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Co-led the heat-mortality studies published in Nature Health
Heat killed an estimated 50,391 people in 854 European cities this summer, the highest toll in the 26 years the researchers track and 71% above the previous record, set in 2022. Italy had the largest national estimate at 13,303, followed by France with 7,268, Spain with 6,824 and Germany with 6,340.
Updated 5 days ago
Lead institution; developed AS109
For three decades, rapid plant gene testing has centered on one species: Nicotiana benthamiana, a nightshade that accepts foreign DNA with unusual ease. On October 15, a UK-Taiwan team reported that an engineered bacterium, Rhizobium rhizogenes strain AS109, delivers transient gene expression across most of 30 dicot species tested, including faba bean, cowpea, common bean, and field mustard.
Updated Oct 19
Developed the AI ECG tool
An AI tool built at Imperial College London reads heart failure and heart valve disease from a standard electrocardiogram (ECG), a test in clinical use for a century. In a 67,000-patient US trial, it flagged up to 81 percent of heart failure cases and 90 percent of valve disease cases. Each read takes under two seconds.
Updated Sep 28
Origin of the confirmed theory
For 20 years, biologists knew matching DNA duplexes could pair up despite carrying identical negative charges, but no one had seen how. Researchers at the universities of York and Sheffield now have: metal ions, including nickel, magnesium, and calcium, nestle into the helices' grooves and zip them together, groove for groove.
Updated Sep 11
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