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About
https://le.ac.uk/social-epigenetics-lab/about
The University of Leicester social epigenetics lab is researching DNA methylation in insect models to investigate how it affects bees' social biology and environmental response.
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Goal 2: Zero Hunger
https://le.ac.uk/about/making-a-difference/sdgs/zero-hunger
The second Sustainable Development Goal is to end hunger, achieve food security and improved nutrition and promote sustainable agriculture.
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Discovery of a new gene enables the diagnosis for patients with rare lung disease
https://le.ac.uk/news/2024/april/hirst
As part of a large international research collaboration, scientists at the University of Leicester have helped identify a new candidate gene involved in the development of primary ciliary dyskinesia (PCD).
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Colleagues remember Lucy
https://le.ac.uk/about/history/obituaries/2023/lucy-ellis/colleagues
Lucy’s recent and former colleagues have shared some memories below: “I knew Lucy for 17 years, meeting her for the first time when the careers service was based in College House and liking her immediately as she was so friendly and warm-hearted.
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January 2021 Digest
https://staffblogs.le.ac.uk/physicsastronomy/2021/02/01/january-2021-digest/
Posted by Physics & Astronomy in Physics and Astronomy Blog on 1 February 2021 With 2020 now behind us, the Physics Community team would like to say a virtual “welcome to 2021,” and to share some of the stories on our School blog from the past few weeks.
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Phenomenal space explosion astonishes Leicester researchers and shines a light on our own galaxy
https://le.ac.uk/news/2023/march/gamma-ray-burst-swift
University of Leicester researchers have played crucial roles in discovering and analysing a gamma-ray burst at least 10 times brighter than anything NASA’s Swift mission has seen before.
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Why Not…. Join Our All-School Quiz on December 1st?
https://staffblogs.le.ac.uk/physicsastronomy/2020/11/23/why-not-join-our-all-school-quiz-on-december-1st/
Posted by Physics & Astronomy in Physics and Astronomy Blog on 23 November 2020 As we’re nearing the end of term, we thought we’d have a bit of fun, so the Physics Community team is excited to invite all members of the School to an All-School Quiz on Tuesday the 1st of...
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University marks Prematurity Awareness Month by encouraging schools to take up the Prem Aware Award to support children born early
https://le.ac.uk/news/2024/november/prematuritymonth
Research undertaken by experts from the University of Leicester is helping to support parents and teachers of children born prematurely
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The mystery of the impossible black hole
https://staffblogs.le.ac.uk/physicsastronomy/2020/11/11/mystery-impossible-black-hole/
In September 2020 the LIGO/Virgo team announced the detection of two black holes merging. Two impossible black holes.
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Phil Evans
https://staffblogs.le.ac.uk/physicsastronomy/author/philip_evans/
Dr Phil Evans, Swift Development Scientist, develops tools and techniques to facilitate the exploitation of x-ray data from Swift for astrophysical research. Follow him on Twitter @swift_phil.