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Dr Julie Welburn receives EMBO Young Investigator Award

20 November, 2018

Julie Welburn, Senior Research Fellow in the Wellcome Centre for Cell Biology at the School of…

Disrupting parasites’ family planning could aid malaria fight

15 November, 2018

Malaria parasites know good times from bad and plan their offspring accordingly, scientists have…

Gene find could pave way for disease-resistant crops

06 November, 2018

Discovery of a gene that helps plants control their response to disease could aid efforts to…

Cancer drug insight could lead to new therapies

01 November, 2018

A new way of identifying potential cancer drugs could streamline the development of therapies,…

Renowned scientist Professor Aubrey Manning dies

26 October, 2018

Professor Aubrey Manning, a leading authority on animal behaviour, has died aged 88.

Dandelion seeds reveal newly discovered form of natural flight

17 October, 2018

The extraordinary flying ability of dandelion seeds is possible thanks to a form of flight that has…

Fertility pioneer receives international award

09 October, 2018

A University scientist has been honoured for her work in developing human eggs in the laboratory.

Outdoor study lends insight into flower timing

24 September, 2018

Research on plants grown outdoors has revealed new activity of a key gene that controls when…

Lupus discovery could help manage disease in African patients

17 September, 2018

Two variants of an autoimmune disease that affects thousands but is hard to diagnose are relatively…

Sharing parenting leads to healthier young, beetle study finds

01 August, 2018

Animals who share the task of parenting do a better job than parents who do so on their own,…