMR promotes pioneering interdisciplinary microbial research and brings together 77 research groups at Umeå University.

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From the Umeå lab to around the world – how genetic scissors are now being used

Key pieces of the puzzle for the gene scissors were discovered in Umeå. The tool is used for many things.

Ryo Morimoto collects snails from the aquarium.
The evolution of the immune system – love at first sight

Ryo Morimoto introduces snails as model system in Umeå for evolutionary studies of the immune system.

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New members in the Swedish Research Council’s scientific councils

Three professors from Umeå University newly appointed members of the Scientific councils.

Emmanuelle Charpentier about her time after the Nobel Prize

What has the Nobel Prize meant and recent developments in CRISPR-Cas9. Watch an exclusive interview.