development

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Mouse embryo yolk sac with human pluripotent stem cells (green) incorporated

Stem cells likely to be safe for use in regenerative medicine, study confirms

18 Dec 2015

Cambridge researchers have found the strongest evidence to date that human pluripotent stem cells – cells that can give rise to all tissues of the...

Tempting fate: how to get a head in embryo development

13 Oct 2015

The journey from a single fertilised egg cell through to a baby delivered crying into the arms of its mother is one of the most beautiful and complex...

Building from the ground up: participatory design in Kenya’s oldest slum

05 Aug 2015

In a landmark project with UN-Habitat, a team of Cambridge researchers has designed a community centre in one of Kenya’s biggest and oldest slums...

Age of puberty in girls influenced by which parent their genes are inherited from

23 Jul 2014

The age at which girls reach sexual maturity is influenced by ‘imprinted’ genes, a small sub-set of genes whose activity differs depending on which...

Names of people killed by the police are stencilled on to football shirts, Credit: Rio on Watch

‘Para Ingles ver’ (for the English to see): the other side of the World Cup

05 Jul 2014

Brazilians are famous for their love of football but millions of ordinary people are angry at the huge sums spent on the World Cup. Lucy McMahon, a...

Cambridge appoints new development and alumni relations director

11 Mar 2013

A senior higher education development executive with considerable experience in major campaigns has been appointed by the University of Cambridge to...