From beyond the grave
01 May 2009Tracing popular beliefs from medieval to early modern times is highlighting the durability of debates about the dead.
Glaucoma: the silent thief of sight
01 May 2009New treatments for glaucoma are a key priority in vision research. Advances in stem cell technology in Cambridge are helping to make this dream a...
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.
Cancer Research UK
01 May 2009Cancer Research UK is the world's leading independent charity dedicated to cancer research, spending around £300 million a year on world-class research to beat cancer....
Scientists discover ‘dancing’ algae
21 April 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...
Secret to night vision found
17 April 2009The night vision abilities of nocturnal animals such as mice is down to the unconventional way that DNA is packaged within the nuclei of specialised...
Scientists issue warning on future of central Arctic
17 April 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.
Nine new X chromosome genes associated with learning disabilities uncovered
17 April 2009A collaboration between more than 70 researchers across the globe has uncovered nine new genes on the X chromosome that, when knocked-out, lead to learning...
Cool Machines
10 April 2009At about a billionth of a degree above absolute zero, a machine built by the Cold Atoms Group at the Cavendish Laboratory is one of...
Cambridge research puts new test for sickle cell disease on horizon
03 April 2009A new method for diagnosing sickle cell disease has been found by researchers from Cambridge and Oxford Universities. This new test would be cheaper and...