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Genes from scratch – far more common and important than we thought

The majority of unique genes in the species the scientists looked at do not result from simple divergence from genes existing in others. This is surprising -- as is the discovery that genes evolving from scratch can have the potential to confer significant advantages to species adapting to their environments.

17 Feb 2020

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Trinity team to help image uncharted polar regions of the Sun

The Trinity team has played a pivotal role in developing the software that processes and analyses data from Solar Orbiter.

14 Feb 2020

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Bioengineers take step towards being able to mend a broken heart

Their patch withstands the mechanical demands and mimics the electrical signalling properties that allow our hearts to pump blood rhythmically round our bodies, essentially taking us one step closer to being able to mend a broken heart.

13 Feb 2020

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Professor Samson Shatashvili honoured for contribution to quantum field theory

The interactions between mathematics and physics have greatly intensified during the last three decades leading to a number of very significant breakthroughs in both fields and Professor Shatashvili has played a huge role in this evolution.

12 Feb 2020

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Understanding how a protein wreaks havoc in the brain in Parkinson’s disease

Researchers from Trinity have just published research that may one day lead to better treatments for this debilitating illness, which affects around 12,000 people in Ireland and between 7 and 10 million people worldwide.

12 Feb 2020

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‘Rule breaking’ plants may be the climate change survivors

An international team involving Trinity's Professor Yvonne Buckley found the success of plantain was due to multiple introductions around the world, which forced genetic diversity to propagate throughout the wider species.

11 Feb 2020

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Scientists show how solar system processes have impacted the carbon cycle throughout Earth’s history

Periodic changes in the shape of Earth’s orbit around the Sun were partly responsible for changes in the carbon-cycle and global climate around two major events in Earth's history.

11 Feb 2020

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End-of-life care needs will nearly double over next 30 years

New research highlights the urgent need for funding and workforce in palliative care.

10 Feb 2020

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What drives zoo attendance and how does this impact conservation in the wild?

Zoos are making significant, positive impacts on our attempts to conserve biodiversity as our planet enters its sixth mass extinction.

5 Feb 2020

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Size matters! What drives zoo attendance and how does footfall impact conservation?

Conserving species in the wild remains the gold standard but there is an increasing relevance and importance to the role played by the thousands of zoos and aquariums across the globe in supporting conservation in the wild.

4 Feb 2020

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