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• ExoMars rover named after DNA pioneer

  https://le.ac.uk/news/2019/february/11-exomars

  The ExoMars Rover The ExoMars Rover (courtesy of ESA) 475|The European Space Agency has named its new ExoMars rover Rosalind Franklin, after the DNA pioneer, it has been announced.

• Research Methods in Cancer Biology

  https://le.ac.uk/modules/2027/mb7003

  Module code: MB7003 When a gene is found to be mutated in a cancer, we first need to understand how its protein product functions and then how the mutated protein alters the behaviour of cancer cells. For example, cancer cells show uncontrolled cell proliferation.

• Research Methods in Cancer Biology

  https://le.ac.uk/modules/2025/mb7003

  Module code: MB7003 When a gene is found to be mutated in a cancer, we first need to understand how its protein product functions and then how the mutated protein alters the behaviour of cancer cells. For example, cancer cells show uncontrolled cell proliferation.

• Antimicrobial resistance (AMR) and microbial stress responses

  https://le.ac.uk/lemid/strategic-areas/amr-and-stress-responses

  Antimicrobial resistance is a global issue that requires an in depth understanding of how resistance is acquired by microbes, including when under environmental stress, alongside innovative thinking to target resistance organisms.

• GNSS Probe

  https://le.ac.uk/clcr/research-projects/gnss-probe

  GNSSProbe is a new ESA funded study which looks at the potential of satellite navigation signals, to estimate soil water content and to provide a cheap alternative to existing techniques.

• Healthy eating and respiratory irritants from 400000 years ago revealed through ancient dental plaque

  https://le.ac.uk/news/2015/june/healthy-eating-and-respiratory-irritants-from-400-000-years-ago-revealed-through-ancient-dental-plaque

  The University of Leicester is involved in new research conducted by archaeologists from the University of York and the Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona, in collaboration with members of Tel Aviv University, that reveals striking insights into the living conditions...

• New way to kill the malaria parasite identified

  https://le.ac.uk/news/2015/july/new-way-to-kill-the-malaria-parasite-identified-by-study

  Scientists have discovered new ways in which the malaria parasite survives in the blood stream of its victims - a discovery that could pave the way to new treatments for the disease.

• Visiting the University

  https://le.ac.uk/study/undergraduates/mature-students/visiting-the-university

  We hold Open Days (for potential applicants) and UCAS Visit Days (for those who have applied and received an offer) to provide you with all the information you will need.

• New research sheds light on how reward-induced behaviour in the brain may be controlled

  https://le.ac.uk/news/2016/june/new-research-sheds-light-on-how-reward-induced-behaviour-in-the-brain-may-be-controlled

  A new study has shed light on how reward-associated behaviour can be controlled by different groups of neurons in the brain.

• NASA and European Space Agency visit Leicester for Mars workshop

  https://le.ac.uk/news/2019/may/07-mars-sample-return-workshop

  Planetary scientists from across the globe, including representatives from the Jet Propulsion Laboratory, NASA and European Space Agency, visited the University of Leicester last week for a Mars Sample Return workshop.