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Learning more about George Henry Longly - the artist who has been commissioned to create art for UCL School of Pharmacy
@ucllifesciences.bsky.social
So proud of this new published work from the lab!
link.springer.com/article/10.1...
We show for the first time in vivo that somatic cells of the gonad support the germline by providing metabolites - specifically lactate.
There's a full tutorial here: bsky.app/profile/amoy...
Some key highlights 🧵: 1) We used amazing new tools to see how manipulating glycolysis in somatic cells changed lactate levels non-autonomously.
The @ucllifesciences.bsky.social field course students are now running moth traps @fscblencathra.bsky.social to collect data for their mini-projects. Three NFY for me in today's sample in Satin Lutestring, Sallow Kitten and Pale-shouldered Brocade, bringing my year total to 425 species. #TeamMoth
A new review on the evolutionary genetics of ageing has been published in Nature Reviews Genetics by Professor Dame Linda Partridge. The article provides an authoritative synthesis of how evolutionary processes shape the biology of ageing. www.ucl.ac.uk/life-science...
UCL and ZSL have marked 200 years of scientific and conservation partnership, celebrating a legacy of research that continues to shape global biodiversity understanding. đź”— www.ucl.ac.uk/news/2026/ma...
Applications are now open for the #Biodiversity Futures Summer School. You'll get hands-on training in AI, DNA tools & real-world #ecology.
Where:📍 London | 📅 14–18 Sept
Perfect for students & early-career environmental scientists
Deadline: 15 July
www.ucl.ac.uk/life-science...
Interested in doing a PhD in Alpha-Synuclein? We have a cutting-edge project exploring how protein dysfunction drives neurodegeneration & synaptic failure. Take a look and apply today!
👉 www.findaphd.com/phds/project...
Watercress is already a “superfood”—but now it’s being redesigned for indoor farming. New research shows how breeding + LED light can optimise yield, flavour, and nutrition in vertical farms. The future of food isn’t just grown—it’s engineered. www.ucl.ac.uk/life-science...
#AgTech #FutureOfFood
Prof. Zoë Waller
We’re excited to share Reimagining the Studio of Animal Art - a UCL200 collaboration between the Slade School of Fine Art, UCL Biosciences, the Grant Museum of Zoology, and the Zoological Society of London.
Read more: buff.ly/3ntEMeb
📸 Lucy Pope 2026
#UCL200 @sladeschoolucl.bsky.social @ucl.ac.uk
To ensure success in reproduction, organisms dedicate substantial resources to supporting the germline. In testes, somatic gonadal cells form a barrier that isolates germ cells from circulating nutrie...
A major new review on the evolutionary genetics of ageing has been published in Nature Reviews Genetics.
www.ucl.ac.uk
In 2026, UCL and the Zoological Society of London (ZSL) celebrate their joint bicentenaries and two centuries of shaping knowledge, advancing science, and deepening society’s understanding of the natu...
Watercress has been on a roll ever since a federal report declared it a superfood in 2014. The global market for this pungent, peppery herb was estimated at $673 million in 2024.
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UCL Faculty of Life Sciences
UCL Faculty of Life Sciences
UCL Faculty of Life Sciences
UCL Faculty of Life Sciences
UCL Faculty of Life Sciences
Amoyel lab
Amoyel lab
Tim Blackburn
UCL Arts and Humanities
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New lab preprint!
We study how germ cells (the cells that give rise to gametes, in this case sperm) are supported by somatic (non-germ) cells of the gonad. This matters for our understanding of reproduction - without germ cell development, animals are sterile.
www.biorxiv.org/content/10.1...
To ensure success in reproduction, organisms dedicate substantial resources to supporting the germline. In testes, somatic gonadal cells form a barrier that isolates germ cells from circulating nutrie...
