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Tips to avoid your office Christmas party turning into a superspreader event
Dr Victoria Easton writes about the steps people can take to reduce Covid-19 transmission in the office at Christmas.
University of Leeds secures £5.6 million grant to understand new layer of gene regulation by ribosomes
The five-year project will lead to a better understanding of fundamental biochemical processes of gene regulation and will identify new research strategies for tackling cancer and other diseases.
New COVID-19 variants could emerge from animals or from people with chronic infections – but it’s not cause for panic
Recent studies show that potential sources of new SARS-CoV-2 variants could emerge from people who experience chronic COVID infections and animals but they are likely not variants of concern.
New treatment options for deadliest of cancers
A new way to target a mutant protein which can cause the deadliest of cancers in humans has been uncovered by scientists at Leeds.
Leeds academic awarded Senior Fellowship by Wellcome Trust
Dr Elton Zeqiraj has been awarded a Senior Fellowship by the Wellcome Trust, the UK’s leading medical research charity.