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How do bacteria help and harm crops?

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Jong and his team use various tools and techniques from molecular biology and genetics to study B. Social behaviours of bacteria are determined by cell-to-cell communication, known as quorum-sensing, so Jong mutated different genes involved in cell signalling to examine which controlled B. glumae and its interactions with rice.

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How we read: the neuroscience behind literacy

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Literacy skills have a profound impact on a person’s life,” says Dr Jacqueline Cummine, a professor at the Faculty of Rehabilitation Medicine – Communication Science and Disorders at the University of Alberta. While it is obvious how sight is involved in reading, research has also uncovered the important roles of hearing and touch.

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From Scientist to Shareholder: Why do it?

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The growing effects of climate change, loss of biodiversity and resource scarcity will require societal change and new technical solutions based on new scientific research. It is therefore vital that students see the benefits – for themselves and their societies – of learning national sciences such as biology, chemistry, and physics.

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Behind the screens: the crystals that flow like rain down a windowpane

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The research team (left to right): Ian Sage, Akhshay Bhadwal, Joseph Cousins, Nigel Mottram, Carl Brown and Stephen Wilson. School of Science and Technology. FIELD OF RESEARCH. FIELD OF RESEARCH. RESEARCH PROJECT. Engineering and Physical Sciences Research Council (EPSRC). Experimental Physics.

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Imaging the invisible: how can research software and imaging techniques help scientists study the things we can’t see?

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Imaging the invisible: how can research software and imaging techniques help scientists study the things we can’t see? Dr Joanna Leng , from the University of Leeds in the UK, is a research software engineer who designs and develops the software that allows scientific imaging devices to be used to their full potential. Pinterest.

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Are there ‘rules’ for conveying emotion through art?

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a line) Quantify — to measure the number or amount of something To what extent can art be used to communicate specific emotions? a line) Quantify — to measure the number or amount of something To what extent can art be used to communicate specific emotions? Or are their effects unpredictable?

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On the frontline of the biomedical revolution

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Into the light Jin specialises in using photonics – the science of light – within biomedicine. “We Jin’s photonics research uses nanotechnology to see how light interacts with molecules themselves, which relies on drawing expertise from different areas. “We I confess, I’m a typical workaholic!

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