News in Brief
Morphine treatment and cheating sparrows: News from Imperial
Here’s a batch of fresh news and announcements from across Imperial.
Morphine treatment and cheating sparrows: News from Imperial
Here’s a batch of fresh news and announcements from across Imperial.
Imperial Fungal Science Network/Autumn Symposium 2023
Celebrating the diversity of fungal science
How the fish got its shoulder
A new analysis of the bones and muscles in ancient fish gives new clues about how the shoulder evolved in animals – including us.
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Podcast: Monkey sex, walking robots, and DNA health
In this edition: We learn how same-sex sexual behaviour is common in macaques, how to teach robots to walk like dogs, and how DNA affects your health.
Study shows same-sex behaviour is widespread and heritable in macaque monkeys
Observations of a wild colony of macaques over three years show same-sex sexual behaviour among males is widespread and may be beneficial.
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The Fungal Science Network brings together researchers at Imperial and beyond
Summer Meeting '23 hosting 60 guests at SK Campus & more online. Tackling global challenges in fungal science across our three key research themes.
Being friendly but not too friendly helps sparrows breed successfully
A new study shows that sparrows with more opposite-sex friends contribute more to the gene pool, but ‘average’ friendliness wins out in the long term.
When ‘good genes’ go bad: how sexual conflict can cause population collapse
Males of a species evolving traits for sexual conflict can cause problems for females, and, ultimately, the whole population.
Donation fuels research to explore evolutionary explanations for homosexuality
A donation from the Evolution Education Trust will seed fund scientists undertaking research into a remote colony of monkeys in Puerto Rico.
Cell division and quantum leadership: News from the College
Here’s a batch of fresh news and announcements from across Imperial.