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Rogue proteins targeted by new technology
Scientists plan to develop technology to isolate and extract fragments of a "rogue" protein linked to diabetes.
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Revolutionary dyeing process wins Circular Future Fund prize
A ground-breaking project to develop a new polyester dyeing technology has beaten more than 240 projects in a competition to win a share of the Circular Future Fund.
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Investigating how scarred hearts affect athletes
New research will monitor the heartbeats of more than 100 athletes over two years to measure how endurance exercise impacts their heart.
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Clinical trial opens new way of treating prostate cancer
A different way of treating people with prostate cancer will be investigated by researchers at the 映客直播 in a new clinical trial funded by Yorkshire Cancer Research.聽
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Historic dialect recordings archive digitised for the public
If you are feeling a bit peckish do you enjoy a bit of scran or docky? Perhaps if you have a sweet tooth then a bag of cooshies or jumbles might hit the spot.
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Arms race to track the changes in structural biology
Scientists are locked in an arms race to understand the ever-changing structure of proteins, argues a Nobel Prize winning structural biologist.聽
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Why wool matters
Experts in the field of land management and carbon sequestration are highlighting wool鈥檚 unique properties and the positive contribution sheep can make to the continued wellbeing of the planet.
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Explore, learn and create at Be Curious 2022
Be Curious, the 映客直播鈥檚 annual research event, is back on campus for the first time since going virtual in 2020.
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Research to investigate the origins of Earth
An astrophysicist at the 映客直播 has been awarded a five-year fellowship to answer one of the most fundamental questions in science 鈥� how do planets form?聽
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Leeds University Rocketry Association takes launch
Theo Youds has always dreamt of going to space. Since forming the first ever rocketry association at Leeds and leading two successful rocket flights, he's set his sights on the Spaceport America Cup.