Early-stage embryos with abnormalities may still develop into healthy babies
29 March 2016Abnormal cells in the early embryo are not necessarily a sign that a baby will be born with a birth defect such as Down’s syndrome,...
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Abnormal cells in the early embryo are not necessarily a sign that a baby will be born with a birth defect such as Down’s syndrome,...
Researchers have found that quantum effects are the reason that hydrogen sulphide – which has the distinct smell of rotten eggs –behaves as a superconductor...
On the eve of the 400th anniversary of Shakespeare’s death, Dr Edward Wilson-Lee explores the remarkable ways in which the works of England’s greatest poet-playwright...
Perovskite materials can recycle light particles – a finding which could lead to a new generation of affordable, high-performance solar cells.
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Genetic ‘signatures’ of early-stage embryos confirm that our development begins to take shape as early as the second day after conception, when we are a...
The University of Cambridge is to launch a major new research project to study the benefits of multilingualism to individuals and society, and transform attitudes...
An individual’s likelihood to donate to charity – and the amount they donate – depends on whether they feel superior or inferior to others, which...
A 3000-year-old ox bone - inscribed with the earliest-known example of Chinese writing - has become the world's first 'oracle bone' to be scanned and...
Researchers from Cambridge, IBM and Lund University have discovered how tiny 'nanowires' of a widely-used semiconductor self-assemble. Dr Frances Ross of IBM Research explains how the...