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Cell nucleus before and after treatment with Remodelin

'Remodelling' damaged nuclei could lead to new treatments for accelerated ageing disease

01 May 2014

Scientists at the University of Cambridge have identified a key chemical that can repair the damage to cells which causes a rare but devastating...

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The mouse embryo's own stem cells organise themselves into a rosette-like arrangement as a pre-requisite for laying the foundations for the body when the embryo would implant into the uterus.

Rewriting the text books: Cambridge cracks open ‘black box’ of development

13 Feb 2014

We know much about how embryos develop, but one key stage – implantation – has remained a mystery. Now, scientists from Cambridge have discovered a...

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Father of the Eye - HDR

Cells from the eye are inkjet-printed for the first time

18 Dec 2013

A group of researchers from the UK have used inkjet printing technology to successfully print cells taken from the eye for the very first time.

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Micrograph showing prostatic acinar adenocarcinoma (the most common form of prostate cancer)

Scientists finally discover which prostate cancers are life-threatening

19 Nov 2013

Scientists have discovered that the presence of a specific protein can distinguish between prostate cancers that are aggressive and need further...

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X-ray photo of a chest

Scientists discover genetic disease which causes recurrent respiratory infections

18 Oct 2013

Discovery could lead to new treatments for this genetic disorder.

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MS research could help repair damage affecting nerves

22 Jul 2013

Multiple sclerosis treatments that repair damage to the brain could be developed thanks to new research.

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 Scanning electron micrograph image of sunflower head developing.

Plants and patterning: how shapes are made

11 Mar 2013

A Cambridge Science Festival lecture on Wednesday (13 March 2013) will look at how plants grow through repeating patterns and discuss what we can...

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From shape-shifting to therapy

09 Mar 2013

The latest research into the intricate processes that let substances into and out of cells will help to lay the foundations for the next generation...

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How sperm swim near surfaces

How sperm swim near surfaces

08 Jan 2013

Using high-speed microscopic imaging, Professor Raymond Goldstein's group in the Department of Applied Mathematics and Theoretical Physics has...

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John Gurdon

Professor Sir John Gurdon awarded Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine

08 Oct 2012

The Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine has today been jointly awarded to Professor Sir John Gurdon, Emeritus Professor in Cell Biology currently...

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Example of fatty overgrowth, affecting specific body regions, caused by mutations in the phosphatidylinositol 3 kinase PI3K (AKT) signalling pahtway.

Cause of rare growth disease discovered

24 Jun 2012

Scientists hopeful discovery will provide a biological target for drug therapy.

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Dr Robin Hesketh with flourescent images of (normal) human cell lines grown in culture.

Everything we think we know – and know we don’t know – about cancer

06 Jun 2012

A book written for the general reader, Betrayed by Nature: The War on Cancer by Dr Robin Hesketh, sets out in plain English what goes wrong in our...

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