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Wild animals’ immune systems decline with age, sheep study finds

19 September, 2019

It is well established that weakened immune systems in old age affect people’s health and fitness,…

Innovative science PhD programmes announced by Wellcome

17 September, 2019

The School of Biological Sciences has been awarded funding for two innovative science PhD…

Heather McQueen awarded National Teaching Fellowship

10 September, 2019

Heather McQueen, Professor of Biology Education and Associate Director of Teaching for Scholarship…

Hi-tech bacteria gene tool could prove productive, study finds

26 August, 2019

Bacteria could be used to produce large quantities of medicines and fuels using a new gene…

2019 Ker Memorial Prize awarded for work on the immune system in Drosophila

30 May, 2019

Edinburgh Infectious Diseases is delighted to announce that the 2019 Ker Memorial Prize has been…

Global Alliance of Biofoundries launched to boost synthetic biology

20 May, 2019

A new network has been launched to bring together the world’s leading biofoundries to drive forward…

Immune system discovery could aid quest for stem cell therapies

14 May, 2019

A discovery of how stem cells are protected from viruses could inform the development of therapies…

Blood cancer’s Achilles’ heel opens door for new treatments

25 April, 2019

New findings about a fatal form of blood cancer could aid the development of new drugs with…

World Malaria Day 2019: A New Guide to Malaria Pharmacology

25 April, 2019

On World Malaria Day 2019, a new resource is available for malaria researchers - the Guide to…

On World Malaria Day 2019 - celebrating malaria research at the University of Edinburgh

24 April, 2019

Here we highlight some of the groundbreaking researchers, based in the School of Biological…