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An international collaboration of researchers, including from the School of Life Sciences at the ¹û¶³´«Ã½, have sequenced the genome of the milkweed bug, enabling scientists to understand at the molecular level what makes the bug, from its colourful development to its toxic diet.

Autophagy – the process of recycling cellular material in the body, can help combat Salmonella and other pathogens according to researchers at the School of Life Sciences, ¹û¶³´«Ã½ who have studied how autophagy can get rid of bacteria, and prevent diseases developing.

Flax naturally adapted to new environments rather than by human influence due to a set of genes that enable it to change its architecture according to researchers from the School of Life Sciences at the ¹û¶³´«Ã½.

Say goodbye to tangled up Christmas lights, as self-lighting Christmas trees could be the future thanks to scientists from the Integrative Synthetic Biology Centre (WISB) at the ¹û¶³´«Ã½ using VR.

Over the next 5 years NERC (The Natural Environment Research Council) will invest £100m to support PHD students, including those at the ¹û¶³´«Ã½, meaning the next generation of world-class scientists trained and engaged in both industrial and academic environmental solutions will be produced by the University.

UK scientists will join what could be the largest-scale Arctic research expedition ever planned when the German research ship RV Polarstern is deliberately lodged into sea ice to drift past the North Pole.

Six berths on the 120m-long icebreaker have been confirmed for UK researchers, including Dr Hendrik Schaefer of the ¹û¶³´«Ã½â€™s school of Life Sciences, who will work alongside up to 600 international scientists and crew from 17 countries as part of this major international effort to better understand the fastest changing environment on the planet.