Latest news from the School of Biological Sciences Search Tags Publication date Date from Date to Harnessing nature’s protein glue could aid medicine and industry 23 March, 2020 A new protein production technique could speed up vaccine development and lead to high-tech… Baldness gene discovery reveals origin of hairy alpine plants 27 February, 2020 Scientists have solved a puzzle that has long baffled botanists – why some plants on high… Male-killing bugs hold key to butterflies’ curious colour changes 27 February, 2020 It is a spectacular butterfly breed with an intriguing back story … now scientists have revealed… Ian Chambers wins 2020 Hooke Medal 09 January, 2020 Professor Ian Chambers, Group Leader and Professor of Pluripotent Stem Cell Biology at the MRC… Genetic test could aid quest to reveal causes of rare diseases 17 December, 2019 The causes of rare diseases could be uncovered using an approach created to identify genetic… Symposium held to mark Jean Beggs retirement 11 December, 2019 A symposium ‘From DNA to RNA synthesis, Processing and Cancer’ took place to mark the retirement of… School researchers receive Genetics Society awards 11 December, 2019 Professors William Hill, Deborah Charlesworth and Dr Susan Johnston have been awarded three of the… Biology Impacting Lives 03 December, 2019 The School of Biological Sciences have contributed to the Royal Society of Biology’s ‘Biology… African experts join forces to curb threat of tropical diseases 02 December, 2019 Five African scientists are to study at the University of Edinburgh as part of a scheme to tackle… Potential harm of newly discovered viruses predicted by study 29 November, 2019 The threat to global human health posed by newly emerging viruses such as Ebola, SARS and the Zika… … 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 … This article was published on 2025-01-30