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1. Genes reveal how our pelvis evolved for upright walking

   From 3-4 million years ago the pattern points to bipedalism

2. Go ahead for new treatment for Black Bone Disease

   A new drug to treat the ultra-rare genetic disease alkaptonuria (AKU) has been given the go-ahead following research in Liverpool.

3. DNA-study shows the Guanches originated from North Africa

   The aboriginal inhabitants of the Canary Islands, commonly known as the Guanches, originated from North Africa. A team of international researchers has now confirmed.

4. Megalith tombs were family graves in European Stone Age

   In a new study published in the Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences USA, an international research team, led by Uppsala University with co-author Linus Girdland-Flink of LJMU, discovered kin relationships among Stone Age individuals buried in megalithic tombs on Ireland and in Sweden.

5. New funding for The Pandemic Institute’s Liverpool – Hong Kong Partnership

   LJMU, University of Liverpool and Liverpool School of Tropical Medicine partner three Hong Kong universities after investment from The Shaw Foundation.

6. First DNA study of ancient Eastern Arabians reveals malaria adaptation

   Paper in Cell Genomics starts to tell story of life and population of Bahrain

7. Island lizards offer new twist on theories of evolution

   Professor Richard Brown and Dr Carlo Meloro publish research in Communications Biology which shows divergence of a species of lizard despite cohabitation and gene exchange.

8. Scientists identify genetic variant driving athletic endurance

   School of Sport Science publishes research with Lund University on a genetic variant controlling blood vessels formation

9. Scientists discover 'speed gene' of fastest humans

   Scientists at LJMU@s School of Sport and Exercise Science and partner institutions discover gene variant linked to world-class sprint performance in largest-ever genetic study

10. Liverpool announces world-leading end-to-end Pandemic Institute

    Liverpool John Moores University is partnering with the citys major health research and public organisations to launch the headquarters of the Global Pandemic Institute, committed to helping the world prevent, prepare, and respond more effectively to pandemics.