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Differences in cellular pathway activity flip the switch from nocturnality to diurnality and explain a major evolutionary change humans have undergone.

Nine outstanding Cambridge scientists have been elected as Fellows of the Royal Society, the UK’s national academy of sciences and the oldest science academy in continuous existence.

The first wiring diagram of every neuron in an adult brain and the 50 million connections between them has been produced for a fruit fly.

The nine Cambridge researchers were all selected for their exceptional contributions to science.

With a £10 million grant awarded by the Leverhulme Trust, the University of Cambridge is to establish a new research centre dedicated to exploring the nature and extent of life in the Universe.

A new study shows it’s theoretically possible. The hypothesis could be tested soon with proposed Venus-bound missions.

Cambridge scientists are among the new Fellows announced today by the Royal Society.

Scientists have identified a group of planets outside our solar system where the same chemical conditions that may have led to life on Earth exist. 

Leprosy hijacks our immune system, turning an important repair mechanism into one that causes potentially irreparable damage to our nerve cells, according to new research that uses zebrafish to study the disease. As such, the disease may share common characteristics with conditions such as multiple sclerosis.

Cambridge-based start-up company Bicycle Therapeutics has recently raised £40 million from a range of investors to bring its cancer drug candidates to clinical trials.