Articles about 'School of the Biological Sciences'

New drug could treat mixed-lineage leukaemia (MLL).

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

Research provides new insight into why some individuals may be more aggressive than others.

Researchers have created mammalian cells containing a single set of chromosomes instead of two.

Newly hatched chicks of African honeyguide birds bite to death their foster siblings to eliminate competition.

Over the past month, the University of Cambridge has been profiling research that addresses one of the biggest challenges of the 21st century – how to guarantee enough food, fairly, for the world’s rapidly expanding population. As part of this, we asked whether you had a question that you wanted us to answer, and put them to a panel of academics who specialise in research to do with food security. Here's what they had to say. Thanks to everyone who sent questions in!

Veterinary research in Cambridge is spearheading a new generation of preventive methods to protect livestock from disease.

Fundamental research on plant development at the Sainsbury Laboratory will help in the future design of optimal crops.

More than sixty events are taking place over the school holidays in museums across Cambridge.

Set to the stunning backdrop of Cambridge University’s Botanic Garden, the Zoology Department is once again going on a BioBlitz.