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3 Greeks behind the discovery of a novel, groundbreaking function of leukaemia cells
A study has found an unexpected new drug target for acute myeloid leukaemia (AML) that could open new avenues to develop effective treatments against this potentially lethal disease. Researchers from the Wellcome Trust Sanger Institute, the Gurdon Institute and their collaborators show that inhibiting the METTL3...
The first web Atlas of ceramic kilns in Ancient Greece
[:el] The Web Atlas of Ceramic Kilns in Ancient Greece is the first of its kind GIS database of kiln sites in Greece. Kiln sites cover almost five millennia, dating from the Prehistoric to Post-Byzantine periods (ca. 3000 BCE-1820 CE). The Web Atlas will help...
7 Greek researchers awarded with the ERC Consolidator Grants
[:el] The ERC has announced the awarding of the Consolidator Grants that go to 329 top researchers across Europe. The funding, part of the EU’s Horizon 2020 research and innovation programme, is worth in total €630 million and will give them a chance to have...
A Greek beach among the world’s best beaches
[:el] Each year without fail, cntraveler.com seeks to escape blustery winds and snow in favor of sun and sand, the perfect getaway to ring in the new year and published the list of the best beaches around the world after consulting over 600 of the...
A Grecian artifact evokes tales from the ‘Iliad’ and ‘Odyssey’
[:el] A seal discovered in Pylos has left scientists speechless. On an agate gem, that was found in the “Tomb of the Warrior” in Pylos and dates back to 1500 BC, there is a carving which depicts three warriors in battle. Two years ago, archaeologists...
[:el]Greek islands are among the top-5 cruise itineraries in the world for 2018 according to Virtuoso’s findings of its 2018 Luxe Report, which forecasts what to expect in travel for the year ahead, luxurytraveladvisor.com reports in the following article:They found that travelers are showing the...
5 Greeks among the top art collectors for 2017
[:el] The world’s top collectors in 2017 are gathered in the list published annually by the US site Artnews. The list features the 200 most important collectors worldwide for 2017. This year’s list of TOP 200 Collectors features 5 Greek collectors. Dimitris Daskalopoulos Dimitris Daskalopoulos...
Greek scientist develops safer, more durable lithium-ion battery that can operate under extreme conditions
[:el] A team of scientists led by a Greek researcher at the Johns Hopkins University Applied Physics Laboratory (APL) in Laurel, Maryland, has partnered with researchers from the University of Maryland (UMD) and the Army Research Laboratory (ARL) to develop a new type of flexible...
Restorations at Monastery of St. John the Theologian reveal hidden crypts
[:el] The complex that houses the grotto where tradition says Saint John wrote the Book of Revelation and his Gospel, on the eastern Aegean island of Patmos, revealed hidden crypts, windows and doors during recent restoration work, according to Greek authorities involved in its reconstruction....
26 antiquities repatriated from Austria
[:el] Twenty six antiquities that were illegally taken out of Greece in the period of Nazi occupation will be repatriated on Monday, November 20, 2017. The repatriation event will be held at the Greek Embassy in Vienna, said a Culture Ministry announcement. Eleven antiquities dating...