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Dr Laura Riggall

Laura Riggall is a {LINK(#:2734,Volunteer Writer)} at BioNews , having originally joined the publication under the auspices of its {LINK(#:2612,writing scheme)}. She has recently obtained a PhD in Medical Imaging (Neuroscience) at University College London’s EPSRC CDT in Medical Imaging and the Francis Crick Institute . Her research focused on using magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) techniques to investigate different metabolites in the brain to develop new biomarkers of Huntington’s disease. Previously, she obtained an MRes in Experimental Neuroscience from Imperial College London , and a BSc (Hons) in Medical Sciences (Industrial) that included a placement year at GlaxoSmithKline. 

BioNews Articles by Dr Laura Riggall

Image by Christoph Bock/Max Planck Institute for Informatics via Wikimedia Commons. Depicts a DNA molecule that is methylated on both strands on the centre cytosine.
Image by Christoph Bock/Max Planck Institute for Informatics via Wikimedia Commons. Depicts a DNA molecule that is methylated on both strands on the centre cytosine.
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15 October 2021 • 2 minutes read

Artificial intelligence shows how the X chromosome folds and unfolds

by Dr Laura Riggall

The three-dimensional structure of the X chromosome and how it is silenced in female cells has been demonstrated by a new computational method...

Image by Peter Artymiuk via the Wellcome Collection. Depicts the shadow of a DNA double helix, on a background that shows the fluorescent banding of the output from a DNA sequencing machine.
Image by Peter Artymiuk via the Wellcome Collection. Depicts the shadow of a DNA double helix, on a background that shows the fluorescent banding of the sequencing output from an automated DNA sequencing machine.
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8 January 2021 • 2 minutes read

Noncoding DNA helps regulate our body clock

by Dr Laura Riggall

Circadian rhythms rely on more than just 'clock genes' to produce proteins crucial in controlling the daily sleep/wake cycles of biological organisms, according to new research...