A new dimension to DNA and personalised medicine of the future

By investigating the existence of an unusual four-stranded structure of DNA in human cells, scientists have opened the door to novel cancer therapeutics and a new era for personalised medicine.

Credit: Dr. Miguel Lopez, from the University of Santiago de Compostela in Spain

Scientists identify protein that stimulates brown fat to burn calories

Protein highlights 'ideal mechanism' for development of new therapies to fight obesity.

Mystery of the domestication of the horse solved

Research reconciles competing theories about the origin of the domestic horse.

Salmonella infection, but not as we know it

Cambridge University researchers, funded by the BBSRC, have shed new light on a common food poisoning bug.

Exposure to micronutrients prior to pregnancy has been associated with gene modifications in offspring

Scientists find that micronutrients affect methylation, which has been associated with changes in the immune system.

Breeding better grasses for food and fuel

Newly discovered family of genes could help us breed grasses with improved properties for food and fuel.

Gene that controls chronic pain identified

Research lays groundwork for the development of new, targeted pain medications.

Credit: Norrie Russell, The Roslin Institute, University of Edinburgh

Field to fork: safeguarding livestock health

Veterinary research in Cambridge is spearheading a new generation of preventive methods to protect livestock from disease.

Modelling the root of crop disease

Mathematical modelling is an important weapon in the armoury against crop disease, as plant epidemiologists demonstrated when they turned their sights on root madness in sugar beet.

Turbocharging a new Green Revolution

Plant scientists in Cambridge have embarked on ambitious plans to improve crop yields by solving one of the chief limitations of photosynthesis.

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