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Dragon drop
Dragonflies perform upside down backflips to right themselves
High speed cameras and CGI technology have revealed the inbuilt righting mechanisms used by dragonflies when they are thrown off balance.
Stories tagged with 'animal research'
Brain injury insights
Precise mapping shows how brain injuries inflict long-term damage
Researchers have shown how forces acting on the brain during traumatic injury are linked to damage seen years after the initial trauma.
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Threat monitoring
Imperial leads new consortium to study threats from new SARS-CoV-2 variants
Imperial researchers will lead a new consortium of UK virologists to study the effects of emerging mutations in SARS-CoV-2.
Santa's smile list
10 times Imperial made us smile in 2020
This year has been far from typical, but Imperial College London has created some rainbows amongst the clouds.
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Sneak attack
‘Trojan horse’ bacteria could help defeat antibiotic-resistant infections
Engineered strains of bacteria that displace antibiotic-resistant strains could tackle hard-to-treat infections.
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Animal research podcast
Animal research workers share insights in new podcast series
A new Imperial podcast features people working in the animal units sharing insights into the highlights and challenges of working during the pandemic.
Infection aftereffects
Severe infections wreak havoc on mouse blood cell production
Severe infections like malaria cause short and long-term damage to precursor blood cells in mice, but some damage could be reversed, find researchers.
Respiratory Risk
Bacteria-fighting cells in the airways boost infection risk from viruses
Having more bacteria-fighting immune cells in the nose and throat may explain why some people are more likely to be infected by respiratory viruses.
Predator problems
Deforestation squeezes top predators in forest streams
Streams in areas converted to oil palm have different top predators to those flowing through intact forests, affecting stream food webs.
Academy Award
Royal Academy of Engineering Silver Medal for pioneering engineer
Professor Esther Rodriguez Villegas has been honoured for her contribution to the field of wearable medical electronics.
