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Stem cell physical

10 Oct 2014

Looking at stem cells through physicists’ eyes is challenging some of our basic assumptions about the body’s master cells.

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Finding malaria's weak spot

06 Feb 2013

A ground-breaking imaging system to track malarial infection of blood cells in real time has been created by a collaboration catalysed by the...

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Intestinal cells

Stem cell casino

18 Mar 2011

A shake of the dice and a nod from the neighbour – new facets of stem cell biology uncovered when methods in theoretical physics were used to solve a...

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Centre for the Physics of Medicine

Physics of Medicine

01 Dec 2008

The Grand Opening of the Centre for the Physics of Medicine marks a major development in bringing together researchers working at the interface of...

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Science award boosts physics research at Cambridge

21 Dec 2006

The University of Cambridge is to form one third of a new £6 million research collaboration looking at quantum physics.

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Physics flourishing at Cambridge

16 Mar 2006

The Department of Physics Cavendish Laboratory has initiated a campaign to recruit an unprecedented number of academic posts to meet the growing...

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