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A new set of 14 stamps showing images of aquatic wildlife around the British Isles has been released by Royal Mail.
Ten stamps feature detailed pictures of various marine habitats and creatures that can all be found around the UK, including mammals, fish, anemones, crustaceans, birds, molluscs and cold-water coral reefs.
The new stamp collection (Royal Mail/PA)
The final four showcase the marine food chain in a miniature fact sheet, created in tandem with a marine biologist.
All designs were approved by the Queen.
Royal Mail worked with David Sims, senior research fellow at the Marine Biological Association in Plymouth and Professor of Marine Ecology at the University of Southampton, when creating the stamps.
Nose drops of modified friendly bacteria offer protection against meningitis
A world-first trial has shown that nose drops of modified friendly bacteria protect against meningitis.
Led by Professor Robert Read and Dr Jay Laver from the NIHR Southampton Biomedical Research Centre and the University of Southampton, the work is the first of its kind.
Together they inserted a gene into a harmless type of a bacteria, that allows it to remain in the nose and trigger an immune response. They then introduced these bacteria into the noses of healthy volunteers via nose drops.
The results, published in the journal
Science Translational Medicine, showed a strong immune response against bacteria that cause meningitis. Published in
Royal Mail new stamp collection A new set of 14 stamps showing images of aquatic wildlife around the British Isles has been released by Royal Mail. Ten stamps feature detailed pictures of various marine habitats and creatures that can all be found around the UK, including mammals, fish, anemones, crustaceans, birds, molluscs and cold-water coral reefs. The final four showcase the marine food chain in a miniature fact sheet, created in tandem with a marine biologist. All designs were approved by the Queen. Royal Mail worked with David Sims, senior research fellow at the Marine Biological Association in Plymouth and Professor of Marine Ecology at the University of Southampton, when creating the stamps.
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