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Genetic switch discovery could help to prevent symptoms of Parkinsons disease
https://le.ac.uk/news/2017/february/genetic-switch-discovery-could-help-to-prevent-symptoms-of-parkinsons-disease
A genetic ‘switch’ has been discovered by MRC researchers at our University which could help to prevent or delay the symptoms of Parkinson’s disease.
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Which areas of the UK are the most vibrant (economically)?
https://staffblogs.le.ac.uk/socscilibrarians/2016/12/06/which-areas-of-the-uk-are-the-most-vibrant-economically/
Posted by Andrew Dunn in Social Sciences and Humanities Librarians’ Blog on December 6, 2016 Find out by consulting The Vibrant Economy Index, a new resource launched recently by Grant Thornton which aims to measure and rank the economic and social well being or vibrancy of...
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Wiesam Essa
https://le.ac.uk/about/history/obituaries/2024/wiesam-essa
We are deeply saddened to hear of the death of Dr Wiesam Essa, of Al-Aqsa University in Palestine.
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Space Park Leicester’s ESA Business Incubation Centre UK welcomes first recruits
https://le.ac.uk/news/2021/january/space-park-lenke
A team of University of Leicester researchers undertaking pioneering research using space data have been named as the first successful applicants to join Space Park Leicester’s European Space Agency (ESA) Business Incubation Centre (BIC) UK programme.
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Leicester research team receives 25k to continue investigations into rare disease
https://le.ac.uk/news/2017/july/leicester-research-team-receives-ps25k-to-continue-investigations-into-rare-disease
A team of scientists and clinicians from the NIHR Leicester Biomedical Research Centre (formerly Leicester Cardiovascular Biomedical Research Unit) have received a cheque for £25,000 to continue its ground breaking research into the cardiovascular disease, Spontaneous...
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Resources
https://le.ac.uk/vgec/topics/gene-regulation/schools-and-colleges-gene-regulation/resources
Useful links to resources for schools and colleges looking for information on gene expression.
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Work, Employment, and Society
https://le.ac.uk/modules/2024/sy1012
Module code: SY1012 Please note that from 2016 this will be a second-year module. Most adults in the UK will spend about 80,000 hours of their lives working and they will be the envy of those who want to but can't.
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Study uses bacteriophages to treat livestock as an alternative to antibiotics
https://le.ac.uk/news/2017/june/study-uses-bacteriophages-to-treat-livestock-as-an-alternative-to-antibiotics
A new study has looked into using bacteriophages as an alternative to antibiotics to treat common infections in livestock.
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Widespread prehistoric volcanic activity across Mongolia and China linked to a common cause
https://le.ac.uk/news/2020/march/17-volcanoes
Research by a Leicester-led team of geologists has uncovered new evidence for the causes of widespread volcanic activity in eastern Asia 100 million years ago.
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on not using tidymodels
https://staffblogs.le.ac.uk/teachingr/2020/10/05/on-not-using-tidymodels/
argument against using tidymodels when teaching data analysis