Articles about 'School of the Biological Sciences'

A new generation of cancer therapeutics is on the horizon thanks to fresh light being shed on how genes are switched on and off.

The man who might have been Darwin – AR Wallace – is the subject of a fascinating new exhibition at Cambridge University’s Museum of Zoology until February 8, 2010.

Scientists are close to discovering how normal breast cells become cancerous, according to research published today.

Thousands of people enjoyed free talks, tours and a chance to see inside some of Cambridge’s most spectacular buildings this weekend as the University and Colleges welcomed visitors for Open Cambridge and Bridge The Gap. Watch video from Bridge The Gap here.

Families, local residents and community groups are being invited to discover rarely-glimpsed parts of the University of Cambridge and Colleges at this year’s Open Cambridge event, from September 11th to 13th.

It may not be possible to judge a book by its cover, but judging someone by the contents of their iTunes library could be a very different story, new research suggests.

The winner of the second category in our summer school diary-writing competition is Ieva Lismane, who took part in a residential run by Fitzwilliam and Emmanuel Colleges. Seventeen-year-old Ieva goes to Hounslow Manor School in West London. She and her family came from Latvia to the UK as asylum seekers when she was six years old, and Ieva will be the first in her family to go to university.

The path from innovation to impact can be long and complex. Here we describe the 30-year journey behind the development of a drug now being used to treat multiple sclerosis.

An ambitious project that aims to increase rice yields could provide the solution to future food shortages.

Nine of the 44 new Royal Society Fellows announced today are Cambridge academics. Their election to the Fellowship of the Royal Society recognises their exceptional contributions to society. As Fellows of the UK's national academy of science, these leaders in the fields of science, engineering and medicine join other famous Cambridge names such as Isaac Newton, Charles Darwin and Stephen Hawking.