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High-protein diets help insects to fight against blood parasites

Scientists studying insects have identified a crucial biological mechanism responsible for increasing their survival against blood parasites.
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Smart molecules could be key to computers with 100-times bigger memories

Computer hard drives of the future could be made up of smart molecules.
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Professor scoops BBC and Arts Council England commission for Culture in Quarantine

A Lancaster University professor has scooped a prestigious, national BBC Arts and Arts Council England (ACE) commission for his work with a university-associated theatre company.
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Lancaster scientists record sunniest spring on record

Scientists at Lancaster University’s Hazelrigg weather station have recorded the sunniest spring on record.
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Map your own lockdown – walk, run, pedal, push, map!

Artist Louise Ann Wilson is asking residents across Lancaster, Morecambe Bay and the surrounding areas to submit their favourite ‘lockdown’ walks to create a unique artwork for 'Breathing Space', a Lancaster Arts project.
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Study reveals secret to faster carbon cycling by non-native plants

New research published in the journal Science shows that non-native plants interact differently with insects and soil microbes than native plants, with dramatic consequences for carbon cycling.

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