News in brief
Making cancer vulnerable and building bridges with MPs: News from the College
Here’s a batch of fresh news and announcements from across Imperial.
Stories written by Hayley Dunning
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Podcast: Child COVID condition, health inequalities, and a healthy planet
In this edition: A COVID-linked condition in children, how AI could magnify health inequities, and 9 things you can do for your health and the planet.
Fundamental funding
Imperial receives £7.64m to keep UK at the forefront of particle physics
Imperial has received funding from the STFC to continue investigating the properties of elementary particles and the fundamental forces of nature.
Disease detectives
Disease biology pioneers receive Wellcome Trust funding
Researchers studying immune system defences, gut bacteria colonisations, and parasite invasions have received funding to further their studies.
News in brief
Modified mosquitoes and ‘zombie’ cells: News from the College
Here’s a batch of fresh news and announcements from across Imperial.
Nutrition boost
Researchers identify 1,044 underused plants that could combat vitamin deficiency
New research has identified more than 1,000 edible plants that could address vitamin B deficiencies for thousands of people.
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Big bird data
Body measurements for all 11,000 bird species released in open-access database
A new database called AVONET contains measurements of more than 90,000 individual birds, allowing researchers to test theories and aid conservation.
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From markets to molecules
AI for life sciences research gets boost from the financial markets
A technique to find hidden connections between stocks and shares has been applied to discovering and mapping connections between proteins.
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Gassy city
London produces up to a third more methane than estimates suggest
Measurements of London’s atmosphere show the city is releasing more of the potent greenhouse gas methane, primarily from natural gas leaks.
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Podcast: Debating vaccines, LGBTQ+ history month, and humans of health research
In this edition: A scientist countering vaccine misinformation, members of Imperial’s LGBTQ+ network, and the people behind an impactful asthma trial.
