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Success for Richard III team at prestigious event
https://le.ac.uk/news/2015/july/success-for-richard-iii-team-at-prestigious-event
The team behind the scientific detective story of the decade, the discovery of King Richard III, proved to be a big hit at the Royal Society’s...
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Link between inherited DNA sequences and heart disease identified
https://le.ac.uk/news/2015/july/link-between-inherited-dna-sequences-and-heart-disease-identified
A study to examine recessively inherited genome-wide DNA sequences has for the first time discovered a potential link with Britain’s biggest...
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Winners of Festival of Postgraduate Research 2015 announced
https://le.ac.uk/news/2015/july/winners-of-festival-of-postgraduate-research-2015-announced
The winners of the Festival of Postgraduate Research 2015 have been announced.
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University scientists involved in major international plant reproduction study
https://le.ac.uk/news/2015/july/university-scientists-involved-in-major-international-plant-reproduction-study
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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Leicester pioneers introduce novel new imaging autopsy service to the NHS
https://le.ac.uk/news/2015/june/leicester-pioneers-introduce-novel-new-imaging-autopsy-service-to-the-nhs
Researchers from the University of Leicester and University Hospitals of Leicester NHS Trust have introduced an alternative method to diagnose the...
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Increased activity during the summer caused by genes
https://le.ac.uk/news/2015/june/increased-activity-during-the-summer-caused-by-genes
The warm temperature on a summer’s day is often a time for relaxing, but researchers from the Department of Genetics have suggested that a...
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Richard III discovery at the Royal Society Summer Exhibition
https://le.ac.uk/news/2015/june/richard-iii-discovery-at-the-royal-society-summer-exhibition
The team behind the scientific detective story of the decade, the discovery of King Richard III, has been selected as one of 22 exhibitors at the...
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Leicesters contribution to forensic history featured by BBC
https://le.ac.uk/news/2015/june/leicester2019s-contribution-to-forensic-history-featured-by-bbc
BBC4’s new three-part documentary series exploring the history and development of forensic science includes contributions from academics at the...
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Music is in the genes University staff to play at charity gig
https://le.ac.uk/news/2015/june/music-is-in-the-genes-university-staff-to-play-at-charity-gig
Staff from the Department of Genetics will be performing at a charity gig in aid of Parkinson’s UK.
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Talking points a range of topical issues tackled by academics 1117 June
https://le.ac.uk/news/2015/june/talking-points-a-range-of-topical-issues-tackled-by-academics-11-17-june
Dr Daniel Zadik from the Department of Genetics has written an article for The Conversation exploring food intolerance in ancient cultures.