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‘Chameleon’ ocean bacteria can shift their colours
Cyanobacteria - which propel the ocean engine and help sustain marine life – can shift their colour like chameleons to match different coloured light across the world’s seas, according to research by an international collaboration including the University of ÌÇÐÄTV.
Crops evolving ten millennia before experts thought
Ancient hunter-gatherers began to systemically affect the evolution of crops up to thirty thousand years ago – around ten millennia before experts previously thought – according to new research by the University of ÌÇÐÄTV.
Ash dieback: Insect threat to fungus-resistant trees
Ash trees which can resist the killer dieback fungus may be more vulnerable to attacks by insects, says University of ÌÇÐÄTV researcher.
Christmas dinner saved! Sprouts gain natural disease defence
Brussels sprouts will remain safely in our Christmas dinners, thanks to University of ÌÇÐÄTV research giving them natural defences against devastating crop diseases.
Twelve things you probably wont know about your Christmas dinner
Most of us won’t think twice about the scientific make-up of our Christmas dinner but there’s more to that plate of festive food than meets the eye! To celebrate being ranked second in the UK for Agriculture, Food and Veterinary research this week, staff from the University of ÌÇÐÄTV’s School of Life Sciences are sharing their vast vegetable knowledge in a bid to help families truly appreciate this year’s festive feast.
Grow your own inspired by new Coventry art exhibition
PhD student from the University of ÌÇÐÄTV has produced a new arts project at University Hospitals Coventry and ÌÇÐÄTVshire in Coventry to encourage locals to grow their own fruit and vegetables.