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Insect used as scientific ‘model’ has standardised names for body part names added
Surprisingly for a model organism which has been used in research that has led to the award of six Nobel Prizes for physiology and medicine, the humble or not so humble fruit fly, does not have a complete anatomical naming system.
The fruit fly has been widely used as a model organism to study genetics, neuroscience, physiology, development and immunity since the first decade of the 20th Century (1910) because of its relatively simple genetics and a rapid life cycle.
Publication date: 15 September 2020
‘Extinction: The Facts’: Attenborough’s new documentary is surprisingly radical
This article by Julia Jones, Professor in Conservation Science, School of Natural Sciences is republished from The Conversation under a Creative Commons license. Read the original article.
We have learned so much about nature from David Attenborough’s documentaries over the past seven decades. In a new BBC film he lays bare just how perilous the state of that nature really is, why this matters for everyone who shares this planet, and what needs to change.
Publication date: 14 September 2020
Bangor University Professor features in Documentary presented by Sir David Attenborough
Last year a UN report revealed that around one million animal and plant species are threatened with extinction. A new BBC programme, Extinction: The Facts, goes beyond the emotional to investigate what biodiversity loss and extinction mean - not just for the planet but for us as a species.
Publication date: 14 September 2020
New research reveals anaerobic digestion could undermine UK net-zero emissions
Based on research by Bangor University, Feedback’s ‘Bad Energy’ report reveals that, contrary to industry claims, AD has a limited role to play in a sustainable future. While it compares favourably to the most environmentally damaging methods of energy generation and waste disposal, there is a raft of alternatives to AD that can better mitigate the UK’s carbon emissions, while also making more food available.
Publication date: 7 September 2020
Crab-shells could provide a new virucide for PPE
A material derived from waste crab-shells is being tested for use as a virucide for use on PPE and other medical devices.
North Wales-based company Pennotec (Pennog Limited) are working with experts at Bangor University to develop a unique coating which has long-lasting virus-destroying properties.
Publication date: 7 September 2020
Steve Backshall to join teaching team at Bangor University
TV presenter and explorer, Steve Backshall, is set to give a series of lectures at Bangor University.
Known for programmes such as Deadly 60, Expedition and Blue Planet Live, Steve Backshall will teach students about conservation, zoology and the wildlife filming industry
Publication date: 4 September 2020
This ancient Chinese anatomical atlas changes what we know about acupuncture and medical history
The accepted history of anatomy says that it was the ancient Greeks who mapped the human body for the first time. Galen, the “Father of Anatomy”, worked on animals, and wrote anatomy textbooks that lasted for the next 1,500 years. Modern anatomy started in the Renaissance with Andreas Vesalius, who challenged what had been handed down from Galen. He worked from human beings, and wrote the seminal “On the Fabric of the Human Body”.
This article Vivien Shaw, Lecturer in Anatomy, School of Medical Sciences and Isabelle Catherine Winder, Lecturer in Zoology, School of Natural Sciences is republished from The Conversation under a Creative Commons license. Read the original article.
Publication date: 3 September 2020
Ancient Chinese text revealed to be an anatomical atlas of the human body
The standard history of anatomy traces its roots back to classical Greece, but a new reading of a recently discovered Chinese text argues that the Chinese were also among the earliest anatomists.
Writing in The Anatomical Record, Vivien Shaw and Isabelle Winder of Bangor University, UK and Rui Diogo of Howard University, USA, interpret the Mawangdui medical manuscripts found in a Chinese tomb in the early 1970s, as the earliest surviving anatomical description of the human body.
Publication date: 2 September 2020
Postgraduate grants for Bangor University students
Grants are being made available for Welsh students to study postgraduate degrees at Bangor University.
Publication date: 16 July 2020
Congratulations to all our graduates
Very well done to all this year's graduates!
We will be proud to enter your name & those of all your fellow @BFSA_forestry 2020 finalists into the hallowed Bangor University 'tome': a record of all who have graduated from our undergraduate forestry programmes since 1922.
Publication date: 28 June 2020