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• Lets make living fossils extinct

  https://le.ac.uk/news/2016/july/lets-make-living-fossils-extinct

  Research involving Dr Rob Hammond from the Department of Genetics has been cited by the Guardian in an article about 'living fossils' - and if it's time for scientists to retire the term.

• Resources

  https://le.ac.uk/vgec/topics/gene-regulation/gene-regulation-higher-education/resources

  Useful resources for higher education on gene expression and regulation.

• Inherited herpesvirus study finds links to ancient humans

  https://le.ac.uk/news/2017/august/inherited-herpesvirus-study-finds-links-to-ancient-humans

  An international study of integrated HHV-6 led by our University has discovered that a small number of human ancestors, one from about 24,000 years ago, have been responsible for transmitting ancient strains of the virus to individuals today – affecting about a million people...

• Forests recovering from logging act as a source of carbon

  https://le.ac.uk/news/2023/january/forests-logging-carbon

  New study led by University of Leicester PhD student and Imperial College London researchers contradicts previous assumptions.

• Tony Gershlick

  https://le.ac.uk/about/history/obituaries/2020/tony-gershlick

  It is with deep sadness we announce that the University of Leicester and University Hospitals of Leicester NHS Trust (UHL) have lost a talented, dedicated and much loved colleague to COVID-19.

• University awarded £14 million to expand research into lifestyle changes which could help those from multi-ethnic communities with chronic conditions live longer and better lives

  https://le.ac.uk/news/2024/january/leicester-lifestyle

  More than £14 million has been awarded to The University of Leicester to expand its research into the prevention and management of chronic disease through physical activity.

• Harnessing the power of rain

  https://le.ac.uk/news/2015/july/harnessing-the-power-of-rain

  Physics students taking the Physics Special Topics module have investigated how viable rainfall is as a source of energy - particularly in comparison to solar energy.

• University of Leicester School of English staff blog Lingo of No Man’s Land

  https://staffblogs.le.ac.uk/english/2014/05/16/lingo-of-no-mans-land/

  WWI slang dictionary Lorenzo Napoleon Smith Canadian

• Research reveals air pollution can alter the effectiveness of antibiotics and increases the potential of disease

  https://le.ac.uk/news/2017/march/study-reveals-air-pollution-can-alter-the-effectiveness-of-antibiotics-and-increases-the-potential-of-disease

  Researchers from the University have for the first time discovered that bacteria that cause respiratory infections are directly affected by air pollution - increasing the potential for infection and changing the effectiveness of antibiotic treatment.

• TCData360 launched

  https://staffblogs.le.ac.uk/socscilibrarians/2017/01/13/tcdata360-launched/

  Posted by Andrew Dunn in Social Sciences and Humanities Librarians’ Blog on January 13, 2017 A new site from the World Bank which provides free access to open data on trade and competitiveness.