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Link between inherited DNA sequences and heart disease identified
https://le.ac.uk/news/2015/july/link-between-inherited-dna-sequences-and-heart-disease-identified
A study to examine recessively inherited genome-wide DNA sequences has for the first time discovered a potential link with Britain’s biggest killer – Coronary Artery Disease (CAD).
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Diversity in Contemporary American Literature
https://le.ac.uk/modules/2025/en2013
Module code: EN2013 American and literary studies has been transformed in recent decades by a new emphasis on the work of writers from a variety of ethnic backgrounds, and the different perspectives they offer on American culture.
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Diversity in Contemporary American Literature
https://le.ac.uk/modules/2027/en2013
Module code: EN2013 American and literary studies has been transformed in recent decades by a new emphasis on the work of writers from a variety of ethnic backgrounds, and the different perspectives they offer on American culture.
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Death’s Doings
https://staffblogs.le.ac.uk/specialcollections/2015/09/24/deaths-doings/
Posted by Margaret Maclean in Library Special Collections on September 24, 2015 In spite of all the Hypochondriac’s attempts to keep sickness at bay, Death comes whizzing down the chimney in the form of a skeletal spider. The Hypochondriac’s cat remains unmoved.
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Widening Participation Team privacy notice for Progression Programme parents/carers/guardians
https://le.ac.uk/policies/privacy/students/widening-participation/widening-participation-parents
Get more information on how your child or dependant's data is handled by the Widening Participation team at Leicester.
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New exhibit to reveal latest research on Richard IIIs DNA and ancestry
https://le.ac.uk/news/2015/march/new-exhibit-to-reveal-latest-research-on-richard-iiis-dna-and-ancestry
A new exhibit at the Science Museum in London has revealed the latest scientific discoveries about the life, death and DNA of King Richard III.
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The UK Space Sector, COVID-19 and The Midlands
https://staffblogs.le.ac.uk/physicsastronomy/2020/06/25/the-uk-space-sector-covid-19-and-the-midlands/
Posted by Physics & Astronomy in Physics and Astronomy Blog on 25 June 2020 Professor Martin Barstow discussed the latest developments for Space Park Leicester, in this blog post reprinted from Midlands Innovation .
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What do Uranuss cloud tops have in common with rotten eggs
https://le.ac.uk/news/2018/april/what-do-uranus2019s-cloud-tops-have-in-common-with-rotten-eggs
Hydrogen sulphide, the gas that gives rotten eggs their charm, appears to permeate the upper atmosphere of the planet Uranus – as has been long debated, but never definitively proven.
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Complementing awareness with action: a collaborative effort for change in medicine
https://le.ac.uk/cls/cls-equality/medrace/medrace-voices/ololade-tijani
Ololade Tijani reflects on the how awareness combined with action can have meaningful change, exemplified by the MedRACE scrub cap project
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Call to avoid type 2 diabetes made during national campaign to prevent condition
https://le.ac.uk/news/2018/april/call-to-avoid-type-2-made-during-national-campaign-to-prevent-condition
A Leicester man with type 2 diabetes is urging people to do all they can to prevent being diagnosed with the condition which could potentially have “ruined his life”. Patrick Quinn was diagnosed with the condition that is usually associated with poor lifestyle in 2014.