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Researcher Sanjie Jiang inside the 'flight arena' in the glasshouse of the Cambridge University Botanic Garden.

Virus attracts bumblebees to infected plants by changing scent

11 Aug 2016

Study of bee-manipulating plant virus reveals a “short-circuiting” of natural selection. Researchers suggest that replicating the scent caused by...

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Hospital-Associated MRSA Bacteria

Zero-tolerance approach to MRSA “unachievable”, study suggests

21 Jul 2014

Analysis of a supposed outbreak of MRSA in a Cambridge hospital raises questions about whether the superbug can be completely eradicated, despite a...

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Aphids

Crop-infecting virus forces aphids to spread disease

04 Dec 2013

Viruses alter plant biochemistry in order to manipulate visiting aphids into spreading infection

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Bats

Fruit bat population covering central Africa is carrier of two deadly viruses

19 Nov 2013

A population of fruit bats which is found across much of continental Africa is widely infected with two deadly viruses that could spread to humans...

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X-ray photo of a chest

Scientists discover genetic disease which causes recurrent respiratory infections

18 Oct 2013

Discovery could lead to new treatments for this genetic disorder.

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Chest x-ray

Scientists discover ‘switch’ that turns on aggressive infection in superbug

30 Jan 2013

Antibiotic-resistant bacteria thrive in the lungs of seriously ill patients and is major cause of death in patients with cystic fibrosis.

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Salmonella.

New study sheds light on how Salmonella spreads in the body

07 Dec 2012

Research could have major implications for improving treatment and vaccination.

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Salmonella

Salmonella infection, but not as we know it

30 Apr 2012

Cambridge University researchers, funded by the BBSRC, have shed new light on a common food poisoning bug.

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U.S. Army medical researchers take part in World Malaria Day 2010, Kisumu, Kenya, April 25, 2010

Researcher gets green light for new Hep B test

21 May 2010

A ‘dipstick’ test that detects Hepatitis B within 30 minutes – and could be used in some of the world’s poorest countries – has been given the green...

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Bacteria

Scientists make new discoveries in battle with superbug

22 Jan 2010

New research from Cambridge should help hospitals control the spread of MRSA and other emerging superbugs.

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Influenza virus

From pandemic to policy: combating swine flu

01 Jan 2010

A new collaborative project aims to understand how pandemic viruses jump the species barrier and spread through communities.

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Integration of retrovirus DNA

What Darwin didn’t know: viruses and evolution

01 May 2009

Scientists in the Department of Veterinary Medicine are studying viruses as pathogens in host populations, endeavouring to understand the...

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