The first wiring diagram of every neuron in an adult brain and the 50 million connections between them has been produced for a fruit fly.

The nine Cambridge researchers were all selected for their exceptional contributions to science.

With a £10 million grant awarded by the Leverhulme Trust, the University of Cambridge is to establish a new research centre dedicated to exploring the nature and extent of life in the Universe.

A new study shows it’s theoretically possible. The hypothesis could be tested soon with proposed Venus-bound missions.

Scientists have identified a group of planets outside our solar system where the same chemical conditions that may have led to life on Earth exist. 

Leprosy hijacks our immune system, turning an important repair mechanism into one that causes potentially irreparable damage to our nerve cells, according to new research that uses zebrafish to study the disease. As such, the disease may share common characteristics with conditions such as multiple sclerosis.

Enzymes made from artificial molecules which do not occur anywhere in nature have been shown to trigger chemical reactions in the lab, challenging existing views about the conditions that are needed to enable life to happen.

Discovery could lead to new treatments for this genetic disorder.

Cambridge neurologists have shown that an antibody used to treat leukaemia also limits and repairs the damage in multiple sclerosis.