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Microstructures made from designer proteins

‘Hairclip’ protein mechanism explained

18 Dec 2014

New study describes a fundamental mechanism regulating a protein’s shape and function, with potential applications in biotechnology and drug...

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Jar of blue-green algae from Wolske Bay, Lake Menomin.

Making the most of algae

02 Sep 2013

The latest research on algal biotechnology is the subject of a major conference taking place today.

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Towards the ‘holy grail’ of anticoagulant drugs

17 Jun 2013

New Cambridge spin-out raises $11 million in funding to develop revolutionary new drug for thrombosis, which causes heart attacks and strokes.

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Dadaab, the world’s largest refugee camp, on the Kenya-Somalia border. The Horn of Africa frequently experiences severe drought and hundreds of thousands of people have trekked to Dadaab seeking food, water, shelter and safety.

Feeding seven billion

21 Nov 2012

With the world’s population already estimated to be over seven billion and rising fast, the challenge of how to produce enough food has never been...

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Medical technology in action

Commercialising medical device innovation

13 Jul 2012

New medical devices take a long time to reach the market – and many never make it. Jon Johnson, a researcher at Cambridge’s Institute for...

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Close-up of the moss pots incorporated into a novel table developed at Cambridge University.

The hidden power of moss

22 Sep 2011

Scientists at Cambridge University are exhibiting a prototype table that demonstrates how biological fuel cells can harness energy from plants.

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Water

Cambridge Ideas - Just Add Water

11 Nov 2010

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Holographic concave mirror

A new vision for Chemical Engineering and Biotechnology

01 May 2008

The recently announced merger of the Department of Chemical Engineering and the Institute of Biotechnology heralds a new dimension for research and...

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