Europe remains apprehensive about using genetically modified organisms in agriculture and has strict laws against GMOs, which is why researchers have started working on various ways to use genetic techniques without altering plant genomes in order to overcome the stigma of GMOs. The Biotechnical Fa

A long table stylishly laid at the foot of the most remarkable vineyard in Maribor set the stage for the finest feast of the year in the city, served by young talents with great panache.
Under the watchful eyes of their mentors and three star chefs, some 80 Maribor hospitality students served 150 g

Slovenia's leading research institution, the Jožef Stefan Institute (IJS) has officially launched a new facility at its TRIGA nuclear research reactor meant to advance fusion energy technology. The aim is to study how and why intense radiation occurs during the cooling of fusion reactors so as to e

What happens when you start running on an innocuous looking gooey liquid and then stop? And what about when you look at the world through reversing goggles? Judging by the looks on children's faces, what matters most is the fun of it, but it is also a precious hands-on learning experience.


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Slovenian researchers, along with their German counterparts, have developed and tested a new method to deliver vaccines using mucoadhesive film that sticks to the cheek mucous membrane. This method could offer greater protection against respiratory infections compared to traditional methods, but fu

Faced with doctor shortages, long wait times in healthcare and an ongoing doctors' strike, the Slovenian government has decided to back the creation of a third medical school in the country. Joining those in Ljubljana and Maribor, the new school will be part of the University of Primorska.
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The Australian Wheen Bee Foundation is the winner of this year's Golden Bee award, a prize given out by Slovenia on World Bee Day in recognition of achievements in the promotion, conservation and research of bees and other pollinators.
The Wheen Bee Foundation is a non-profit organisation raising a

Bee may be the buzzword as World Bee Day is celebrated around the globe at Slovenia's initiative on 20 May, but the day underlines the importance of all pollinators, including bumblebees, which researchers say are doing a tremendous job.
Bumblebees, solitary bees, hoverflies, butterflies and other

Slovenian students have won third place in the NASA HUNCH Culinary Challenge, a competition where students come up with innovative meals for astronauts.
The Slovenian team, the first non-American team in the history of the competition, consisted of two students from BIC Ljubljana, an educational ce