Gothenburg University in Gothenburg, Sweden, owns the most, with 19 stem cell lines.

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According to Jens Rydell and Winston Lancaster at Gothenburg University in Sweden, the majority of Scandinavian moths have tiny ears tuned to the ultrasonic pulses that bats emit as they give chase.

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They also, according to Hans Elwing of the University of Gothenburg, prevent barnacle colonies from taking hold by stunting their growth.

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Similarly, earlier this year, researchers at the University of Gothenburg (Sweden) concluded that violent video games actually promote cooperation and encourage gamers to control their aggression.

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Understanding sex differences is important to getting the right diagnosis and treatment, said Christopher Gillberg, a child and adolescent psychiatry professor at the University of Gothenburg in Sweden.

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The Swedish government is funding research into the feasibility of using a wind-turbine driven oxygen pump in the Baltic, following studies carried out last year by the University of Gothenburg, which looked at the effect of pumping oxygen-rich surface water to the bottom of two Swedish fjords.

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"Today everyone is focused on reducing nutrient inputs to the sea in order to reduce eutrophication (the effect of excessive nutrients) in the Baltic, but by helping nature itself to deal with the phosphorus that is discharged we can create a turbo effect in the battle against eutrophication, " said Anders Stigebrandt, of the University of Gothenburg's Department of Earth Sciences.

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It will be coordinated by Professor Jari Kinaret of Chalmers University of Technology at Gothenburg in Sweden who has stressed that it not attempt to match competitors in all areas.

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