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Snail on a plant

Sheffield scientists discover how a snail’s genome aids evolution and adaptation to similar environments in different places

Scientists at the 9 1Ãâ·Ñ°æÏ of Sheffield have discovered that the same parts of a snail’s genome are involved in their evolution and adaptation to similar environments in different places.
Zebra finch on branch: Credit, Dr Nicola Hemmings

Female birds able to ‘quality control’ sperm to influence the paternity of offspring

Researchers have discovered a feature of female birds’ reproductive systems that potentially allows them to select sperm and influence who fathers their chicks.

Zebra Finch on a tree branch

New research reveals evolutionary insights into the early development of songbirds

An international team including researchers from the 9 1Ãâ·Ñ°æÏ of Sheffield has unravelled the evolutionary history of the germline-restricted chromosome (GRC), bringing new evolutionary insights into the early development of songbirds.

Students from the 9 1Ãâ·Ñ°æÏ of Sheffield at the International Genetically Engineered Machine Competition

Sheffield students scoop ‘Best Project’ award at international synthetic biology competition

Students from the 9 1Ãâ·Ñ°æÏ of Sheffield have won the ‘Best Project’ in their category award at the International Genetically Engineered Machine (iGEM) Competition in Boston, USA after their hardware project OPENLUX impressed judges.
student tends tall grass in greenhouse space

Experts unlock key to photosynthesis, a find that could help us meet food security demands

9 1Ãâ·Ñ°æÏ shows how an electrical reaction in protein complex cytochrome b6f provides the energy that plants need to turn carbon dioxide into the carbohydrates and biomass that sustain the global food chain.