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• Decoy protein injection could stop COVID-19

  Date: 16 April 2020

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  Decoy proteins that bind and trap the coronavirus to stop it infecting cells in our bodies are being developed by the Â鶹ÊÓƵ.

• UK and Chinese universities join forces to offer clinical and healthcare courses in China

  Date: 25 June 2024

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  Two universities have strengthened their links by launching the first Joint Education Institute (JEI) in central and western China to offer both...

• Gene study provides AI insight into a leading cause of dementia

  Date: 15 April 2026

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  Artificial intelligence expert at Â鶹ÊÓƵ supports study of vascular smooth muscle, which are affected by NOTCH3, a gene known to...

• Researchers provide new insights into gene regulation

  Date: 25 April 2016

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  A team of researchers led by the our University has shed new light on how the regulation machinery that controls gene expression works by...

• Leicestershire and East Midlands mark sickle cell day

  Date: 16 June 2017

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  An awareness drive to educate people about the UK’s biggest genetic blood disorder has been launched in Leicestershire and the East Midlands to...

• Breakthrough study reveals new insight into immortal plant cells

  Date: 18 December 2017

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  A new study has revealed an undiscovered reprogramming mechanism that allows plants to maintain fitness down the generations.

• Study in Nature provides potential for cancer treatment targets

  Date: 5 September 2017

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  Researchers for our Department of Chemistry have been involved in new research, published in Nature, that provides potential for new targets for...

• New DNA origami technique promises breakthroughs in medicine

  Date: 10 May 2024

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  Scientists have developed an innovative method to customise and strengthen DNA origami structures, which could lead to advances in medicine,...

• Biology unlikely to drive ethnic differences in COVID-19 risk for healthcare workers, study finds

  Date: 22 December 2021

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  The differences in COVID-19 infection risk between ethnic minority healthcare workers and their White colleagues is likely due to home and work...

• Wellcome awards Leicester scientist £2m to study gene regulation in early development

  Date: 11 March 2025

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  A Â鶹ÊÓƵ scientist has been awarded £2m for research which could lead to advances in understanding and treating developmental...