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Posted on 23 January 2013 by Pete
Dr. Anderson and Dr. Kille have published in the journal Environmental Polution with their work on the effects of arsenic on the life-history of Lumbricus rubellus. Abstract Exposures of Lumbricus rubellus to a series of arsenic concentrations in soil were used to assess life-stage (juvenile, adult) and genotype specific sensitivities, to calculate population growth rate (λ) and to
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Posted on 10 January 2013 by Pete
Dr Kille., Dr. Anderson and Prof. Morgan have published in the journal Soil Biology and Biochemistry with their findings on the effect of arsenic on earthworm epigenetic methylation. Abstract Evidence is emerging that earthworms can evolve tolerance to trace element enriched soils. However, few studies have sought to establish whether such tolerance is determined through adaptation or
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Posted on 18 August 2012 by Pete
Daniel is heading to ISME14 in Copenhagen tomorrow for the International Society for Microbial Ecology Meeting, presenting his poster; “CHARACTERISING THE EARTHWORM MICROBIOME ACROSS AN EXTREME ARSENIC GRADIENT” See you all there!
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Posted on 20 July 2012 by Pete
At the recent EUROTOX conference which Ceri attended, she was was awarded the BO HOLMSTEDT Poster Award, which is in recognition of describing a feasible method for the solution of a toxicological problem under maximum respect of the 3R-principle (Reduce, Refine and Replace animal testing) A nice vote of confidence for the technology and a
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Posted on 15 June 2012 by Pete
Good luck to Ceri who is this week attending the 48th EUROTOX Congress in Stockholm Sweden presenting her poster: Utilising chemiluminescent methods for ‘animal-free’ toxicology tests.
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Posted on 11 June 2012 by Pete
Dr Kille has been asked to present at at the Technologies to Inform Chemical Safety Sciences workshop in Budapest this week. Title: “Using high energy light beams to analyse metal content in biological samples“
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Posted on 7 June 2012 by Pete
Dr Kille was asked to come in to speak to BBC Radio Wales after the buzz regarding the Azores sampling trip. Click the link below to the BBC iplayer service to hear Dr Kille talking on Earthworms, the Azores, human health benefits and even nanoparticles in your socks!
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Posted on 7 June 2012 by Pete
Dr Kille was asked to come in to speak to BBC Radio Wales after the buzz regarding the Azores sampling trip. Click the link below to the BBC iplayer service to hear Dr Kille talking on Earthworms, the Azores, human health benefits and even nanoparticles in your socks!
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Posted on 7 June 2012 by Pete
The recent Azores sampling trip has been very well received locally, with it being featured in the Wales on Sunday newspaper. Graham Henry interviewed Dr Kille and Professor Morgan on the team’s trip and what new discoveries could be found. Read the full text by clicking on the image below:
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Posted on 18 May 2012 by Pete
Congratulations are in order as Luis can now be formally addressed as Dr Luis Cunha after successfully completing his PhD defence today in the Azores, on “The effects of extreme environments of volcanic origin in organisms: using earthworms as biological models“ This was timed to coincide with the culmination of the weeks sampling trip which is
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