Odense
Americannoun
noun
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Now, researchers from the University of Southern Denmark and Odense University Hospital have identified a previously unknown virus inside a common gut bacterium.
From Science Daily • Apr. 22, 2026
Thousands of people have taken to social networks to say they intend to take part in the protests organised by Greenlandic associations in Nuuk and Copenhagen, Aarhus, Aalborg and Odense.
From Barron's • Jan. 16, 2026
A 2024 study looking at children born in Odense, Denmark, found that there was no association between fluoride in the water and children’s IQs.
From Slate • Jan. 16, 2025
Born in Odense, Denmark, Dambo was a free-spirited child, raised scouring flea markets with his mother, a theater costume seamstress, and exploring the outdoors with his blacksmith father who owned a bicycle repair shop.
From Seattle Times • Aug. 18, 2023
“Hans Christian Andersen bartered with a mermaid who lived in the cold waters of the Odense Fjord.”
From "The Way to Rio Luna" by Zoraida Cordova
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