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Proboscis monkey

Big-nosed males get the girls

21 February 2018

The mystery behind the proboscis monkey’s big nose

Image of inflamed hip joints on x-ray

Understanding causes of musculoskeletal diseases

16 February 2018

£1.6M study will determine how bone size, shape and structure contributes towards arthritis and other musculoskeletal diseases

Protein connecting two nanocarbons

New research ‘Clicks’ biology and nanomaterials together

1 February 2018

Research at Cardiff University has built molecular bridges between nano-carbons and proteins that should inspire new approaches to generating bionano-materials.

Take part in an international competition

30 January 2018

Cardiff University is inviting biosciences students to take part in a unique student-led independent research project, with an opportunity to travel to the US.

Colourful guppy fish

Genetic mutations help fight off parasites and disease

23 January 2018

New research on guppy fish by Cardiff University has demonstrated the disease-fighting advantages of mutations in immune genes.

Bornean elephants

Origins of the Bornean elephant

17 January 2018

New light shed on the mysterious origin of Bornean elephants

Image of neuronal firing

Landmark research in Huntington’s disease

9 January 2018

A major step forward has been made in the quest to find a therapy for Huntington’s disease.

Image of a medical scan of arthritic knees

Common drugs could prevent almost a million osteoarthritis cases

3 January 2018

Repurposing anticonvulsants for treatment of injury-induced osteoarthritis

Image of European otter

Even wild mammals have regional dialects

13 December 2017

Wild otters from different regions have distinct odour dialects

Otter with fish

Sequencing the otter genome to improve environmental monitoring

6 December 2017

Cardiff University’s Otter Project aims to get the genome of the otter sequenced.