genes

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

Critical insight provided into the disease mechanisms behind multiple sclerosis.

Nine of the 44 new Royal Society Fellows announced today are Cambridge academics. Their election to the Fellowship of the Royal Society recognises...

The University of Cambridge will host one of just three genetic research hubs created by the Medical Research Council (MRC) to provide scientists...

Two new regions of the human genome linked to breast cancer have been found by an international team of scientists led by Cambridge University...

Scientists from Cambridge University have discovered four rare mutations of a gene associated with type 1 diabetes (T1D) that reduce the risk of...

Scientists have found the first genetic link to a common childhood brain tumour - reveals research published in the journal Cancer Research.

One of the biggest projects ever undertaken to identify genetic variants that predispose some people to certain diseases was begun in 2005, thanks to...