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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…

Nadanai Laohakunakorn awarded UKRI Future Leaders Fellowship

08 September, 2021

Nadanai Laohakunakorn, a Chancellor's Fellow in Biotechnology, is the recipient of a UK…

Diego Oyarzún appointed as Turing Fellow in 2021-22

07 September, 2021

Commencing in October 2021, Turing Fellows will collaborate with the Alan Turing Institute,…

Natural blue food colouring gets eco-friendly production boost

06 September, 2021

Scientists have developed an environmentally-friendly way of boosting the production and heat…

Fossil study gets to root of how early plants made earth habitable

23 August, 2021

A 3D model of a 400-million-year-old fossil has shed light on an enduring mystery about how some of…