Science News

'Bench to bedside' research to be transformed by new funding

Published
Friday 17th October, 2014
Categories
Health
Technology
Science

A new £6.8 million research centre based across two Yorkshire universities will aim to transform diagnosis and treatment of patients suffering from cancer, heart disease and musculoskeletal diseases

'Endless possibilities' for bio-nanotechnology

Published
Wednesday 8th October, 2014
Categories
Technology
Science

Scientists from the University of Leeds have taken a crucial step forward in bio-nanotechnology, a field that uses biology to develop new tools for science, technology and medicine.

Flying fish - from Africa to the Amazon

Published
Thursday 25th September, 2014
Categories
Environment
Science

Scientists have uncovered the natural fertiliser contained within Saharan dust that plays an important role in the health of the Amazon rainforest when it is blown across the Atlantic: fish bone.

Peacock's train is not such a drag

Published
Thursday 18th September, 2014
Categories
Science

The magnificent plumage of the peacock may not be quite the sacrifice to love that it appears to be, University of Leeds researchers have discovered.

Chromosome buffers hold key to better melanoma understanding

Published
Wednesday 17th September, 2014
Categories
Science
Health

Buffers that guard against damage to the ends of chromosomes could hold the key to a better understanding of malignant melanoma, according to new research from the University of Leeds.