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Plants use a molecular clock to predict when they’ll be infected
Plants are able to predict when infections are more likely to occur and regulate their immune response accordingly, new research has found.
Led by the University of Warwick, the researchers discovered that a plants’ molecular clock is connected to their immune system to increase levels of resistance to infection at dawn – the time at which fungal infections appear most likely to occur, with plants unable to maintain the highest level of resistance at all times of day.
Prestigious medical training awards announced
The Medical Research Council has announced it will be funding 15 PhDs at the University of Warwick over the next three years.
Bacteria cells group together in communities and use electrical signalling to survive
Groups of bacteria use electrical signalling to communicate, new research published in the journal Nature has found.
The electro-communication mechanism was found to be surprisingly similar to action potential mechanism in neurons found in animal brains and central nervous systems.
Leprosy and Elephantiasis: new cases could be prevented in ten years
The life chances of over one billion people could be improved through examining the transmission of nine neglected tropical diseases (NTDs), an international consortium of researchers has argued.
Warwick students to present at MIT in international synthetic biology competition
Undergraduate and newly graduated students from Warwick University will be travelling to MIT, Boston, this September 24-28 to compete in a global synthetic biology competition.
University of Warwick secures over £1.3m to research food security
Researchers from the University of Warwick’s School of Life Sciences (SLS) have been awarded over £1.36m in grants to further their work into food security.
The BBSRC Horticulture and Potato Initiative (HAPI) grants include substantial cash and in-kind contributions from industrial partners and will be used to support work into how to improve pest and disease control and post-harvest quality.