Stone Age bear genome reconstructed from DNA in Mexican cave
19 April 2021Scientists have reconstructed ancient DNA from soil for the first time, in an advance that will significantly enhance the study of animal, plant and microorganism evolution.
Cambridge COVID-19 Test Centre has processed more than 3 million tests
16 April 2021The Centre, at the University’s Anne McLaren Building on the Cambridge Biomedical Campus, has reached a new milestone following a unique collaboration
Artificial intelligence could be used to triage patients suspected at risk of early stage oesophageal cancer
15 April 2021Artificial intelligence ‘deep learning’ techniques can be used to triage suspected cases of Barrett oesophagus, a precursor to oesophageal cancer, potentially leading to faster and earlier diagnoses, say researchers at the University of Cambridge.
Gates Cambridge class of 2021
14 April 2021Gates Cambridge, Cambridge's leading international postgraduate scholarship programme, announces Class of 2021: 74 new Gates Cambridge Scholars-Elect will take up their postgraduate studies in October.
Conservationists may be unintentionally spreading pathogens between threatened animal populations
12 April 2021Moving endangered species to new locations is often used as part of species conservation strategies, and can help to restore degraded ecosystems. But scientists say there is a high risk that these relocations are accidentally spreading diseases and parasites.
Researchers call for greater awareness of unintended consequences of CRISPR gene editing
12 April 2021CRISPR-Cas9 genome editing can lead to unintended mutations at the targeted section of DNA in early human embryos, researchers have revealed. This highlights the need for further research into the effects of CRISPR-Cas9 genome editing, especially when used to edit human DNA in laboratory research.
Stress does not lead to loss of self-control in eating disorders, study finds
12 April 2021A unique residential study has concluded that, contrary to perceived wisdom, people with eating disorders do not lose self-control – leading to binge-eating – in response to stress. The findings of the Cambridge-led research are published today in the Journal of Neuroscience.
Following atoms in real time could lead to better materials design
12 April 2021Researchers have used a technique similar to MRI to follow the movement of individual atoms in real time as they cluster together to form two-dimensional materials, which are a single atomic layer thick.
Whitehall’s failure to adapt to devolution has left the Union on the brink – report
12 April 2021A study by Cambridge political scientists, including a former Permanent Secretary, charts two decades of central government’s inability to get to grips with devolution, and the role this has played in the current parlous state of the Union.
HRH Prince Philip,The Duke of Edinburgh
09 April 2021His Royal Highness Prince Philip, Duke of Edinburgh has died aged 99. Prince Philip was Chancellor of the University of Cambridge for 35 years, from December 1976 to June 2011.
