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Dead cells disrupt how immune cells respond to wounds and patrol for infection	20 May 2019
Climate change has long-term impact on species adaptability	20 May 2019
Bedbugs evolved more than 100 million years ago – and walked the earth with T. rex	16 May 2019
Groovy new solar technology aims to be the future of renewable energy	3 May 2019
Scientists discover how superbugs hide from their host	2 May 2019
University unveils new research flagships to tackle biggest global challenges	30 April 2019
Forgotten history of tobacco, caffeines, chocolate, sugar, and opium set to be revealed by historians	29 April 2019
Apprenticeships - German precisions and changing perceptions	5 April 2019
Copycat fungus deceives immune system and deactivates body’s response to infection	28 March 2019
How did luxury become a necessity?	25 March 2019
Females live longer when they have help raising offspring	21 March 2019
A prehistoric journey	15 March 2019
Eighty years over the rainbow	15 March 2019
Using regenerative medicine to cure blindness in developing countries	3 December 2018
Extreme weather is turning the Arctic brown and could impact on climate change	26 November 2018
Aspirin and omega-3 reduce pre-cancerous bowel polyps	20 November 2018
Spectacular star system discovered which could explode to create powerful cosmic firework display	19 November 2018
New inhibitor which blocks inflammation could also treat sepsis	17 November 2018
Animal welfare breakthrough helps to accelerate brain and diabetes research	15 November 2018
Exhibition sheds new light on European peace protests of 1980s	15 November 2018
Researchers debunk decades old theory on house sparrows	13 November 2018
Surviving a heart attack	12 November 2018
Empowering women through radio	12 November 2018
Pollution in cities damaging insects and ecosystems	9 November 2018
Decline in shorebirds linked to climate change, experts warn	9 November 2018
Codebreaker Turing's theory explains how shark scales are patterned	7 November 2018
Study on use of antibiotic prophylaxis to prevent life-threatening heart infections	5 November 2018
Legal inquiry calls for urgent reform to international law to protect children in war zones	2 November 2018
Children's chances tackled in four major reports	26 October 2018
Rice with fewer stomata requires less water and is better suited for climate change	24 July 2018
Record-breaking microscope developed using methods pioneered by Sheffield scientists	23 July 2018
Crowdsourcing friendly bacteria helps superbug cause infection	16 July 2018
Faster photons could enable total data security	16 July 2018

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