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Fermentation innovation – how evolution is shaping the taste of your pint

The flavours in a beer depend on the mixture of genes in the yeast hybrids used in its fermentation. Understanding how these strains evolved and what flavour genes they carry is key info for the brewing industry.

20 Nov 2019

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CONNECT wins Engineering Education Award for EDGE programme

The CONNECT-led EDGE postdoc training programme has won the 2019 Engineering Education Award at the annual Engineers Ireland Excellence Awards.

19 Nov 2019

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Scientists engineer “Venus flytrap” bio-sensors to snare pollutants

The biological sensors change colour once they have successfully snared a target molecule, and will soon have a host of important environmental, medical and security applications.

19 Nov 2019

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GPS unlocks badger dispersal secrets

This research has major implications for implementing vaccination programmes to limit the spread of bovine tuberculosis (TB).

18 Nov 2019

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Going the extra mile! New research into badger dispersal could minimise bovine TB spread

The research has major implications for implementing vaccination programmes to limit the spread of bovine tuberculosis (TB) and comes at an opportune time, as a national programme to vaccinate badgers has recently commenced.

18 Nov 2019

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