Drying without dying
01 May 2009Some remarkable organisms are able to withstand almost complete desiccation. How they survive is providing Cambridge researchers with new ideas for biostable therapeutics.
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Scientists discover ‘dancing’ algae
21 Apr 2009Scientists at Cambridge University have discovered that freshwater algae can form stable groupings in which they dance around each other, miraculously held together only by the fluid flows they create. Their research was published today in the journal Physical Review Letters
Scientists issue warning on future of central Arctic
17 Apr 2009Scientists have warned that world leaders are in a race against time to make key decisions about the future of international co-operation in the Arctic.
Robot scientist becomes first machine to discover new scientific knowledge
02 Apr 2009Scientists from the University of Cambridge and Aberystwyth University have created a "robot scientist" which the researchers believe is the first machine to have independently discovered new scientific knowledge.
Germ cells: the route to immortality
01 Apr 2009How do cells become equipped to generate a whole new organism?
Gender equality in modern times
01 Apr 2009The largest multidisciplinary research network of its kind in the UK is investigating why gender equality is still a pressing social issue in the 21st century.
Cambridge gene hunters find two new breast cancer genes
30 Mar 2009Two new regions of the human genome linked to breast cancer have been found by an international team of scientists led by Cambridge University researchers; one increases the risk while the other reduces the risk of developing breast cancer.
Improving cognitive ability through education and health may cut dementia risk
27 Mar 2009Improvements in education and health could reduce the number of elderly people who suffer from dementia, according to the first study in England to compare elderly cognitive ability.
A boost for family research
25 Mar 2009A team studying the psychological well-being of children created by assisted reproduction has been awarded a prize for their work.
The human brain is on the edge of chaos
23 Mar 2009There has been speculation for many years that the human brain lives “on the edge of chaos”, at a critical transition point between randomness and order; but direct experimental evidence has been lacking.
