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Using bacteria to reduce impact of diazepam in UK rivers

https://www.plymouth.ac.uk/news/using-bacteria-to-reduce-impact-of-diazepam-in-uk-rivers

Plymouth University News: Scientists identify a reaction pathway which could reduce the potentially harmful impact of diazepam and similar chemicals

Bone-eating worms ate marine reptile carcasses

https://www.plymouth.ac.uk/news/bone-eating-worms-dined-on-marine-reptile-carcasses

Plymouth University news: A new report has revealed that a species of bone-eating marine worm called Osedax, believed to have co-evolved alongside whales, may actually have existed during the time of the dinosaurs - this impacting upon the fossil record

Devon couple launch aluminium boats to UK market

https://www.plymouth.ac.uk/news/devon-couple-launch-aluminium-boats-to-uk-market

Plymouth University news: The University's Marine Innovation Centre (MARIC) has worked with Devon company Ensign Boats to help them prepare for market.

Research reveals a new survival strategy in key bacteria

https://www.plymouth.ac.uk/news/research-reveals-a-new-survival-strategy-in-key-bacteria

New research from the School of Biomedical and Healthcare Sciences shows that cyanobacteria will not immediately shut down when deprived of nitrogen – instead ‘waiting’ until absolutely necessary to stop functioning.

Promises found to reduce cheating in large study of adolescents

https://www.plymouth.ac.uk/news/promises-found-to-reduce-cheating-in-large-study-of-adolescents

New research has found that adolescents who promised to be truthful were less likely to ‘cheat’ than those who did not, even when they could not be found out.

Premiere of Entangled Brains will allow audience to see and hear quantum physics in action

https://www.plymouth.ac.uk/news/premiere-of-entangled-brains-will-allow-audience-to-see-and-hear-quantum-physics-in-action

A scientist and composer will feed live data from performers’ brainwaves into one of the most powerful computers on earth to help an audience understand the mysteries of quantum physics.

Consortium receives funding to discover, develop and manufacture new antibiotics

https://www.plymouth.ac.uk/news/consortium-receives-funding-to-discover-develop-and-manufacture-new-antibiotics

Plymouth University news: A consortium including the University of Plymouth will use Innovate UK funding to develop a new family of antibiotics

Palm oil, avocados and…soil? Why you should care about dirt

https://www.plymouth.ac.uk/news/pr-opinion/palm-oil-avocados-andsoil-why-you-should-care-about-dirt

Dr Will Blake, Palm oil, avocados and…soil? Why you should care about dirt

Understanding scour when harnessing the power of wind and waves

https://www.plymouth.ac.uk/courses/postgraduate/msc-coastal-engineering/rhys-southgate

Coastal Engineering

Understanding scour when harnessing the power of wind and waves. Rhys Southgate replicated the seabed in our COAST laboratory to research a real-world solution in his MSc Coastal Engineering dissertation project.