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Researchers at University of York’s Jack Birch Unit have revealed how direct communication between cells can help maintain healthy human tissue - potentially paving the way for new treatments for bladder cancer.

Scientists have developed a powerful new microscope that reveals, for the first time, how plants store a ‘memory’ of winter deep inside their cells.

Scientists have shown how plants produce powerful natural chemicals that could help in the production of new medicines in more environmentally friendly ways.

Research has shown that conservation campaigns could turn the tide on the illegal ivory trade if they focused less on themes of ‘guilt’ and more on why people want to buy ivory in the first place.

The University of York has joined eight other institutions across Yorkshire and Teesside to welcome the first cohort of PhD students to the Yorkshire Bioscience Doctoral Training Partnership (YBDTP), a new collaboration to support the UK bioeconomy.

York will lead a new doctoral training programme funded by UKRI to build talent and boost UK innovation and growth.

Bladder cancer might be caused by our cell’s response to a common virus which infects nearly everyone in childhood, according to new research led by scientists at the University of York.

A former PhD student at the University of York has used records from museum collections and citizen science projects to show long-term patterns in the species richness of tropical butterflies.