Egging on vital research
Jenny Gallop uses frog egg extract to figure out key cellular processes - which has helped understand and potentially treat two rare genetic diseases in humans.
Research highlights
Paris 1924 exhibition at The Fitzwilliam: Beyond Chariots of Fire
The 1924 Paris Olympics stars in a major Fitzwilliam Museum exhibition exploring the sport, art and bodies behind a pivotal Games. Exhibits speak of surprising partnerships, competing interests and unresolved tensions.
Cambridge experts bust myths about family, sex, marriage and work in English history
On World Population Day, University of Cambridge researchers bust some of the biggest myths about life in England since the Middle Ages, challenging assumptions about everything from sex before marriage to migration and the health/wealth gap.
AI able to identify drug-resistant typhoid-like infection from microscopy images in matter of hours
Artificial intelligence (AI) could be used to identify drug resistant infections, significantly reducing the time taken for a correct diagnosis, Cambridge researchers have shown. The team showed that an algorithm could be trained to identify drug-resistant bacteria correctly from microscopy images alone.