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  • Leicester study to improve crop plants

    https://le.ac.uk/news/2015/august/leicester-study-to-improve-crop-plants

    Dr James Higgins (pictured) from the Department of Genetics has been awarded a New Investigator grant (£450,000) from the Biotechnology and...

  • Leicester scientists to unlock the secrets of the biological clock

    https://le.ac.uk/news/2015/july/leicester-scientists-to-unlock-the-secrets-of-the-biological-clock

    A new study led by the University of Leicester will investigate the how the length of tiny pieces of DNA called telomeres play a part in the...

  • Study provides insight into zincs important role in heartbeat regulation

    https://le.ac.uk/news/2015/july/study-provides-insight-into-zincs-important-role-in-heartbeat-regulation

    Leicester researchers have been involved in a study with University of St Andrews examining the role zinc plays in regulating heartbeat.

  • 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...

  • 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...

  • 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.

  • 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.

  • 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...

  • 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...

  • 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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