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Recently appointed a University Teaching Officer, Dr Boemo shares his experience and work here at Pathology: "My background is in mathematics and computer science, but I have always worked in and around biology laboratories since I started university. Originally from the United States, I completed a BA in mathematics at...

Colorifix uses DNA sequencing and nature’s own colours to create sustainable dyes that reduce the fashion industry’s use of water and harmful chemicals. UK-based Colorifix—an enterprise founded by members of the Department of Pathology—has an innovative solution derived from nature. Inspired by their study of water...

Study finds testicular germ cell tumour cells release microRNA-containing extracellular vesicles that induce phenotypic and genotypic changes in cells of the tumour microenvironment Testicular germ cell tumours (TCGTs) are characterised by overexpression of certain microRNAs, short non-coding RNAs that regulate gene...

The Lulla research group has published a study on hotspots in neurotropic human astroviruses. This study, led by Hashim Ali, has found "hotspots" in genomes of neurotropic human astroviruses that allow them to infect neurons. It describes a molecular toolkit for studying non-classical human astroviruses, a family of...