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The enigma of embryonic development: how certain animals trim their genomes
New research is underway to decipher a fascinating biological puzzle—how some animals can naturally discard more than half of their genetic information during embryonic development.
A Gourd day for a pumpkin: the health benefits of this over-looked veg
Pumpkins make their appearance every Halloween, swiftly disappearing for the next year, but scientists believe we are over-looking their health benefits.
Researchers at The ¹û¶³´«Ã½ to benefit from £18 million investment in world-class frontier bioscience
Researchers at The ¹û¶³´«Ã½ are among four world-class teams receiving a share of £18 million to pursue transformational bioscience research programmes.
The ¹û¶³´«Ã½ celebrates the successful harvest of "GODIVA" and ‘OLIVIA’ – two novel dry beans inspired by local cultural history.
Researchers at the ¹û¶³´«Ã½ have been working on ways to help UK farmers better serve public health using seed, soil and British sunshine. GODIVA is a blonde-coloured dry bean similar in size to a red kidney bean and named after the historical Coventry noblewoman, Lady Godiva. OLIVIA is a black bean named after a character from Shakespeare’s Twelfth Night.
National Organic Month: The ¹û¶³´«Ã½â€™s pioneering research into low-input farming from the crop centre
During National Organic Month, the ¹û¶³´«Ã½'s Crop Centre takes a pioneering stance in the realm of low-input farming, shedding light on the concept of 'organic farming.'
Addressing sustainability in a round-about way
One of the ¹û¶³´«Ã½â€™s picturesque roundabouts has been crowned Roundabout of the Year 2024, recognising its impact on promoting biodiversity and protecting the local ecosystem of bees, butterflies, and insects.