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New study uses museum specimens & molecular methods to reconstruct the emergence & spread of amphibian chytridiomycosis in Ecuador, directly linking to historic amphibian declines & extinctions in a global biodiversity hotspot.
Photo credit: Phillip Jervis.
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Many congrats to Mariagrazia Pizza and Mike Sternberg on being elected today to the Academy of Medical Sciences! A fantastic achievement!
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🔬 Thanks to everyone who joined the Imperial Centre for Structural Biology Open Day led by Dr Kostas Beis!
A wonderful afternoon of talks, posters & networking celebrating structural biology research.
Thanks to our speakers, presenters & sponsors CliniSciences and Thermo Fisher. See you next year!
Prof Vincent Savolainen has been awarded the Freedom of the City of London & admitted as a Liveryman of the Worshipful Company of Scientific Instrument Makers.
The honours recognise his contributions to biodiversity science & support for STEM.
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Beyond the tip of the biodiversity iceberg 🌍
Professor James Rosindell's inaugural lecture explored how models can reveal the hidden majority of biodiversity and why it matters in a changing world.
If you missed the lecture, you can view it in its entirety here: www.youtube.com/live/OUP19KO...
Imperial scientists led by @tolgaboz.bsky.social have uncovered a hidden plant defence system using internal calcium signals.
The discovery could help create more resilient crops, reduce pesticide use, and support sustainable food systems.
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How magnets and a mini trapeze could help save Britain’s bees
James Tapper writes that pesticide-resistant hives could be the answer to huge population decline in the UK – thanks to some innovative study methods being used by scientists
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An important area of #MalariaResearch is the future role of genetically modified mosquitoes & #GeneDrive mosquitoes along existing malaria tools. Together we can #EndMalaria!
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#WorldMalariaDay #ZeroMalaria #ZeroMalariaStartsWithMe #NowWeCanNowWeMust
World Malaria Day is 25 April!🌍🦟 Get involved using our toolkit!
Assets available in the following languages:
English, French, Italian, Luganda, Portuguese, Spanish and Swahili.
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#GeneDrive boosts inheritance of certain traits to spread through mosquito populations. This new tool is being explored to #EndMalaria in Sub‑Saharan Africa alongside bed nets, insecticides & vaccines.
Get involved: targetmalaria.org/world-malari... #WorldMalariaDay #ZeroMalaria #NowWeCanNowWeMust
A newly discovered immune mechanism shows how plants use internal calcium signals to fight disease, potentially opening new pathways for stronger, mo...
Pesticide-resistant hives could be the answer to huge population decline in the UK – thanks to some innovative study methods being used by scientists
Imperial researchers working across infectious disease, genomics, neuroscience and cardiovascular medicine are among those recognised in this year&rs...
Professor Vincent Savolainen has been admitted to the Freedom of the City of London and the Worshipful Company of Scientific Instrument Makers, in re...
