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Century-old malaria parasite puzzle solved as ape origin traced

06 April, 2022

Scientists have solved a 100-year-old mystery about the evolutionary links between malaria…

Waddington Medal awarded to Val Wilson

06 April, 2022

Group Leader and Chair of Early Embryo Development Professor Val Wilson has been awarded the…

Graduation July 2019

09 March, 2022

Photos of the July 2019 Graduation presentation and reception.

CRISPR insight could improve technique and biotechnology applications

02 March, 2022

The discovery that the CRISPR gene editing process differs between human and algae cells could lead…

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…