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Contact us
https://le.ac.uk/mcb/about/contact-us
Get in touch with the Department of Molecular and Cell Biology at the University of Leicester by email and telephone.
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Business Economics BSc
https://le.ac.uk/courses/economics-and-business-bsc/2026
Develop your understanding of modern economic analysis and ideas, and how they apply to decision-making in the business world, with Leicester’s Business Economics degree.
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New approach will help identify drugs that can ‘glue’ proteins together
https://le.ac.uk/news/2021/july/glue-proteins
A new screening method that can test the effectiveness of therapeutic molecules designed to ‘glue’ proteins together in the body has been developed by researchers at the University of Birmingham and the University of Leicester.
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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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Research shows new way lungs respond in asthma attacks
https://le.ac.uk/news/2016/april/research-shows-new-way-lungs-respond-in-asthma-attacks
A team led by Professor Andrew Tobin (Department of Molecular and Cell Biology) and Dr Yassine Amrani (Department of Infection, Immunity and Inflammation) has discovered a new way in which the lungs operate during asthma that could lead to new treatments for...
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What do grasshoppers eat? It’s not just grass! New Leicester research shows similarities with mammal teeth like never before
https://le.ac.uk/news/2022/march/grasshopper-mandibles
But analysis of the ecological importance of grasshoppers is not straightforward, and finding out what they eat requires detailed study of the contents of their guts or painstaking and time-consuming observations of how they feed in the wild. There is, however, a better way.
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Mass spectrometry
https://le.ac.uk/chemistry/about/facilities/mass-spectrometry
Our mass spectrometry service has four spectrometers in service, operating mainly for the research groups within the Department of Chemistry at the University of Leicester.
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New book The Bones of a King to be published
https://le.ac.uk/news/2015/march/new-book-the-bones-of-a-king-to-be-published
The team behind the discovery and identification of King Richard III are to publish a new book on 20 March about Richard III entitled 'The Bones of a King: Richard III Rediscovered' that seeks to reveal for the first time the complete story behind the...
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New blood test for human TB may also identify people most at risk
https://le.ac.uk/news/2019/july/10-new-tuberculosis-blood-test-tb
A new study conducted by researchers in Leicester and Nottingham has shown the potential for a new blood test to not only diagnose human tuberculosis (TB) but also identify those at most risk of developing the disease, according to findings published in medical journal...
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Research highlights and publications
https://le.ac.uk/cse/research/facilities/advanced-microscopy-facility/research-highlights-and-publications
Take a look at The University of Leicester's Advanced Microscopy Facilities research highlights and publications.