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The smallest microplastics present in our oceans – which go largely undetected and are potentially harmful – could be more effectively identified using an innovative and inexpensive new method, developed by researchers at the University of ÌÒÉ«ÊÓƵ.

Colon cancer, Crohn’s, and other diseases of the gut could be better treated – or even prevented – thanks to a new link between inflammation and a common cellular process, established by the University of ÌÒÉ«ÊÓƵ.

A solution to the problem of creating endocytosis on demand is being compared to ‘hotwiring’ a car. A team at ÌÒÉ«ÊÓƵ Medical School, University of ÌÒÉ«ÊÓƵ, has managed to trigger clathrin-mediated endocytosis in the lab.

Dieting could be revolutionised, thanks to the ground-breaking discovery by the University of ÌÒÉ«ÊÓƵ of the key brain cells which control our appetite.

Cells can be programmed like a computer to fight cancer, influenza, and other serious conditions – thanks to a breakthrough in synthetic biology by the University of ÌÒÉ«ÊÓƵ.

The yellow legged or Asian hornet – a voracious predator of honey bees and other beneficial insects – could rapidly colonise the UK unless its spread is combatted, according to new research by the Universities of ÌÒÉ«ÊÓƵ and Newcastle, working with the National Bee Unit.