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Professors Sarah Reece and Donal O’Carroll elected fellows of The Royal Society of Edinburgh

01 March, 2019

Sarah Reece, Chair of Evolutionary Parasitology, and Donal O’Carroll, Professor of Stem Cell…

The faults in our RNA

08 February, 2019

DNA has long been in the spotlight. Faulty genes are responsible for diseases that continue to…

City gardens help pollinating insects to thrive, study shows

14 January, 2019

Gardens and allotments in towns and cities are a haven for insects that help plants to flourish,…

School Success in Student Experience Grants

08 January, 2019

The School of Biological Sciences received two Student Experience Grants in the autumn 2018 round…

Stem cell tool to repair joints offers hope to osteoarthritis patients

07 January, 2019

Patients with osteoarthritis could be set to benefit from an inventive stem cell technique being…

Improved stem cell approach could aid fight against Parkinson’s

07 January, 2019

Scientists have taken a key step towards improving an emerging class of treatments for Parkinson’s…

Insight into cause of rare disorder may aid quest for treatments

12 December, 2018

Fresh discoveries about a rare genetic disorder that affects mainly boys may inform the development…

Career Coaching in Science Video - Sharing what works in academia

03 December, 2018

The School of Biological Sciences runs a successful career coaching programme and have produced a…

Decoding sleeping sickness signals could aid quest for treatments

29 November, 2018

Key insights into how the parasites behind sleeping sickness boost their ability to spread could…

Gene study boosts bid to keep British bees safe from disease

26 November, 2018

Efforts to protect the UK's native honey bees could be helped by research that maps their…