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  2. Genetic roulette in a new world | University of Cambridge

    https://www.cam.ac.uk/research/discussion/genetic-roulette-in-a-new-world
    Thumbnail for Genetic roulette in a new world | University of Cambridge 17 Aug 2012: In 2003 it was a sensation. No really – it’s probably true that in medicine only the first human heart transplant operation back in 1967 has generated as much
  3. Old suspicions remain after the Arab Spring | University of Cambridge

    https://www.cam.ac.uk/research/news/old-suspicions-remain-after-the-arab-spring
    Thumbnail for Old suspicions remain after the Arab Spring | University of Cambridge 15 Oct 2012: Rangwala will argue that despite the fact that many of the countries that experienced popular revolution, particularly Egypt and Tunisia, are currently going through large-scale economic change and seeking external ... In fact, economic problems mean
  4. Opening new windows on the Universe | University of Cambridge

    https://www.cam.ac.uk/research/news/opening-new-windows-on-the-universe
    Thumbnail for Opening new windows on the Universe | University of Cambridge 20 Oct 2012: Finding a pulsar in orbit around a black hole will enable us to properly test Einstein’s gravitational theory.”.
  5. Delivering better ways of preventing stillbirth | University of…

    https://www.cam.ac.uk/research/news/delivering-better-ways-of-preventing-stillbirth
    Thumbnail for Delivering better ways of preventing stillbirth | University of Cambridge 11 May 2012: As well as their routine ultrasound scans at 12 and 20 weeks, the women have blood tests, and additional research scans at 28 and 36 weeks, and when they give birth ... If the results from POPS do identify ultrasound and biochemical markers that predict
  6. Under the Microscope #10 - Mouse tail skin | University of Cambridge

    https://www.cam.ac.uk/research/news/under-the-microscope-10-mouse-tail-skin
    Thumbnail for Under the Microscope #10 - Mouse tail skin | University of Cambridge 21 Feb 2012: Claire Cox: "The identification of the factors involved in controlling these populations and thus epidermal maintenance is highly valuable. Not only will it
  7. Nudging consumers towards better health | University of Cambridge

    https://www.cam.ac.uk/research/news/nudging-consumers-towards-better-health
    Thumbnail for Nudging consumers towards better health | University of Cambridge 25 May 2012: The range of disciplines covered includes behavioural science, neuroscience, anthropology, economics and epidemiology.
  8. Conservation clusters: making the case | University of Cambridge

    https://www.cam.ac.uk/research/news/conservation-clusters-making-the-case
    Thumbnail for Conservation clusters: making the case | University of Cambridge 21 Feb 2012: Whereas business clusters are built on inter-firm competition resulting in enhanced economic growth, conservation clusters are built on inter-organisation collaboration resulting in innovative solutions to a global threat.
  9. Surprising solution to fly eye mystery | University of Cambridge

    https://www.cam.ac.uk/research/news/surprising-solution-to-fly-eye-mystery
    Thumbnail for Surprising solution to fly eye mystery | University of Cambridge 11 Oct 2012: To test whether the native light-sensitive channels could be affected by mechanical forces in the membrane, the microvillar membrane was stretched or compressed by changing the osmotic pressure.
  10. Massacre and metaphor: remembering Katyn | University of Cambridge

    https://www.cam.ac.uk/research/news/massacre-and-metaphor-remembering-katyn
    Thumbnail for Massacre and metaphor: remembering Katyn | University of Cambridge 28 Sep 2012: As history, Katyn is the subject of competing narratives which, in the post-Soviet age, it has slowly become possible to test against the truth.
  11. Dr Manmohan Singh Scholarships 2013 applications invited | University …

    https://www.cam.ac.uk/news/dr-manmohan-singh-scholarships-2013-applications-invited
    Thumbnail for Dr Manmohan Singh Scholarships 2013 applications invited | University of Cambridge 25 Oct 2012: It is exclusively for Indian students based in India when they apply for PhD and MPhil degrees at St John’s College in areas such as science and technology, economics and ... St John’s College, where Dr Singh studied for a First in Economics in the
  12. Into eternity: the nuclear waste challenge | University of Cambridge

    https://www.cam.ac.uk/research/news/into-eternity-the-nuclear-waste-challenge
    Thumbnail for Into eternity: the nuclear waste challenge | University of Cambridge 1 Jun 2012: universities. Moreover, this new approach will critically test existing models of nuclear waste behaviour and allow regulators to implement sustainable solutions to the nuclear waste challenge through the development of scientifically
  13. Head of World Bank to deliver prestigious Roskill Lecture at…

    https://www.cam.ac.uk/research/news/head-of-world-bank-to-deliver-prestigious-roskill-lecture-at-churchill-college
    Thumbnail for Head of World Bank to deliver prestigious Roskill Lecture at Churchill College | University of Cambridge 22 Feb 2012: Share. Published. 22 Feb 2012. Image. Robert Zoellick. Credit: World Economic Forum.
  14. The world inside a Spanish globe | University of Cambridge

    https://www.cam.ac.uk/research/features/the-world-inside-a-spanish-globe
    Thumbnail for The world inside a Spanish globe | University of Cambridge 28 Dec 2012: This was a crucial time in Spain, as Falk explained: “The 19th century had seen civil wars and coups with numerous failed attempts at economic reform and industrialisation.
  15. Ethical dilemmas and global health | University of Cambridge

    https://www.cam.ac.uk/research/discussion/ethical-dilemmas-and-global-health
    Thumbnail for Ethical dilemmas and global health | University of Cambridge 15 May 2012: The main case for action includes the identification of the health burden of NCDs; NCDs as threats to economic and social development; the cost-effectiveness and -savings produced by NCD interventions;
  16. Egg Cetera #5: Nature’s paradoxical packaging | University of…

    https://www.cam.ac.uk/research/news/egg-cetera-5-natures-paradoxical-packaging
    Thumbnail for Egg Cetera #5: Nature’s paradoxical packaging | University of Cambridge 9 Apr 2012: One special characteristic of the eggshell is that its physical properties are affected by the arrangement of crystals in the shell’s microstructure, a phenomenon we’re exploring using mechanical tests
  17. Spreading the good word from the wild | University of Cambridge

    https://www.cam.ac.uk/research/news/spreading-the-good-word-from-the-wild
    Thumbnail for Spreading the good word from the wild | University of Cambridge 8 Aug 2012: People need different incentives. Sometimes they’re economic, other times they’re still material but not monetary, and sometimes people just need to be enabled to do the right thing,” said
  18. GPS backpacks reveal sheep flocking strategy | University of Cambridge

    https://www.cam.ac.uk/research/news/gps-backpacks-reveal-sheep-flocking-strategy
    Thumbnail for GPS backpacks reveal sheep flocking strategy | University of Cambridge 25 Jul 2012: But, by using sheep, we could directly test Hamilton’s prediction, because we had control of the system we were testing,” says Professor Alan Wilson, Head of the Structure and Motion
  19. Brain cells created from patients’ skin cells | University of…

    https://www.cam.ac.uk/research/news/brain-cells-created-from-patients-skin-cells
    Thumbnail for Brain cells created from patients’ skin cells | University of Cambridge 6 Feb 2012: This will give them previously impossible insight, allowing them to both watch the diseases develop in real time and also develop and test new drugs to stop the diseases progressing.
  20. Physical sciences illuminate neurodegenerative diseases | University…

    https://www.cam.ac.uk/research/news/physical-sciences-illuminate-neurodegenerative-diseases
    Thumbnail for Physical sciences illuminate neurodegenerative diseases | University of Cambridge 28 May 2012: Despite the escalating economic costs and human misery associated with these diseases, we still know relatively little about how they develop or how best to tackle them.
  21. Thatcher papers reveal her ‘grimmest year’ | University of Cambridge

    https://www.cam.ac.uk/research/news/thatcher-papers-reveal-her-grimmest-year
    Thumbnail for Thatcher papers reveal her ‘grimmest year’ | University of Cambridge 17 Mar 2012: distance themselves from the policies of the UK Government; the White House Press Secretary going as far as to hand the press a two-page document outlining the economic differences between
  22. A European Britain or a British Europe? | University of Cambridge

    https://www.cam.ac.uk/research/news/a-european-britain-or-a-british-europe
    Thumbnail for A European Britain or a British Europe? | University of Cambridge 18 Jun 2012: Professor Simms agreed that “independence is illusory and that is what we are seeing now,” adding that he believed a vote for Scottish independence amid the current economic crisis would be
  23. Original sin and the risk of epidemics | University of Cambridge

    https://www.cam.ac.uk/research/news/original-sin-and-the-risk-of-epidemics
    10 Oct 2012: these terms, and they’ve built a mathematical model to test it.
  24. Lost Captain Scott photos dazzle Parliament | University of Cambridge

    https://www.cam.ac.uk/research/news/lost-captain-scott-photos-dazzle-parliament
    Thumbnail for Lost Captain Scott photos dazzle Parliament | University of Cambridge 4 Jul 2012: Dozens of MPs and Peers were given rare, personal access to the photos after they were saved for the nation through the efforts of SPRI, with a major grant
  25. Rainforest remedy could spell end of dental pain | University of…

    https://www.cam.ac.uk/research/news/rainforest-remedy-could-spell-end-of-dental-pain
    Thumbnail for Rainforest remedy could spell end of dental pain | University of Cambridge 14 Mar 2012: I forgot all about the wisdom teeth problem for many years until Cambridge-based neuroscientist Dr Mark Treherne asked me to bring some medicinal plant samples back in order to test ... We’ve had really clear result from the tests so far, particularly
  26. The role of stem cells in developing new drugs | University of…

    https://www.cam.ac.uk/research/news/the-role-of-stem-cells-in-developing-new-drugs
    Thumbnail for The role of stem cells in developing new drugs | University of Cambridge 30 Oct 2012: Consequently, it is often affected by toxic compounds. Demonstrating that a new drug candidate is free from liver toxicity is a key test in the development process, and it is a ... test that most drug candidates fail.
  27. Farming loved but misunderstood, survey shows | University of…

    https://www.cam.ac.uk/research/news/farming-loved-but-misunderstood-survey-shows
    Thumbnail for Farming loved but misunderstood, survey shows | University of Cambridge 23 Aug 2012: That appears to be substantiated by the fact that most people dramatically underestimate the proportion of land used for farming, while overestimating its economic contribution.
  28. Mind the Gap – Exploring New Dimensions of Inequality | University of …

    https://www.cam.ac.uk/research/news/mind-the-gap-exploring-new-dimensions-of-inequality
    Thumbnail for Mind the Gap – Exploring New Dimensions of Inequality | University of Cambridge 18 Dec 2012: The Dimensions of Occupational Gender Segregation in Industrial Countries” considers both economic and social factors in order to measure the extent to which the division of work along gender lines results ... The higher the overall segregation, the
  29. Down’s syndrome stem cells used to model Alzheimer’s | University of…

    https://www.cam.ac.uk/research/news/downs-syndrome-stem-cells-used-to-model-alzheimers
    Thumbnail for Down’s syndrome stem cells used to model Alzheimer’s | University of Cambridge 16 Feb 2012: test potential new treatments. ... Not only this, but our new model shows many of the characteristic features of human Alzheimer’s disease and will allow us to test new treatments more easily.”.
  30. Korean Culture after the Kim Dae-Jung Administration | University of…

    https://www.cam.ac.uk/news/korean-culture-after-the-kim-dae-jung-administration
    Thumbnail for Korean Culture after the Kim Dae-Jung Administration | University of Cambridge 26 Jan 2012: the democracy movement in 1987, examining its relations with the turbulent political and economic changes that occurred during those years.
  31. Awareness could eliminate inequalities in cancer diagnoses |…

    https://www.cam.ac.uk/research/news/awareness-could-eliminate-inequalities-in-cancer-diagnoses
    Thumbnail for Awareness could eliminate inequalities in cancer diagnoses | University of Cambridge 13 Nov 2012: In contrast, for cancers which there is a good enough medical test, such as X-ray or ultrasound, it seems that being old can protect somewhat from late stage diagnosis – presumably ... because the frequency of having these tests increases with older
  32. Cambridge Labour Party: the first 100 years | University of Cambridge

    https://www.cam.ac.uk/research/news/cambridge-labour-party-the-first-100-years
    Thumbnail for Cambridge Labour Party: the first 100 years | University of Cambridge 17 Nov 2012: At the turn of the 20. th. century, Cambridge was in many ways a place of sharp social, educational and economic divides.
  33. Pitcher plant uses rain drops to capture prey | University of…

    https://www.cam.ac.uk/research/news/pitcher-plant-uses-rain-drops-to-capture-prey
    Thumbnail for Pitcher plant uses rain drops to capture prey | University of Cambridge 14 Jun 2012: To test their hypothesis, the scientists simulated 'rain' with a hospital drip and recorded its effect on a captive colony of ants that was foraging on the nectar under the lid.
  34. Can democracy meet our 21st century challenges? | University of…

    https://www.cam.ac.uk/research/news/can-democracy-meet-our-21st-century-challenges
    Thumbnail for Can democracy meet our 21st century challenges? | University of Cambridge 28 Jun 2012: been bad for western democracies in terms of their involvement in war, their economic policies and their ability to confront climate change.
  35. Summer at the Museums continues (with or without summer) | University …

    https://www.cam.ac.uk/news/summer-at-the-museums-continues-with-or-without-summer
    Thumbnail for Summer at the Museums continues (with or without summer) | University of Cambridge 1 Aug 2012: Find out about the mythical isle of Penglai this Friday at the Fitzwilliam, or team up with the Engineering Department next week to build bridges and then test them to the
  36. Benefit changes raise pressure on country life | University of…

    https://www.cam.ac.uk/research/news/benefit-changes-raise-pressure-on-country-life
    Thumbnail for Benefit changes raise pressure on country life | University of Cambridge 14 May 2012: The report, Rural Housing at a time of economic change, was produced by the Centre for Housing and Planning Research at the University of Cambridge on behalf of the CRC.
  37. Can your phone double up as your life-coach? | University of Cambridge

    https://www.cam.ac.uk/research/news/can-your-phone-double-up-as-your-life-coach
    Thumbnail for Can your phone double up as your life-coach? | University of Cambridge 29 Dec 2012: There have been a number of user tests - with both ECG monitoring and just the smartphone app - and feedback from users has been positive.
  38. 3D model reveals how ancient creature got around | University of…

    https://www.cam.ac.uk/research/news/3d-model-reveals-how-ancient-creature-got-around
    Thumbnail for 3D model reveals how ancient creature got around | University of Cambridge 24 May 2012: To make sure their computer model was reliable, they built similar models of seals, salamanders, platypuses, crocodiles and otters and used the model to test their joint movements.
  39. Give and take: the changing landscape of world aid | University of…

    https://www.cam.ac.uk/research/news/give-and-take-the-changing-landscape-of-world-aid
    Thumbnail for Give and take: the changing landscape of world aid | University of Cambridge 5 Oct 2012: But south-south aid and development cooperation have rarely made headlines and most academic analyses of aid – whether from economics, anthropology, geography or political studies – have concentrated on evaluating and critiquing ... By and large,
  40. Ever your affectionate Father, Charles Dickens | University of…

    https://www.cam.ac.uk/research/news/ever-your-affectionate-father-charles-dickens
    Thumbnail for Ever your affectionate Father, Charles Dickens | University of Cambridge 7 Feb 2012: the happiness of his childhood – for their temporary economic survival.
  41. A spoonful of sugar or a bitter blocker? | University of Cambridge

    https://www.cam.ac.uk/research/discussion/a-spoonful-of-sugar-or-a-bitter-blocker
    Thumbnail for A spoonful of sugar or a bitter blocker? | University of Cambridge 6 Feb 2012: Doctors and parents know from experience that it can be difficult persuading a child to take medicine. Averse to bitter tastes, young patients often refuse or
  42. What the Olympic Games have done for us | University of Cambridge

    https://www.cam.ac.uk/research/discussion/what-the-olympic-games-have-done-for-us
    Thumbnail for What the Olympic Games have done for us | University of Cambridge 22 Jan 2012: Here too there is a legacy beyond the headlines: sensitive drug tests are used outside sports too, and research into intersex and gender identities has been – at least in part – informed
  43. Hair loss prevention product wins national biotech award | University …

    https://www.cam.ac.uk/research/news/hair-loss-prevention-product-wins-national-biotech-award
    Thumbnail for Hair loss prevention product wins national biotech award | University of Cambridge 19 Dec 2012: They are developing the skills needed to translate world class research into wider economic and social benefits. ... They are developing the skills needed to translate world class research into wider economic and social benefits.”.
  44. Humanity's last invention and our uncertain future | University…

    https://www.cam.ac.uk/research/news/humanitys-last-invention-and-our-uncertain-future
    Thumbnail for Humanity's last invention and our uncertain future | University of Cambridge 25 Nov 2012: Computers dominate modern life across vast swathes of the planet, underpinning key functions of global governance and economics, increasing precision in healthcare, monitoring identity and facilitating most forms of communication – from
  45. Dreaming polar lands with the haunted and damned | University of…

    https://www.cam.ac.uk/research/news/dreaming-polar-lands-with-the-haunted-and-damned
    Thumbnail for Dreaming polar lands with the haunted and damned | University of Cambridge 31 Oct 2012: in the Poles, along with analysing blood tests, starting with the Shackleton Epic expedition in a few months.
  46. Crisis, what crisis? The myths and magic of middle age | University…

    https://www.cam.ac.uk/research/news/crisis-what-crisis-the-myths-and-magic-of-middle-age
    Thumbnail for Crisis, what crisis? The myths and magic of middle age | University of Cambridge 14 Oct 2012: In any test involving time pressure, young people will do better. ... But if you’re measuring complexity, it’s a different story. “And if you brain-scan people doing intelligence tests, middle-aged people start to use different parts of their brain
  47. Maths + Sport: exploring the hidden maths behind the Olympics |…

    https://www.cam.ac.uk/news/maths-sport-exploring-the-hidden-maths-behind-the-olympics
    Thumbnail for Maths + Sport: exploring the hidden maths behind the Olympics | University of Cambridge 24 Feb 2012: Older students can work out what the probability is that an athlete who fails a drug test is actually innocent.
  48. The question of life in the ancient world | University of Cambridge

    https://www.cam.ac.uk/research/discussion/the-question-of-life-in-the-ancient-world
    Thumbnail for The question of life in the ancient world | University of Cambridge 9 Feb 2012: Many, including heads of state like Angela Merkel, visibly shake their head in exasperation, rightly or wrongly, at the Greek response to the(ir) economic crisis.
  49. Great handbags - but what about the politics? | University of…

    https://www.cam.ac.uk/research/discussion/great-handbags-but-what-about-the-politics
    Thumbnail for Great handbags - but what about the politics? | University of Cambridge 28 Jan 2012: Other historians have explored the vigorous debates over monetarist economic policy, the ‘right to buy’ council houses, privatisation of state industries, and a host of other policies which grew out of
  50. Sir Alan Cottrell FRS (17 July 1919 – 15 February 2012) | University…

    https://www.cam.ac.uk/news/sir-alan-cottrell-frs-17-july-1919-15-february-2012
    Thumbnail for Sir Alan Cottrell FRS (17 July 1919 – 15 February 2012) | University of Cambridge 15 Mar 2012: Alan’s work on fracture identified a toughness parameter for a metal containing a crack, which was characteristic of the material, and which, when measured in a test piece, could be
  51. Under the Microscope #1 & #2 - Small things, big thinking |…

    https://www.cam.ac.uk/research/news/under-the-microscope-1-2-small-things-big-thinking
    Thumbnail for Under the Microscope #1 & #2 - Small things, big thinking | University of Cambridge 19 Jan 2012: This would make it easier for each local community to be in balance with its immediate environment while achieving its economic goals, and sharing the knowledge of how to do this ... The best known example is the city of Kalundborg in Denmark, in which

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