World’s first artificial enzymes created using synthetic biology
01 December 2014Enzymes made from artificial molecules which do not occur anywhere in nature have been shown to trigger chemical reactions in the lab, challenging existing views...
New research highlights the key role of ozone in climate change
01 December 2014The models which are used to predict how climate change will occur could be much improved by including the key role of ozone, which is...
Trilogy of short films explores young people’s views of life in social care
27 November 2014A powerful new short film created with young people in residential care is helping provide valuable insights for service providers into the challenges of life...
Amazing feet of science: Researchers sequence the centipede genome
25 November 2014What it lacks in genes, it certainly makes up for in legs: the genome of the humble centipede has been found to have around 15,000...
Staying ahead of the game: Pre-empting flu evolution may make for better vaccines
20 November 2014An international team of researchers has shown that it may be possible to improve the effectiveness of the seasonal flu vaccine by ‘pre-empting’ the evolution...
Lifelong learning and the plastic brain
19 November 2014Our brains are plastic. They continually remould neural connections as we learn, experience and adapt. Now researchers are asking if new understanding of these processes...
Egg freezing: An empowering option for women?
17 November 2014Katie Hammond, a PhD candidate in the Department of Sociology researching the experience of egg donation in Canada, discusses the recent decision by tech giants...
University of Cambridge to establish two new Blood and Transplant Research Units
14 November 2014The University of Cambridge has received £7.9 million from the National Institute for Health Research (NIHR) to fund Blood and Transplant Research Units. Each Unit...
Females protect offspring from infanticide by forcing males to compete through sperm instead of violence
13 November 2014Latest research shows the females of some mammal species will have many mates to ensure unclear paternity, so that males can’t resort to killing their...
Drugging the undruggable: discovery opens up possibility of slowing cancer spread
12 November 2014A trawl through a library of more than 50,000 ‘small molecules’ has identified a potential candidate to inhibit the spread of cancer cells throughout the...