Dr Tom Ellis

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Tom Ellis is a senior lecturer in the Department of Bioengineering at Imperial College London and leads a research group in the Centre for Synthetic Biology and Innovation focussing on synthetic genome construction, and genetic reprogramming of microbes to produce medicines and advanced materials.

Baker’s yeast makes penicillin

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Integrative, Lifestyle, sleep
The sleep paralysis demon
The sleep paralysis demon: There has been a 900% increase in searches for ‘sleep paralysis demon‘ over the past year in the UK. But where is sleep paralysis most common? …
Australasia, Infection/Disease
Sepsis study to power new antibiotic discoveries
Sepsis study to power new antibiotic discoveries: University of Queensland researchers have led a national study on the four main bacteria that cause sepsis, providing new targets for developing antibiotics. …
Cancer, Women's Health
Ovarian cancer: 3 preventable factors that could …
Ovarian cancer: 3 preventable factors that could be increasing your risk from Dr Tim Woodman, Medical Director at Bupa UK insurance. Every year, over 7,000 people in the UK are …
Coronavirus, COVID-19 Update
Vaccination halves risk of long Covid
Being vaccinated against Covid halves people’s risk of developing long Covid, according to new research from the University of East Anglia. Long Covid still affects some two million people in …
All Creatures
Dogs: Rethinking the status quo of nutrition
There are approximately 70 million domestic dogs and 74 million domestic cats in the United States. The next closest country in domestic dogs is Brazil, which has less than half …

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