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2012 Nobel Prize in Chemistry laureate Brian Kobilka
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Nobel Prize winner to speak at Life Sciences Baltics 2018 in Vilnius

May 2, 2018 EN.DELFI 0

Brian K. Kobilka, MD, Professor of Molecular and Cellular Physiology and Hélène Irwin Fagan Chair in Cardiology at the Stanford University School of Medicine, the recipient of the 2012 Nobel Prize in Chemistry for his work on G-protein-coupled receptors, will be the keynote speaker at the Life Sciences Baltics conference to be held in Vilnius, Lithuania on September 26-27, 2018, a press release from Enterprise Lithuania states. […]

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Lithuanians are less happy than average Europeans – survey

April 27, 2018 BNS 0

The number of people considering themselves happy in Lithuania is lower than the European average, according to a Eurobarometer survey published this week. […]

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Regional Jewish community being founded in Vilnius

April 27, 2018 BNS 0

A new regional Jewish community is being founded in Vilnius, to be led by long-standing president of Lithuanian sports club Makabi, Semionas Finkelsteinas. […]

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Personal stories from the Holocaust in Lithuania told in new website

April 26, 2018 EN.DELFI 0

“We drank tea using the observational method: we would hang a sugar cube by a string and sip tea while looking at it. This didn’t make the tea taste any sweeter, but it cheered us up,” wrote Tamara Lazersonaite in her memoirs. She was the daughter of professor Vladimir Lazersonas, the pioneer of clinical psychology in Lithuania. Professor Lazersonas and his family drank their ostensibly sweetened tea in the Kovno Ghetto.” This is how the Lazersonas family, who were part of Kaunas intelligentsia before the start of World War II, are introduced in the new website stumblingstones.lt, a press release from manoteises.lt states. […]

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Lithuania hosting weaponry exhibition Live Firing Show 2018

April 25, 2018 BNS 0

A three-day international weaponry exhibition starts in Lithuania on Wednesday, organized by the National Defense Foundation and the Lithuanian Riflemen’s Union. […]

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A jug of vodka or a joint?

April 24, 2018 Andrius Kristapavicius 0

Hello there! I am a lawyer and after getting acquainted to numerous scientific articles, I have come to a conclusion that for the sake of recreational reasons I would rather say “yes” than “no” to a joint. Unfortunately, I will not be able to do this in Lithuania any soon, not only because I conform to the Criminal Code, but also out of fear of being lynched by the so-called pseudo intellectuals. But first things first. […]

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Transport minister calls for discussion on “alcolocks” in rented cars

April 23, 2018 BNS 0

Lithuania’s Transport Minister Rokas Masiulis is calling for discussions on the installation of the so-called “alcolocks” in rented cars following a tragic car accident over the weekend when a taxi passenger was killed in a crash caused by a DUI driver. […]