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Chicken and egg mystery solved in new DNA book for younger readers
https://le.ac.uk/news/2024/february/dna-childrens-book
New children’s book about genetics answers the age-old question of which came first, written by genetics experts working at the University of Leicester and the University Hospitals of Leicester NHS Trust
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Research sheds light on genetic processes underlying meningitis and gastroenteritis
https://le.ac.uk/news/2018/october/24-genetic-processes-underlying-meningitis-and-gastroenteritis
University of Leicester researchers have developed a computer system to scan large sets of genomes in deadly pathogens
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Gene regulation and expression
https://le.ac.uk/vgec/topics/gene-regulation
Developmental genetics examines how patterns of gene expression and regulation control the development of a multicellular organism from a single cell. Visit our website for more information.
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Developmental Biology
https://le.ac.uk/modules/2024/bs2025
Module code: BS2025 This module will provide you with a thorough grounding in animal and plant developmental biology with particular emphasis on the role of cell-cell interactions.
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Autumn 2020 newsletter
https://le.ac.uk/cls/study/patient-carer-group/newsletters/autumn-2020
We continue to sail into uncharted waters and Leicester City has experienced more challenges than many areas of the UK, however, our destination appears just visible on the horizon.
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NGTS discovers an extremely small star in an eclipsing binary
https://staffblogs.le.ac.uk/physicsastronomy/2020/09/01/ngts-discovers-an-extremely-small-star-in-an-eclipsing-binary/
Posted by Physics & Astronomy in Physics and Astronomy Blog on 1 September 2020 Leicester PhD student Jack Acton discusses his latest discovery, a record breaking eclipsing binary system found in data from the NGTS exoplanet survey.
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Hire our facilities
https://le.ac.uk/chaplaincy/about-us/facilities
The Gatehouse Centre has several rooms which can be hired for events, meetings, clubs, groups and courses. The Octagon The Octagon is a large octagonal meeting room/lounge on the ground floor which can accommodate a maximum of 40 people.
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The NASA-JAXA Global Precipitation Measurement mission
https://staffblogs.le.ac.uk/physicsastronomy/2020/10/28/the-nasa-jaxa-global-precipitation-measurement-mission/
Posted by Physics & Astronomy in Physics and Astronomy Blog on 28 October 2020 Leicester precipitation scientists Daniel Watters and Alessandro Battaglia outline how a NASA-JAXA mission addresses the challenge of global measurement of precipitation.
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Physics & Astronomy students crack mystery of Rudolph’s red nose
https://staffblogs.le.ac.uk/physicsastronomy/2020/12/16/physics-astronomy-students-crack-mystery-of-rudolphs-red-nose/
Posted by Physics & Astronomy in Physics and Astronomy Blog on 16 December 2020 Of all Santa Claus’ reindeer, Rudolph is best known for his bright red nose.
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George Harrison
https://le.ac.uk/about/history/obituaries/2025/george-harrison
We have learned, with sadness, of the passing of George Anthony Harrison, who lectured in history from the 1960s to the 1990s and remained a familiar figure on campus for many years afterwards. George passed away on 22 January 2025, aged 87.