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Major investment to establish an innovative research-community driven infrastructure for molecular biology
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Five years on from the COVID-19 pandemic, there remains a vital need for further research into preventing disease with the development of new...
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Breakthrough molecular movie reveals DNA’s unzipping mechanism with implications for viral and cancer treatments
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Scientists at the University of Leicester have captured the first detailed “molecular movie†showing DNA being unzipped at the atomic level
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Using smart bombs to kill old cells
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A new nanotechnology developed at the University of Leicester could lead to people living longer.
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Focus on synthetic biology in prize lecture at University of Leicester
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The winner of the Institute of Physics Tom Duke Prize, Andrew Turberfield, a Professor of Physics at the Clarendon Laboratory, University of...
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A study by a Leicester scientist has answered the 100-year-old question about how chromosomes get their iconic X-shape
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A team of researchers led by Professor Daniel Panne at the University of Leicester and Dr Benjamin Rowland at the Netherlands Cancer Institute...
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University of Leicester academic among recipients of prestigious Academy of Medical Sciences Springboard Award
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University of Leicester academic recognized among a select group of ‘exceptional’ biomedical and health researchers awarded a total of £6.
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Researchers create novel compound targeting melanoma cells
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An international team of researchers, including a Professor from the University of Leicester, has developed a novel compound that successfully...
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New hope for patients with aggressive asbestos-linked cancer as trial shows a targeted cancer treatment can improve survival
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Leicester researchers have shown for the first time that a drug that prevents cancer cells from repairing can control the growth of mesothelioma,...
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Revealing branching time in single-cell omics data
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New single-cell omics technology allows scientists to analyse cell development in ways that were not previously possible.
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World’s first picture of the molecular machinery that makes cilia beat
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A picture of the structures that power human cilia – the tiny, hairlike projections that line our airways, has been produced by scientists for the...