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Tribbles protein offers hope for tuberculosis treatment

Tuberculosis is the biggest bacterial killer worldwide. Instead of targeting the bacteria with antibiotics to combat the disease, our researchers are focusing on how our immune systems could overcome infection.

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Important step forward in stem cell therapy for rare bowel disease

Stem cell therapy could be used to treat sufferers of a rare bowel disease, a new study led by researchers at the University of Sheffield and University College London (UCL), has demonstrated.
Fluorescently labelled mutant stem cells differentiated toward sympathetic neurons. Image recorded by Dr. Ingrid Saldana

Stem cells provide new insight into genetic pathway of childhood cancer

Scientists have discovered a new insight into the genetic pathway of childhood cancer, offering new hope for tailored treatments.
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Earn Your Stripes through Artful Zebrafish

Claire and Fiona from the Aquarium Team were awarded £5k to host a Festival of the Mind (FOTM) 2016 city wide exhibition. Claire and Fiona from the Aquarium Team were awarded £5k to host a Festival of the Mind (FOTM) 2016 city wide exhibition.
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3rd International Meeting on Light-Sheet Fluorescence Microscopy

The 3rd International Conference on Light-Sheet Fluorescence Microscopy (LSFM 2016) was held in BMS and at The Edge from 31st Aug to 3rd September, and was a resounding success.

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International Zebrafish Meeting selected talks and poster prize

Groundbreaking study gives new insight into genetic cause of degenerative diseases

Scientists from the University of Sheffield have discovered a novel function of the C9orf72 protein, giving a new insight into the most common genetic cause of degenerative diseases.
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Advancing the treatment for respiratory diseases

“The irony will not have escaped your notice”, says Professor Steve Renshaw, Director of the Bateson Centre, “that I am a respiratory clinician working with a model with no lungs."