News News stories Find out about the latest Biosciences news from the University of Sheffield. 3 April 2024 Bees master complex tasks through social interaction In a groundbreaking discovery, bumblebees have been shown to possess a previously unseen level of cognitive sophistication. 29 February 2024 Side effects of wide scale forestation could reduce carbon removal benefits by up to a third Enhanced weathering test fields of soybean at the Energy Farm, University of Illinois, Urbana- Champaign (image credit Dimitar Epihov, Leverhulme Centre, University of Sheffield) 29 February 2024 Field trials reveal crushed rock boosts carbon removal and improves crop yields Search Sheffield students scoop ‘Best Project’ award at international synthetic biology competition Students from the University of Sheffield have won the ‘Best Project’ in their category award at the International Genetically Engineered Machine (iGEM) Competition in Boston, USA after their hardware project OPENLUX impressed judges. 21 November 2019 Experts unlock key to photosynthesis, a find that could help us meet food security demands Study shows how an electrical reaction in protein complex cytochrome b6f provides the energy that plants need to turn carbon dioxide into the carbohydrates and biomass that sustain the global food chain. 13 November 2019 Scientists discover how potent bacterial toxin kills MRSA bacteria New research from the University of Sheffield has revealed the mechanism an enzyme uses to target and kill MRSA bacteria. 4 November 2019 Guest lectures from Covance give biomedical science students a fascinating insight into drug discovery Last week we welcomed leading drug development organisation, Covance Laboratories to the Department of Biomedical Science to deliver a double lecture on drug discovery to our second year students. 24 October 2019 Capturing elephants from the wild hinders their reproduction for over a decade Capturing elephants to keep in captivity not only hinders their reproduction immediately, but also has a negative effect on their calves, according to new research. 9 October 2019 Pagination First page « First Previous page ‹ Previous … Page 31 Page 32 Page 33 Page 34 Current page 35 Page 36 Page 37 Page 38 Page 39 … Next page Next › Last page Last »