Study in chicks reveals causes of deafness from birth
Scientists from the UK and the US have uncovered new genetic clues to congenital deafness using chick embryos. Congenital hearing loss – hearing impairment present at birth – is one […]
Non-animal approaches across Europe: Driving change Togeth3R
The most recent webinar series from The Togeth3R Consortium was watched by 3,231 people from across the world. If you were not able to attend, the recordings of the talks […]
Childhood exposure to bacterial toxin may be triggering colorectal cancer epidemic among the young
New research has found a potential microbial culprit behind the alarming rise in early-onset colorectal cancer Exposure to colibactin, a toxin produced by certain strains of the bacterium, Escherichia coli, in […]
Comparison of immune response in lung and lymph node reveals surprising quality of tissue-resident reaction
Key points: Researchers from the Linterman lab at the Babraham Institute have compared the germinal centres, a hub for immune cell training, in the lung tissue with those that appear […]
Monkeys infected by Mpox reveal clue to outbreaks
An international research team have traced the Mpox virus outbreak in monkeys to a species of wild rodent, identified as a new intermediate host. Mpox – formerly known as monkeypox […]
New research further translates the language of the genome
Research into transcription factors deepen understanding of the ‘language’ of the genome, offering insights into human development. New research has uncovered more about the complexity of human gene regulation by […]