Scientists identify how harmless gut bacteria “turn bad”

Scientists have determined how harmless E. coli gut bacteria in chickens can easily pick up the genes required to evolve to cause a life-threatening infection.
We aim to answer fundamental questions about evolution through our innovative and high-quality research. The quality of our research is reflected by publications in top international journals.
Scientists have determined how harmless E. coli gut bacteria in chickens can easily pick up the genes required to evolve to cause a life-threatening infection.
New study identifies a bizarre new species suggesting that giant marine lizards thrived before the asteroid wiped them out 66 million years ago.
Storytelling is the most effective way of teaching school children about evolution, say researchers at the Milner Centre for Evolution.
A new statistical analysis of dinosaur diversity shows they were not in decline at the time of their extinction by an asteroid hit 66 million years ago.
The first fossils of a duckbilled dinosaur have been discovered in Africa, suggesting dinosaurs crossed hundreds of kilometres of open water to get there.
Scientists at the Milner Centre for Evolution looked at the evolution of the virus that causes Covid19; their findings could help the design of a new vaccine.
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Showcasing outreach initiatives from researchers at the Milner Centre for Evolution.
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Children meet creepy crawlies and learn how to use microscopes at the Milner Centre for Evolution.
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The centre formally opened on 21 September 2018.
The Milner Centre for Evolution celebrated its launch on the 21 September 2018 by inviting local school children to the labs to learn more about evolution.
The new Milner Centre for Evolution will help support teachers teaching evolution
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Find out more about our new building, which was opened in September 2018.
The Milner Centre for Evolution was opened on 21 September 2018 - find out how our staff got involved in the building design
We've built a major centre for evolution, named after Dr Jonathan Milner who donated £5 million towards its establishment.
The Milner Centre has three core objectives: to ask the big evolutionary questions, to find new technological and clinical research applications, and to take evolutionary research into the community.
We are based in a multi-million-pound centre on campus which opened in September 2018.
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