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18 Nov 2014: In principle, that would reduce the need to test some chemicals contained within drugs, pesticides, food additives or other consumer products on animals. ... To test the theory, the Cambridge research team examined the pathway by which acetaminophen -

31 Oct 2014: It sounds like something from a 1950s’ B-movie: scientists growing brains in the lab. It brings to mind images of dimly lit, cobweb-filled rooms with brains

14 Feb 2014: Search. Search. Migrant children: the litmus test of our education system. ... Migrant children represent the litmus test of the values underlying an educational system within a democracy,” Arnot said.

11 Apr 2014: Search. Search. Study finds prostate cancer tests underestimate disease in half of cases. ... The severity of prostate cancers is assessed using biopsy, MRI and PSA tests.

23 Jul 2014: Animals are used to investigate fundamental biology, to model disease and to test potential new treatments before they are tested in humans. ... No. It is not permitted anywhere within the UK or the European Union to test cosmetics or household products

13 Aug 2014: Importantly, the research was carried out on cell lines derived directly from glioblastoma patients, enabling the team to test the approach on evolving, drug-resistant tumours. ... Subsequent tests revealed that the treatment had reduced the visible cell

11 Sep 2014: A reduction or loss of these services can have severe economic, social and environmental impacts.

17 Sep 2014: In years gone by, the UK had an “industrial policy” in which government played a key role in shaping national economic priorities. ... The rhetoric of the Scottish government, which advocates a “growth sectors approach” to economic development,

19 Mar 2014: solution. Especially when used in a home or remote setting however, these tests can be difficult to read accurately. ... The new app, Colorimetrix, makes accurate reading of colorimetric tests much easier, using nothing more than a mobile phone.

30 Oct 2014: A third problem arises from the institutional and political processes linking economic benefits from ecosystems and human wellbeing. ... Sometimes economics will favour conservation and sometimes it won’t. But conservationists need to plan for both

9 Jan 2014: The Darwin series started in 1986 and consists of eight public lectures which aim to present complex ideas in an easy to understand manner. This year the

21 Feb 2014: In early tests of the material, the titanium dioxide nanoparticles were able to break down all of the oils contained in a fingerprint within 90 minutes. ... While the material is currently only suitable for outdoor applications as it requires ultraviolet

22 Jan 2014: to make, which would make it particularly useful in the developing world, where the costs of current glucose tests can be prohibitive. ... In addition to the clinical tests currently underway at Addenbrooke’s against current state-of-the-art glucose

12 Feb 2014: To test their hypothesis that mechanical signals trigger inflammation, the team cultured brain cells on two different substrates. ... To confirm the findings they did genetic and other tests, which revealed that many of the inflammatory genes and

10 Feb 2014: Michael Pollitt. Research from Cambridge Judge Business School’s Dr Michael Pollitt, Reader in Business Economics, and Dr Stephen Littlechild, Fellow in Privatisation, Regulation & Competition, has been instrumental in developing a ... Cambridge Judge

17 Mar 2014: These channels served not only as means by which goods were traded, but also as important cultural networks, and their study is helping our understanding of the economic role of both

6 Feb 2014: facilities. In addition to the social benefits which the project will provide, Aadhaar is seen as an important test of the effectiveness of iris recognition in large-scale identity projects. ... You have a random, chaotic collection of features, which is

21 Jan 2014: “My Cambridge” is the latest in the University’s series of films tackling myths about Cambridge and promoting the unique features of undergraduate life at the

30 May 2014: They can be used to test compounds in samples such as urine, blood, saliva or tear fluid. ... The researchers are developing a prototype smartphone-based test suitable for both clinical and home testing of diabetes and other clinically relevant conditions

21 May 2014: It has been widely applied to account for economic activities that are not recorded by conventional measurements such as the gross domestic product. ... Professor Hart is currently the co-director of the Human Economy Programme in Pretoria University and

17 Apr 2014: This is because wealthy cash crop farmers have the resources to weather difficult economic periods, says Kennedy, without falling into debt and ruin. ... A large proportion of these rural inhabitants have not benefited from the economic growth of the

24 Feb 2014: It’s like having an indentured servant,”. said Miley. “Then, in times of economic crisis and high unemployment, people start pointing fingers. ... Public opinion polls of the time showed low levels of xenophobia, economic times were good and

13 Jan 2014: A method for estimating the economic impact of climate change, it’s been used by governments worldwide, the IMF and other international organisations, since its original inception in 2002. ... The impact of Hope’s work has been fundamental. The 2007

22 Dec 2014: The Science Live pilot study is funded by the Science Learning+ initiative of the Wellcome Trust, the US-based National Science Foundation, and the UK-based Economic and Social Research Council. ... Science Live is funded through the Science Learning+

10 Dec 2014: a simple blood test capable of diagnosing the amount of damage to their aorta and therefore likely to develop heart disease.”. ... Reliable, early diagnostic tests for cardiovascular disease risk could help reduce this burden.

18 Nov 2014: The lab has been reconfigured to provide an industrial strength test-bed for DisTAL which will allow the team to explore and evaluate their new production control concepts using parts they

28 Feb 2014: Although cities and towns offered unparalleled economic opportunities for migrants, wealth could not compensate for the higher health risks exacted by urban living. ... The research, funded by the Wellcome Trust and the Economic and Social Research

23 Oct 2014: These cells, known as induced pluripotent stem (IPS) cells, are used to test potential new drugs, and can also be used as in vitro models for disease. ... It is also a test that most new drug candidates fail – increasing the cost and decreasing the

8 Jul 2014: Although the session used real application forms, all information which could have identified the school or the candidate had been removed to protect privacy.

16 Jul 2014: Professor Christian List, Professor of Political Science and Philosophy, London School of Economics. ... Professor Charles Manski, Board of Trustees Professor in Economics, and Fellow, Institute for Policy Research, Northwestern University.

5 Dec 2014: Not only will the programme help develop the new protocols and connected infrastructure required to deliver future autonomous mobility, it will allow the UK Autodrive team to test public reaction to

1 Jul 2014: Dr Sriya Iyer, Isaac Newton Trust Affiliated Lecturer, Faculty of Economics: Sriya Iyer has been teaching development economics in the Faculty of Economics and St Catharine’s College since 2000. ... Her approach is to teach development economics

10 Apr 2014: cells. He will talk about his pioneering work on cloning. Other speakers include Dr Ha-Joon Chang on economics, classicist Professor Paul Cartledge on after Thermopylae, Dame Barbara Stocking, former chief

17 Mar 2014: Mind over matter showcases 12 of Britain’s oldest brain donors who agreed to be photographed and interviewed. Presented by artist Ania Dabrowska and Professor

24 Jun 2014: Forensic engineering showed that once our test building reached a certain height the wood at the bottom began to crush.

23 Dec 2014: Test flights for the project took place at the Sywell Aerodrome, near Northampton. ... These tests consisted of a series of ‘hops’ along the runway, followed by longer evaluation flights at a height of over 1,500 feet.

1 Jul 2014: The Future Scholar Awards programme is a Department for Education initiative, focused on young people who have the academic potential to win places at

17 Oct 2014: Read more about the amusingincluding an overview of optimization, case studies, test problems, and much, much more.

11 Jun 2014: Debris from forests that washes into freshwater lakes supplements the diets of microscopic zooplankton and the fish that feed off them – creating larger and

12 Jun 2014: We now know that ultrasound actually performs very well compared with screening tests used in other areas of medicine. ... When we have refined our screening test, a next step may be large-scale trials of screening.

16 Dec 2014: next 25 years, taking into account other factors including population, economic prosperity, oil prices and speed of adoption of the new technology.

15 Dec 2014: One of the main difficulties faced by Sierra Leone and its neighbours in responding to the Ebola outbreak has been their limited capacity to test for the virus. ... Test results can currently take more than five days to come back.

23 Jun 2014: We look forward to working with our partners to deliver housing and transport improvements that will help us to innovate and sustain economic growth. ... According to local business leaders one of the main barriers to economic success is lack of housing

7 May 2014: Guided by professional archaeologists from the ACA team, including Carenza Lewis and Paul Blinkhorn, they excavated test pits in back and front gardens, in front of the Village Hall, and behind ... The test pits help to build a picture of how the whole

23 May 2014: Clearly, emotional assets have an obvious appeal beyond being simply a refuge from equities, bonds and gilts during difficult economic times – you can hang them on a wall and play, drink

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7 Mar 2014: The Fitzwilliam Museum, Cambridge has been granted £87,582 by Arts Council England to allow greater permanent access to its collections of illuminated

9 Oct 2014: So we could not only find it, we were able to directly measure how much there is and test for variations along the planet’s longitude.”.

16 Dec 2014: External risk relates to those economic, political and environmental shocks which may be difficult to predict but should, with the right mitigation capabilities in place, be possible to withstand. ... External economic slowdown, for example, can trigger

22 Oct 2014: When Eyjafjallajӧkull erupted in 2010 in Iceland, the ash cloud it emitted stranded around half of the world’s air traffic, with an estimated global economic cost of US $5 billion.