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Hotspots and minisatellites
https://le.ac.uk/dna-fingerprinting/hotspots-and-minisatellites
Instrumental to Professor Sir Alec Jeffreys' refining of the genetic fingerprinting technique were hotspots of activity and minisatellites.
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Breakthrough study uncovers origin of plant sperm
https://le.ac.uk/news/2018/december/19-breakthrough-study-origin-plant-sperm
A large international team of researchers has uncovered the origin of an ancient genetic mechanism needed for plant fertility
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World’s largest tropical peatlands revealed to be more than 40,000 years old
https://le.ac.uk/news/2025/july/largest-tropical-peatlands-40000-years-old
New research finds peatland complex in Congo Basin to be more than twice as old as previously thought, expertise from the University of Leicester supported the study
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Undergraduate courses
https://le.ac.uk/history/study/undergraduate
We are one of the largest history departments in the UK.
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SensusAccess - convert e-files to a format that suits you
https://le.ac.uk/library/sensus
What is SensusAccess? SensusAccess is a self-service cloud based re-formatting tool. Students and staff can convert an electronic document to an alternative format. Once converted, the accessible document is sent back to your University email inbox in minutes.
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Asthma pill targets airway muscles to decrease attacks
https://le.ac.uk/news/2019/february/13-asthma-pill
asthma pills asthmatic person holding an inhaler|Results from a phase II clinical trial, experimental work on cells and computational modelling have together shown why the first pill for asthma in 20 years can help reduce asthma attacks.
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Prisoners, Punishment and Torture
https://le.ac.uk/rcmg/research-archive/prisoners-punishment-and-torture
This project brought leading edge thinking in the field of interpretive design to offer visitors emotionally engaging experiences of the highest quality.
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Teachers and careers advisers
https://le.ac.uk/study/schools-and-colleges/teachers
The Future Students Office provides expert information, advice and guidance to students, parents and teachers, wherever you are in the world.
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Juno’s first perijove – may the science commence!
https://staffblogs.le.ac.uk/leicester-to-jupiter/2016/08/24/junos-first-perijove-may-the-science-commence/
Posted by Henrik Melin in Leicester to Jupiter: The Juno Mission on August 24, 2016 The Juno spacecraft is today 3 million km from Jupiter, and it has spent its time in the first of two capture orbits about the planet.
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Advanced Microanalysis Laboratory
https://le.ac.uk/archaeology/about/laboratories/advanced-microanalysis-lab
The School of Archaeology and Ancient History's microscopy laboratory detailing the range of equipment and techniques used in the lab, these include Scanning Electron Microscopy (SEM) coupled with Energy Dispersive X-ray Spectroscopy (EDS) and X-ray Fluorescence...