Latest news from the School of Biological Sciences Search Tags Publication date Date from Date to Cancer breakthrough reveals old drugs with new tricks may limit spread 24 February, 2022 The treatment of cancer could be revolutionised by the discovery that existing drugs, used to treat… Teuta Pilizota awarded UKRI Physics of Life grant 18 February, 2022 Professor Teuta Pilizota, Personal Chair of Biophysics, is the recipient of £2.1 million award from… Bringing bioinformatics to schools with the 4273pi project 20 January, 2022 4273pi project, one of the largest bioinformatics-at-schools projects in the world, has just… Discovery could hold the key to alleviating metabolic disease 12 January, 2022 A newly characterized fat protein could provide the missing link to explain a rare metabolic… Scientists solve the grass leaf conundrum 09 December, 2021 Grass is cut regularly by our mowers and grazed on by cows and sheep, yet continues to grow back.… Black children overlooked in scar tissue disorder tests, study says 08 December, 2021 An immune disease that can damage vital organs – and is supposedly rare in young people – is more… Scottish school pupils help climate action in Nepal 11 November, 2021 Young people from ten Scottish primary schools have helped to counter the impact of climate change… Giovanni Stracquadanio awarded EPSRC Early Career Fellowship 21 October, 2021 Giovanni Stracquadanio, a senior lecturer in synthetic biology and co-director of the Edinburgh… New study challenges understanding of pandemic preparedness and resilience in Africa 15 September, 2021 Countries in Africa assessed as being least vulnerable to an epidemic were the worst affected by… Tribute and obituary for Professor Richard Carter 15 September, 2021 Professor Richard Carter, a world-leader in the biology of malaria parasites, died aged 76 on the… … 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 … This article was published on 2025-01-30