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Dr Frederick Sanger, recognised by many as the “father of genomics”, died in 2013 at the age of 95. The founding member of the MRC Laboratory of...

Deprivation could be responsible for around 450 deaths from breast cancer every year in England as women in lower income groups are likely to be...

A new book by Professor Emma Wilson from the Faculty of Modern and Medieval Languages looks at how death is addressed through modern artworks based in...

In the first exhibition of its kind, the Fitzwilliam Museum will relate the story of the quest for immortality and struggle for imperial legitimacy in...

Personal inventories spanning three centuries are helping researchers unlock the mysteries of how economies edge towards growth and prosperity.

Babies born at night or at the weekend are at greater risk of dying due to lack of oxygen (anoxia) than those born during normal working hours...

Despite our best efforts, social mobility in the UK does not seem to be improving. Diane Reay, Professor of Education at the University of Cambridge...

Scientists have located a region of DNA which – when altered – can increase the risk of ovarian cancer, according to research published in Nature...

An international team of scientists, led by researchers based at the Cambridge Research Institute, have discovered a new mechanism that may explain...