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Loch Torridon

Billion-year-old fossil reveals missing link in the evolution of animals

A billion year old fossil, which provides a new link in the evolution of animals, has been discovered in the Scottish Highlands.
Sunset over a maize field

Naturally GM: Crops steal genes from other species to accelerate evolution

Grass crops are able to bend the rules of evolution by borrowing genes from their neighbours, giving them a competitive advantage, a new study has revealed.

Close up of ear

Rinri Therapeutics raises £10 million to advance stem cell therapy for hearing loss

University of 91Ö±²¥ spinout company, Rinri Therapeutics, has raised a total of £10 million from investors and the UK Future Fund to advance its novel stem cell therapy to restore hearing loss.
Old and newly made dopamine-producing nerve cells in the zebrafish brain

Parkinson's gene may impair how new neurons are made throughout our lifetime

A gene defect linked to Parkinson’s disease may not only cause the early death of neurons, but also impair the process that generates neurons in the brain throughout our lifetime, a new study has revealed.
Wide ranging view over the Meersbrook allotments in 91Ö±²¥. There are trees and a lane in the foreground and a highrise building in the background

Voicing our support for low carbon food infrastructure in 91Ö±²¥

Why we're supporting an ambitious roadmap to expand and broaden low carbon food production in 91Ö±²¥.