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Shape-shifting brain cells key to ultra-fast perception

Shape-shifting sensory cells work alongside body movements to enable ultra-fast perception. This finding challenges conventional neural models and offers new directions for energy-efficient AI, robotic vision, and visual prostheses.
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New Study Reveals How African Restoration Projects Spill Over into Surrounding Landscapes

Researchers from the University of Sheffield and University of Cambridge have conducted the most comprehensive study to date on how habitat restoration in sub-Saharan Africa impacts tree loss beyond project boundaries.
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Ancient genome function persists despite frequent mutations

A new Nature study led by HHU Düsseldorf and MPIPZ Cologne with Dr Lisa Smith and Professor Jurriaan Ton reveals the process by which centromeres change their sequence rapidly over time.
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Starving cancer’s fuel source could boost treatment effectiveness

Targeting how cancer cells adapt and survive in nutrient-deprived environments could slow tumour growth and make existing treatments more effective, according to new University of Sheffield research.
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University of Sheffield NERC Environmental Omics Facility will support cutting- edge Government funded science programme

University of Sheffield and Earlham Institute to accelerate FAIR metadata management for UK biodiversity science.