Displaying the foundations of evolutionary thinking
01 May 2009Collaboration between the University Herbarium and Microsoft Research Ltd has made a unique botanical collection available to a world-wide audience.
What Darwin didn’t know: viruses and evolution
01 May 2009Scientists in the Department of Veterinary Medicine are studying viruses as pathogens in host populations, endeavouring to understand the implications of our shared evolutionary history.
Design optimisation by evolution
01 May 2009By adopting the principles of natural selection, engineers are using survival of the fittest to breed better design solutions.
Mr Darwin’s postbag
01 May 2009Through the Darwin Correspondence Project, a rich collection of letters held at Cambridge University Library is both transforming our understanding of one of the greatest...
Leverhulme Centre for Human Evolutionary Studies
01 May 2009Cambridge anthropologists are increasingly looking at human evolution not just as a path through the remote past, but also as a way to explore humanity...
A history of drink and drugs
01 May 2009A large interdisciplinary network is aiming to shed light on the practices, rituals and attitudes surrounding intoxication.
Stirring tails of evolution
01 May 2009Researchers in Cambridge are studying how the generation of fluid flow by organisms may have played a role in the evolution of biological complexity.
Unravelling the secrets of Salmonella infection
01 May 2009Two new studies have uncovered important clues about how a prolific pathogen causes disease.
CRI: linking the laboratory to the cancer clinic
01 May 2009The Cambridge Research Institute (CRI) is driving the development of new approaches for the early detection, prevention and treatment of cancer.
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....