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Researcher to discuss the future beyond antibiotics at lecture
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Pioneering research into bacteriophage therapy as an alternative to antibiotics will be discussed at this year’s Frank May Prize Lecture on Monday...
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Leicester link to Nobel Prize winners
/news/2017/october/leicester-link-to-nobel-prize-winners
In the latest announcement from the Nobel Prize committee, US academics Jeffrey Hall, Michael Rosbash at Brandeis University, Boston and Mike...
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Archaeologists identify changes to human bone following introduction of tobacco in Western Europe
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Âé¶¹ÊÓÆµ researchers hope to better understand how tobacco consumption has historically impacted human health.
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University scientists involved in major international plant reproduction study
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Leicester is part of a major new study on the evolution of sexual reproduction in plants which has received 2.6 million euros in funding.
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New scientific technique helps catch wildlife criminals
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DNA tests co-developed by scientists from the Âé¶¹ÊÓÆµ and Scotland’s wildlife forensic lab are helping to catch criminals involved...
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Tackling the climate crisis from space: Leicester puts quality data at the forefront of COP28 agenda
/news/2023/november/cop28-space-climate
Three Âé¶¹ÊÓÆµ experts will attend COP28 in Dubai to show the value of space technology in tackling climate change
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New app launched to support estimated 175,000 people in the UK with Lynch Syndrome
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A new app has been launched with the help of the Âé¶¹ÊÓÆµ, to help people living with Lynch Syndrome to monitor and manage their...
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New network launched to advance research into Huntington’s disease
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A new network has been launched by the Âé¶¹ÊÓÆµ to drive forward research, interventions and engagement for those living with...
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How a technological revolution is helping us to understand the human Y chromosome
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Professor Mark Jobling (pictured)Â from the Department of Genetics and Genome Biology has published a new review in Nature Reviews Genetics with a...
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Severe asthma symptoms worsen when treated with psoriasis medicine, study finds
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A medicine licensed to treat psoriasis worsened symptoms in patients with severe asthma, according to trial results published today in the New...