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European Research Council, set up by the EU, funds top researchers of any nationality, helping them pursue ideas at the frontiers of knowledge. 🦋erc.europa.eu.
- In Germany, Dario Leister & his ERC-supported team @LMU_Muenchen work on making photosynthesis more efficient, helping organisms turn sunlight into energy more effectively. This research could support stronger crops & future food security. Learn more: link.europa.eu/KC3jx8
- "The way that Europeans reconcile work & life is really different. I've felt it much easier to live in this balanced way." "Research is done, but family, life, friends & socialising are a really important part of European life." Sociologist @amjeannet, based in Italy.
- How do marine organisms keep time beyond the 24-hour day? Meet Kristin Tessmar-Raible, Ambassador for the ERC from Austria 🇦🇹 Kristin (@univienna, AWI, University of Oldenburg) explores how light and biological rhythms influence marine life. 🔗 bit.ly/4xzUJDr #Amb4ERC
- 🧠How closely does a brain organoid mimic a developing brain? ERC funded researchers @ISTAustria developed a mouse cortical organoid model and compared it with the mouse brain at single-cell resolution. Learn more 🔬 link.europa.eu/vdNMMX
