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How old compounds could become tomorrow’s life-savers
University of Leeds scientists are looking back in time at previously discarded chemical compounds, to see if any could be developed for new antibiotics.
Leeds pain research makes Discover magazine's top 100
Research led by neuroscientist Professor Nikita Gamper has been included in Discover magazine’s 100 top stories of 2017.
Biodiversity estimates are ‘coming of age’
An international competition to estimate the diversity of plants across the whole of Britain has shown that mathematical modelling techniques are ‘coming of age’.
Pioneering technique could boost understanding of heart disease
Research by Dr Isuru Jayasinghe and colleagues hopes to harness a new imaging technique.
How fungi helped create life as we know it
Research led by Dr Katie Field explores how fungi helped oxygenate the early earth.