March of the superbugs
13 February 2013Scientists who recently discovered a new strain of superbug have now tracked its transmission between animals and humans.
Out of the ashes of Empire
12 February 2013The new identities and ideologies that emerged in East Asia after the fall of Japan’s Empire have rarely been studied. Now, as the region again...
Cambridge named one of Wellcome Trust’s Centres for Global Health Research
11 February 2013Centre will support researchers working in public health and tropical medicine.
Natural killer cells played a vital role in human evolution
08 February 2013Natural killer cells – a vital part of the immune system – have a dual role in protecting against infection and ensuring reproduction. Scientists suggest...
The worm that turned east
08 February 2013The contents of crusader latrines are helping researchers probe the history of parasite infections in humans.
Finding malaria's weak spot
06 February 2013A ground-breaking imaging system to track malarial infection of blood cells in real time has been created by a collaboration catalysed by the University’s Physics...
Sleeping sickness by stealth
04 February 2013New research is helping to unveil how the parasite that causes sleeping sickness uses stealth tactics to escape detection by the human immune system.
Researchers join forces against infectious disease
01 February 2013Professor Sharon Peacock leads a Strategic Research Initiative that is harnessing expertise in infectious diseases across the University of Cambridge. Here, to launch our month-long...
Four-stranded ‘quadruple helix’ DNA structure proven to exist in human cells
31 January 2013Discovery opens up possibilities for a new generation of targeted therapies for cancer.
3D microchip created
31 January 2013New type of microchip created which not only moves information from left to right and back to front, but up and down as well.