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Genetic roulette in a new world | University of Cambridge
https://www.cam.ac.uk/research/discussion/genetic-roulette-in-a-new-world17 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
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Old suspicions remain after the Arab Spring | University of Cambridge
https://www.cam.ac.uk/research/news/old-suspicions-remain-after-the-arab-spring15 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
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Opening new windows on the Universe | University of Cambridge
https://www.cam.ac.uk/research/news/opening-new-windows-on-the-universe20 Oct 2012: Finding a pulsar in orbit around a black hole will enable us to properly test Einstein’s gravitational theory.”.
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Delivering better ways of preventing stillbirth | University of…
https://www.cam.ac.uk/research/news/delivering-better-ways-of-preventing-stillbirth11 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
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Under the Microscope #10 - Mouse tail skin | University of Cambridge
https://www.cam.ac.uk/research/news/under-the-microscope-10-mouse-tail-skin21 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
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Nudging consumers towards better health | University of Cambridge
https://www.cam.ac.uk/research/news/nudging-consumers-towards-better-health25 May 2012: The range of disciplines covered includes behavioural science, neuroscience, anthropology, economics and epidemiology.
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Conservation clusters: making the case | University of Cambridge
https://www.cam.ac.uk/research/news/conservation-clusters-making-the-case21 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.
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Surprising solution to fly eye mystery | University of Cambridge
https://www.cam.ac.uk/research/news/surprising-solution-to-fly-eye-mystery11 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.
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Massacre and metaphor: remembering Katyn | University of Cambridge
https://www.cam.ac.uk/research/news/massacre-and-metaphor-remembering-katyn28 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.
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Dr Manmohan Singh Scholarships 2013 applications invited | University …
https://www.cam.ac.uk/news/dr-manmohan-singh-scholarships-2013-applications-invited25 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
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Into eternity: the nuclear waste challenge | University of Cambridge
https://www.cam.ac.uk/research/news/into-eternity-the-nuclear-waste-challenge1 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
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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-college22 Feb 2012: Share. Published. 22 Feb 2012. Image. Robert Zoellick. Credit: World Economic Forum.
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The world inside a Spanish globe | University of Cambridge
https://www.cam.ac.uk/research/features/the-world-inside-a-spanish-globe28 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.
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Ethical dilemmas and global health | University of Cambridge
https://www.cam.ac.uk/research/discussion/ethical-dilemmas-and-global-health15 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;
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Egg Cetera #5: Nature’s paradoxical packaging | University of…
https://www.cam.ac.uk/research/news/egg-cetera-5-natures-paradoxical-packaging9 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
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Spreading the good word from the wild | University of Cambridge
https://www.cam.ac.uk/research/news/spreading-the-good-word-from-the-wild8 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
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GPS backpacks reveal sheep flocking strategy | University of Cambridge
https://www.cam.ac.uk/research/news/gps-backpacks-reveal-sheep-flocking-strategy25 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
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Brain cells created from patients’ skin cells | University of…
https://www.cam.ac.uk/research/news/brain-cells-created-from-patients-skin-cells6 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.
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Physical sciences illuminate neurodegenerative diseases | University…
https://www.cam.ac.uk/research/news/physical-sciences-illuminate-neurodegenerative-diseases28 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.
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Thatcher papers reveal her ‘grimmest year’ | University of Cambridge
https://www.cam.ac.uk/research/news/thatcher-papers-reveal-her-grimmest-year17 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
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A European Britain or a British Europe? | University of Cambridge
https://www.cam.ac.uk/research/news/a-european-britain-or-a-british-europe18 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
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Original sin and the risk of epidemics | University of Cambridge
https://www.cam.ac.uk/research/news/original-sin-and-the-risk-of-epidemics10 Oct 2012: these terms, and they’ve built a mathematical model to test it. -
Lost Captain Scott photos dazzle Parliament | University of Cambridge
https://www.cam.ac.uk/research/news/lost-captain-scott-photos-dazzle-parliament4 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
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Rainforest remedy could spell end of dental pain | University of…
https://www.cam.ac.uk/research/news/rainforest-remedy-could-spell-end-of-dental-pain14 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
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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-drugs30 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.
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Farming loved but misunderstood, survey shows | University of…
https://www.cam.ac.uk/research/news/farming-loved-but-misunderstood-survey-shows23 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.
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Mind the Gap – Exploring New Dimensions of Inequality | University of …
https://www.cam.ac.uk/research/news/mind-the-gap-exploring-new-dimensions-of-inequality18 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
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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-alzheimers16 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.”.
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Korean Culture after the Kim Dae-Jung Administration | University of…
https://www.cam.ac.uk/news/korean-culture-after-the-kim-dae-jung-administration26 Jan 2012: the democracy movement in 1987, examining its relations with the turbulent political and economic changes that occurred during those years.
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Awareness could eliminate inequalities in cancer diagnoses |…
https://www.cam.ac.uk/research/news/awareness-could-eliminate-inequalities-in-cancer-diagnoses13 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
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Cambridge Labour Party: the first 100 years | University of Cambridge
https://www.cam.ac.uk/research/news/cambridge-labour-party-the-first-100-years17 Nov 2012: At the turn of the 20. th. century, Cambridge was in many ways a place of sharp social, educational and economic divides.
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Pitcher plant uses rain drops to capture prey | University of…
https://www.cam.ac.uk/research/news/pitcher-plant-uses-rain-drops-to-capture-prey14 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.
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Can democracy meet our 21st century challenges? | University of…
https://www.cam.ac.uk/research/news/can-democracy-meet-our-21st-century-challenges28 Jun 2012: been bad for western democracies in terms of their involvement in war, their economic policies and their ability to confront climate change.
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Summer at the Museums continues (with or without summer) | University …
https://www.cam.ac.uk/news/summer-at-the-museums-continues-with-or-without-summer1 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
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Benefit changes raise pressure on country life | University of…
https://www.cam.ac.uk/research/news/benefit-changes-raise-pressure-on-country-life14 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.
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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-coach29 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.
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3D model reveals how ancient creature got around | University of…
https://www.cam.ac.uk/research/news/3d-model-reveals-how-ancient-creature-got-around24 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.
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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-aid5 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,
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Ever your affectionate Father, Charles Dickens | University of…
https://www.cam.ac.uk/research/news/ever-your-affectionate-father-charles-dickens7 Feb 2012: the happiness of his childhood – for their temporary economic survival.
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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-blocker6 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
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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-us22 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
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Hair loss prevention product wins national biotech award | University …
https://www.cam.ac.uk/research/news/hair-loss-prevention-product-wins-national-biotech-award19 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.”.
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Humanity's last invention and our uncertain future | University…
https://www.cam.ac.uk/research/news/humanitys-last-invention-and-our-uncertain-future25 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
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Dreaming polar lands with the haunted and damned | University of…
https://www.cam.ac.uk/research/news/dreaming-polar-lands-with-the-haunted-and-damned31 Oct 2012: in the Poles, along with analysing blood tests, starting with the Shackleton Epic expedition in a few months.
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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-age14 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
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Maths + Sport: exploring the hidden maths behind the Olympics |…
https://www.cam.ac.uk/news/maths-sport-exploring-the-hidden-maths-behind-the-olympics24 Feb 2012: Older students can work out what the probability is that an athlete who fails a drug test is actually innocent.
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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-world9 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.
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Great handbags - but what about the politics? | University of…
https://www.cam.ac.uk/research/discussion/great-handbags-but-what-about-the-politics28 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
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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-201215 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
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Under the Microscope #1 & #2 - Small things, big thinking |…
https://www.cam.ac.uk/research/news/under-the-microscope-1-2-small-things-big-thinking19 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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