Faculty of Health and Life Sciences: Recent submissions
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Ciliary propulsion and metachronal coordination in reef coral larvae
(American Physical Society (APS), 11 December 2023)Larval dispersal is critical to the survival of coral reefs. As the only motile stage of the reproductive cycle, coral larvae choose a suitable location to settle and mature into adult corals. Here, we present a detailed ... -
Methods and Measures for Investigating Microscale Motility.
(Oxford University Press (OUP), 19 June 2023)Motility is an essential factor for an organism's survival and diversification. With the advent of novel single-cell technologies, analytical frameworks, and theoretical methods, we can begin to probe the complex lives of ... -
Beyond the Single Story of Climate Vulnerability : Centring Disabled People and Their Knowledges in “Care-Full” Climate Action
(Pluto Journals, 20 September 2024)Health. Disability. Vulnerability. These words are often used when discussing the risks of climate disruption. These discussions warn of the potential for climate impacts to “undermine 50 years of gains in public health” ... -
Reusable glassware for routine cell culture—a sterile, sustainable and affordable alternative to single-use plastics
(Frontiers Media, 25 September 2024)Cell culture is a cornerstone of in vitro biological research. Whilst glassware was once commonplace in tissue culture facilities, in recent decades laboratories have moved towards a heavy reliance on single use plastics ... -
The potential roles of reactive nitrogen species in host defence against pathogens and in human health and autoimmune inflammatory diseases
(University of Exeter CBS, 7 October 2024)The human immune system defends the body against infectious pathogens such as bacteria and viruses. In humans, oral bacteria reduce dietary nitrate (NO3ˉ) to nitrite (NO2ˉ). NO2ˉ is swallowed into the acidic stomach ...