Does it help conservation to put a price on nature?
30 October 2014Assigning an economic value to the benefits which nature provides might not always promote the conservation of biodiversity, and in some cases may lead to...
Travellers under open skies: writers, artists and gypsies
30 October 2014In her new book Representations of the Gypsy in the Romantic Period, Sarah Houghton-Walker provides a fascinating insight into writers’ and artists’ portrayals of wanderers....
Immorality and invention: the “great stem cell debate”
28 October 2014Human stem cell research holds promise for combating some of the most recalcitrant of diseases and for regenerating damaged bodies. It is also an ethical,...
Imaging the genome: cataloguing the fundamental processes of life
27 October 2014A new study at the University of Cambridge has allowed researchers to peer into unexplored regions of the genome and understand for the first time...
Testing time for stem cells
23 October 2014DefiniGEN is one of the first commercial opportunities to arise from Cambridge’s expertise in stem cell research. Here, we look at some of the fundamental...
Scientists take step towards drug to treat norovirus stomach bug
21 October 2014An experimental drug currently being trialled for influenza and Ebola viruses could have a new target: norovirus, often known as the winter vomiting virus. A...
Scientists find ‘hidden brain signatures’ of consciousness in vegetative state patients
16 October 2014Scientists in Cambridge have found hidden signatures in the brains of people in a vegetative state, which point to networks that could support consciousness even...
Chimpanzees have favourite ‘tool set’ for hunting staple food of army ants
16 October 2014New research shows that chimpanzees search for the right tools from a key plant species when preparing to ‘ant dip’ - a crafty technique enabling...
Scientists ‘must not become complacent’ when assessing pandemic threat from flu viruses
15 October 2014As our ability to assess the pandemic risk from strains of influenza virus increases with the latest scientific developments, we must not allow ourselves to...
Britain on brink of freshwater species ‘invasion’ from south east Europe
13 October 2014New research shows multiple invasive species with the same origin facilitate each other’s ability to colonise ecosystems. By studying how these species interact as well...