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Find out about the latest Biosciences news from the º£½ÇÉçÇø of Sheffield.
Basking shark off the coast of Ireland

Family matters for world’s second biggest fish

By developing a register of genetic profiles, the scientists were able to identify individual basking sharks when they arrived to feed.
Arctic greening

Global science team on red alert as Arctic land grows greener

Scientists are using the latest drone and satellite technology to understand the impact of climate change on the Arctic tundra.
MCF10A filopodia

Wolfson Foundation grant supports biological cell imaging at Sheffield

º£½ÇÉçÇø is delighted to receive a grant of £200,000 from the Wolfson Foundation towards the expansion of the Wolfson Light Microscopy Facility (LMF).
Auditory physiology

Scientists awarded funding to investigate causes of age-related hearing loss

A newly funded study could lead to a better understanding of why people lose their hearing with age and has the potential to help develop new therapies to prevent or repair age-related hearing loss.
Laura Smith-Brown, º£½ÇÉçÇø Library, Dr Andrew Fenton, Department of Molecular Biology and Biotechnology, Dr Frank Ryan, Dr Paul Collini, Department of Infection, Immunity and Cardiovascular Disease and Professor Simon Foster, Department of Molecular Biology and Biotechnology.

Archive capturing the stories of pioneering medical scientists is donated to the º£½ÇÉçÇø of Sheffield

The collection, assembled and donated by Sheffield Medical School alumnus, emeritus consultant physician and Honorary Sheffield Medical School Senior Lecturer, Dr Frank Ryan, paints a very real account of early drug discovery.