Department of Environmental and Biological Sciences - News

MSc Sareh Yaripour's thesis investigates the impacts of environmental variables such as rearing environment and pollutants on fish reproduction and offspring traits through phenotypic and transgenerational plasticity.

Controlling aphids with parasitic wasps is more difficult in polluted environments.

Researchers at the University of Eastern Finland, in collaboration with colleagues from the Swedish University of Agricultural Sciences, have published seven draft genomes for Nordic hare species.

Researchers from the University of Eastern Finland and Tampere University have published in the journal Molecular Ecology a comprehensive study on the significance of species differences for the most central cell maintenance mechanisms.

Teollisuusneuvos Heikki Väänänen Fund awards grants for wood-related scientific research at the University of Eastern Finland.

An international multidisciplinary group of scientists published in Nature the first typology covering all Earth’s ecosystems. Researcher Teemu Tahvanainen from the University of Eastern Finland took part in the development and publication.

The City of Joensuu and the City of Kuopio are jointly showing support for the launch of education in the field of technology and natural sciences at the University of Eastern Finland.

MSc Annalaura Jokiniemi shows that cryptic female choice operates also in humans, and also that it is associated with immune genes.

“In radiation research, new technologies come with new challenges,” says Jonne Naarala, Professor of Radiation Biology.

​​​​​​​ A new study from the University of Eastern Finland shows that upon attack by bark-feeding weevils, conifers release substantial quantities of volatile organic compounds that provide important cues to neighbouring seedlings.