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Map of the fruit fly brain

First wiring map of insect brain complete

Researchers have built the first ever map showing every single neuron and how they’re wired together in the brain of the fruit fly larva.

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Let's get fixable: why we need the right to repair

From toasters that won’t pop to farmers hacking their own tractors, we ask why the right to repair is important for people and for the planet – and we visit a local Repair Café to meet some of the 'fixers' in action.

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elephants travel in a line

Knowing your ants from your anteaters: Are wildlife documentaries showing us the ‘real’ natural world?

Wildlife documentaries miss an opportunity to highlight the diversity of nature by focusing too much on mammals and birds, according to a new study.

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Maintaining heart function in donors declared ‘dead by circulatory criteria’ could improve access to heart transplantation

More donated hearts could be suitable for transplantation if they are kept functioning within the body for a short time following the death of the donor, new research has concluded.

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Cambridge start-up wins funding to develop new diagnostics

20 March 2023

Cambridge start-up SMi and its research partners have received two Innovate UK awards to progress their work on testing for infectious diseases and detecting bi...

Underactive immune response may explain obesity link to COVID-19 severity

20 March 2023

Individuals who are obese may be more susceptible to severe COVID-19 because of a poorer inflammatory immune response, say Cambridge scientists.

Giant underwater waves affect the ocean’s ability to store carbon

16 March 2023

Underwater waves deep below the ocean’s surface – some as tall as 500 metres – play an important role in how the ocean stores heat and carbon,...

Maintaining heart function in donors declared ‘dead by circulatory criteria’ could improve access to heart transplantation

16 March 2023

More donated hearts could be suitable for transplantation if they are kept functioning within the body for a short time following the death of the donor, new re...

Scientists have new tool to estimate how much water might be hidden beneath a planet’s surface

15 March 2023

In the search for life elsewhere in the Universe, scientists have traditionally looked for planets with liquid water at their surface. But, rather than flowing...

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