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A study by a Leicester scientist has answered the 100-year-old question about how chromosomes get their iconic X-shape
https://le.ac.uk/news/2023/april/chromosome-x-shape
A team of researchers led by Professor Daniel Panne at the University of Leicester and Dr Benjamin Rowland at the Netherlands Cancer Institute have determined at a molecular level how the iconic X-shape of chromosomes is generated during cell division.
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World leaders announced in support for HeForShe
https://le.ac.uk/news/2015/june/world-leaders-announced-in-support-for-heforshe
World leaders and new universities and companies have now been announced – alongside the University of Leicester – for the UN’s HeForShe campaign.
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Tech-Facilitated Gender-Based Violence
https://staffblogs.le.ac.uk/socscilibrarians/2024/10/04/tech-facilitated-gender-based-violence/
Posted by Andrew Dunn in Social Sciences and Humanities Librarians’ Blog on October 4, 2024 “ Taking Action Against Tech-Facilitated Gender-Based Violence ,” is a toolkit launched by the World Council of Churches (WCC) to document and address online gender abuse...
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Physics students take off
https://le.ac.uk/news/2019/may/07-norway-space-students
David Jessop, Jamie Macquillin and Lewis Jackson were selected for the trip alongside 20 other students from across Europe.
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6th August 2013 Sol 356
https://staffblogs.le.ac.uk/mars/2013/08/06/6th-august-2013-sol-356/
Posted by jbridges in Mars Science Laboratory Blog on August 6, 2013 First Birthday gateaux at CNES, Toulouse.
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Take part in the PERFORM trial
https://le.ac.uk/perform/take-part
Patient information and resources Patient Information Sheet (PDF, 842kb) Patient Recruitment Poster (PDF, 298kb) Follow us on X: @PerformTrial or Bluesky: performtrial.bsky.social
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Santa’s sleigh flies with the power of the Apollo mission rocket
https://le.ac.uk/news/2022/december/santa-sleigh-engine
Santa’s sleigh would require equivalent thrust to that produced by the Saturn V rocket or 150 Boeing 747-400 engines, University of Leicester students have found.
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Leicester to host first UK screening of acclaimed documentary
https://le.ac.uk/news/2022/april/salt-in-my-soul
Diane Shader Smith, an author in her own right and editor of Mallory’s posthumous book Salt in My Soul: An Unfinished Life which inspired the film, said: “Mallory was a gifted storyteller who created poetry out of prosaic experiences.
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1st August 2015 Sol 1060
https://staffblogs.le.ac.uk/mars/2015/08/01/1st-august-2015-sol-1060/
Posted by jbridges in Mars Science Laboratory Blog on August 1, 2015 Successful drilling at Buckskin! Like the other drill holes this is showing how thin red Mars is.
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2nd January 2016 Sol 1211
https://staffblogs.le.ac.uk/mars/2016/01/02/2nd-january-2016-sol-1211/
Posted by jbridges in Mars Science Laboratory Blog on January 2, 2016 This HiRISE image taken from Mars Reconaissance Orbiter shows Curiosity in its current position at the margin of the steep slope of the Bagnold dunes.