The main effects of mercury affect the central nervous system and renal function. Over recent years the scientific community has reported an increase in…
However, there are important differences between individuals with regard to the degree to which a second language is mastered, even for people who have lived…
The funding is for Dr Aletta Norval and Dr David Howarth (both Department of Government) and Dr Ewen Speed (School of Health and Human Sciences) to organise a…
The study, led by researcher Päivi Lahermo from Institute for Molecular Medicine Finland (FIMM) and University of Helsinki, Finland, and professor Juha Kere…
Since eight years the MAF framework is being actively developed by an international group of experts coordinated by BioComputing Competence Centre (B3C),…
Biodiversity is fundamental to our life, providing food, drinking water and stable habitats. But biodiversity is currently in a crisis situation: the…
Plants draw the necessary nutrients from the soil through their roots. Because they do this best with a well-branched root system, plants must form offshoots…
Using new analytical techniques, a research team in California has made the first atmospheric measurements of nitrogen trifluoride, which is thousands of times…
Dr Dave Smith and Dr Dave Suggett visited Curieuse Island as part of an ongoing study funded by Mitsubishi Corporation in conjunction with the Earthwatch…
The University of the West of England (UWE Bristol) is taking centre stage in the development of Bloodhound SSC, a car designed to take the land speed record…
An international team of scientists, led by the University of Oxford, working alongside researchers at the Science and Technology Facilities Council’s (STFC)…
The hippocampus is part of the medial temporal lobe, known to play a major role in conscious memory. Damage to the medial temporal lobe due to illnesses such…
There is no doubt that Norwegian banks will be affected by the increased globalisation, as the present financial turbulence amply demonstrates. There are…
“The Centre will bring together experts from a wide range of disciplines;” explained Professor Alcock “It is dedicated to analysing the impact of the sector's…
New light is being shed on the complex interaction of genetic and environmental factors as the result of growth in the field of epigenetics. While genetics is…
Because of the power of molecular genetics research in animals and the maturation of animal models, the path to identifying genes involved in particular types…
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