Biochemistry away day 201627 September 2016Robots, submarines, virtual reality DNA and curly arrows… these were just some of the topics covered at the University of Bristol’s Biochemistry away day on 6th September 2016, which saw the whole School coming together to share ideas, games and some much appreciated sunshine.
Biochemistry away day 201627 September 2016Robots, submarines, virtual reality DNA and curly arrows… these were just some of the topics covered at the University of Bristol’s Biochemistry away day on 6th September 2016, which saw the whole School coming together to share ideas, games and some much appreciated sunshine.
Unravelling the biology of parkinsonism22 August 2016Scientists have taken another step towards understanding the causes of parkinsonism by identifying what's happening at a cellular level to potentially help develop future treatments.
Soapbox Science in Bristol18 August 2016Soapbox Science is a public outreach initiative aimed at promoting female scientists and the varied and fascinating research they do. Events take place in cities across the country, and this year the Bristol event covered everything from ‘Is stress killing your brain cells?’ to ‘The Magic of Mushrooms: could mushrooms be the solution to antibiotic resistance?’ to ‘Designing vaccine delivery systems using synthetic biology.’
Biochemistry undergraduate contributes to a paper on mitochondrial genetics22 July 2016The Szczelkun and Savery labs have published a new paper, 'Length heterogeneity at conserved sequence block 2 in human mitochondrial DNA acts as a rheostat for RNA polymerase POLRMT activity', in the journal Nucleic Acids Research.
Bring out your Dead: How Cell Corpses Help Train the Immune System27 May 2016Engulfing the corpses of dead cells is an important “rite of passage” for macrophages, a type of white blood cell that forms part of the innate immune system. The biochemical changes that occur inside macrophages after consuming apoptotic cells primes them for tackling challenges like cuts and bacterial infection.
This research, published recently in the journal Cell, was led by Dr Helen Weavers from the University of Bristol’s Faculty of Biomedical Sciences.
An enzyme enigma discovered in the abyss12 May 2016Scientists at the Universities of Bristol and Newcastle have uncovered the secret of the ‘Mona Lisa of chemical reactions’ – in a bacterium that lives at the bottom of the Pacific Ocean. It is hoped the discovery could lead to the development of new antibiotics and other medical treatments.
