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News and case studies
https://le.ac.uk/dbs/news
Browse news relating to the Division of Biomedical Services.
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Sweet genes – not sweet dreams - could explain why a bad night’s sleep makes you older
https://le.ac.uk/news/2023/november/sleep
New funding support to research teams at University of Leicester to study sleep’s effects on ageing epigenetics Changes to our DNA occur as we get older and could be affected by sleep disturbance Scientists aim to find out whether this epigenetic clock plays a...
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Links to societies
https://le.ac.uk/mcb/about/societies
Browse links to societies related to the work we do in the Department of Molecular and Cell Biology, and see our local contact for each society.
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New BHF-funded research could predict the growth of life-threatening aneurysms before it is too late
https://le.ac.uk/news/2018/november/07-aneurysms
Illustration of abdominal arteries with two different types of aneurysm Illustration of abdominal arteries with two different types of aneurysm 425|Research funded by the British Heart Foundation (BHF) at the University of Leicester could reduce the risk of death from a...
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Clearing trip to see the University of Leicester changed Tom’s direction of study
https://le.ac.uk/news/2023/august/clearing-tom
When Tom Walters missed out on his first-choice university place, the next step should have seen him accept his reserve choice – until a visit to the University of Leicester during Clearing changed everything.
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Bacteriophages
https://le.ac.uk/lemid/strategic-areas/bacteriophages
Bacteriophage (phage) are small viruses that infect bacteria. They are either lytic: they undergo a productive infection within a bacterial cell causing death or they are lysogenic. The study of phage can be utilised for the treatment of antibiotic resistant infection.
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PhD students
https://le.ac.uk/computing-and-mathematical-sciences/people/phd
Browse our current PhD students in the School of Computing and Mathematical Sciences, and see their contact details.
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Attenborough Arboretum
https://le.ac.uk/botanic-garden/about-us/attenborough-arboretum
Learn more about the Attenborough Arboretum at the University of Leicester.
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Richard III's diet and lifestyle
https://le.ac.uk/richard-iii/identification/what-we-know-now/diet-and-lifestyle
By measuring the different isotopes of carbon, nitrogen, oxygen and strontium preserved in Richard III's skeleton, we can find out about the types of food and drink he consumed, as well as where he lived.
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Environment scientists close in on ‘golden spike’ to define Anthropocene
https://le.ac.uk/news/2022/may/anthropocene-berlin
Leicester researchers searching for a ‘golden spike’ to formally define humanity’s current geological period – and acknowledge human impact on our planet – have announced a major step in their analysis at an international conference today (Wednesday).