Devastating plant virus revealed in atomic detail
The complex 3D structure of one of the world’s most lethal families of plant viruses has been revealed in unprecedented detail by scientists at the University of Leeds.
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Education holds the key to using animals in biomedical research
Scientists and educators involved in animal research in emerging countries are sharing good practice ideas, plus debating welfare and ethics, as part of pioneering work led by the University.
Virus could help treat advanced cancers
Early results from a small-scale clinical trial have revealed the potential of a virus to treat some advanced cancers.
Wastewater plants are key route into UK rivers for microplastics
Water samples from UK rivers contained significantly higher concentrations of microplastics downstream from wastewater treatment plants, researchers have found.
Green tea molecule could prevent heart attacks
A molecular compound in green tea could hold the key to preventing deaths from heart attacks and strokes caused by atherosclerosis, according to new research.
Blackcurrants could help end bad (for the planet) hair days
Natural dyes extracted from blackcurrant waste created during Ribena manufacture have for the first time been used in an effective new hair dyeing technology, developed at the University of Leeds.
Vote for inspiring professors’ cell-free tissue invention
Research led by Leeds professors has led to a better quality of life for thousands of people around the world who have received tissue regeneration treatment.
Pilot project aims for carbon negative electricity production
A University of Leeds spin-out company is partnering in Europe’s first bioenergy carbon capture storage project.
Peatland contributions to UK water security
Peatlands are vital to UK water security and must be protected to preserve the UK’s water supply, warn scientists.
Insight into quantum chaos may be the key to quantum computers
New research gives insight into a recent experiment that was able to manipulate an unprecedented number of atoms through a quantum simulator.