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  2. Research shows first land plants were parasitised by microbes |…

    https://www.cam.ac.uk/research/news/research-shows-first-land-plants-were-parasitised-by-microbes
    Thumbnail for Research shows first land plants were parasitised by microbes | University of Cambridge 4 Apr 2018: To test this, we first wanted to see if Phytophthora could infect and complete its life cycle in a liverwort.".
  3. Legislating labour in the long run – how worker rights help economies …

    https://www.cam.ac.uk/research/features/legislating-labour-in-the-long-run-how-worker-rights-help-economies
    Thumbnail for Legislating labour in the long run – how worker rights help economies | University of Cambridge 12 Jul 2018: Now, a decade on from a global economic crash, and the mood music may again be changing. ... In fact, the team found small but positive correlations between stronger protective legislation and beneficial social and economic outcomes.
  4. New Cambridge institute to tackle policy challenges in our age of…

    https://www.cam.ac.uk/news/new-cambridge-institute-to-tackle-policy-challenges-in-our-age-of-disruption
    Thumbnail for New Cambridge institute to tackle policy challenges in our age of disruption | University of Cambridge 16 Apr 2018: the world’s citizens, the economic and political odds are stacked against them.”. ... Cambridge must take a lead in bringing its unique breadth and depth of expertise to respond to social, political and economic conditions.
  5. Studies raise questions over how epigenetic information is inherited…

    https://www.cam.ac.uk/research/news/studies-raise-questions-over-how-epigenetic-information-is-inherited
    Thumbnail for Studies raise questions over how epigenetic information is inherited | University of Cambridge 30 Oct 2018: Using a set of behavioural tests, the team showed that specific effects on the resulting offspring mediated by long RNA included risk-taking, increased insulin sensitivity and overeating, whereas small RNA
  6. Gates Scholar Melisa Basol on inoculating against fake news |…

    https://www.cam.ac.uk/research/news/gates-scholar-melisa-basol-on-inoculating-against-fake-news
    Thumbnail for Gates Scholar Melisa Basol on inoculating against fake news | University of Cambridge 11 Dec 2018: For her MPhil she looked at attitudes towards immigration and whether these could be changed and people could be protected from misinformation that posited that immigrants posed an economic threat to
  7. Potassium gives perovskite-based solar cells an efficiency boost |…

    https://www.cam.ac.uk/research/news/potassium-gives-perovskite-based-solar-cells-an-efficiency-boost
    Thumbnail for Potassium gives perovskite-based solar cells an efficiency boost | University of Cambridge 21 Mar 2018: The perovskite and potassium devices showed good stability in tests, and were 21.5% efficient at converting light into electricity, which is similar to the best perovskite-based solar cells and
  8. Scientists measure severity of drought during the Maya collapse |…

    https://www.cam.ac.uk/research/news/scientists-measure-severity-of-drought-during-the-maya-collapse
    Thumbnail for Scientists measure severity of drought during the Maya collapse | University of Cambridge 2 Aug 2018: And while the Maya people survived beyond this period, their political and economic power was depleted.
  9. Scientists reveal plan to target the cause of Alzheimer’s disease |…

    https://www.cam.ac.uk/research/news/scientists-reveal-plan-to-target-the-cause-of-alzheimers-disease
    Thumbnail for Scientists reveal plan to target the cause of Alzheimer’s disease | University of Cambridge 24 Sep 2018: Academics at the University of Cambridge and at Lund University in Sweden have devised the first strategy to ‘go after’ the cause of the devastating disease,
  10. ‘Carbon bubble’ coming that could wipe trillions from the global…

    https://www.cam.ac.uk/research/news/carbon-bubble-coming-that-could-wipe-trillions-from-the-global-economy-study
    Thumbnail for ‘Carbon bubble’ coming that could wipe trillions from the global economy – study | University of Cambridge 4 Jun 2018: The study repeatedly ran simulations to gauge the outcomes of numerous combinations of global economic and environmental change. ... Our results show this is no longer the case.”. However, one of the most alarming economic possibilities suggested by
  11. Artificial intelligence is growing up fast: what’s next for thinking…

    https://www.cam.ac.uk/research/features/artificial-intelligence-is-growing-up-fast-whats-next-for-thinking-machines
    Thumbnail for Artificial intelligence is growing up fast: what’s next for thinking machines? | University of Cambridge 6 Feb 2018: To pass the Turing Test, a computer must fool a human into believing it is human. ... Hernandez-Orallo sees a very practical application of such tests: the future job market.
  12. Low-cost plastic sensors could monitor a range of health conditions | …

    https://www.cam.ac.uk/research/news/low-cost-plastic-sensors-could-monitor-a-range-of-health-conditions
    Thumbnail for Low-cost plastic sensors could monitor a range of health conditions | University of Cambridge 22 Jun 2018: Initial tests of the sensors were used to measure levels of lactate, which is useful in fitness applications or to monitor patients following surgery. ... time. The developed sensor technology can be used with these models to test the potency or toxicity
  13. Releasing the imagination: the University of Cambridge Primary School …

    https://www.cam.ac.uk/research/features/releasing-the-imagination-the-university-of-cambridge-primary-school
    Thumbnail for Releasing the imagination: the University of Cambridge Primary School | University of Cambridge 2 Nov 2018: The University of Cambridge Primary School is committed to improving education for all primary children, everywhere.  READ THE STORY HERE     Also available:
  14. Young children use physics, not previous rewards, to learn about…

    https://www.cam.ac.uk/research/news/young-children-use-physics-not-previous-rewards-to-learn-about-tools
    Thumbnail for Young children use physics, not previous rewards, to learn about tools | University of Cambridge 23 Feb 2018: In this test, some of the tools were ‘functional’ and some ‘non-functional’.
  15. Helping police make custody decisions using artificial intelligence | …

    https://www.cam.ac.uk/research/features/helping-police-make-custody-decisions-using-artificial-intelligence
    Thumbnail for Helping police make custody decisions using artificial intelligence | University of Cambridge 26 Feb 2018: in Durham to test the use of Checkpoint among those forecast as moderate risk.
  16. Mitochondrial diseases could be treated with gene therapy, study…

    https://www.cam.ac.uk/research/news/mitochondrial-diseases-could-be-treated-with-gene-therapy-study-suggests
    Thumbnail for Mitochondrial diseases could be treated with gene therapy, study suggests | University of Cambridge 24 Sep 2018: To test an experimental gene therapy treatment, which has so far only been tested in human cells grown in petri dishes in a lab, the researchers used a mouse model of
  17. Many cases of dementia may arise from non-inherited DNA ‘spelling…

    https://www.cam.ac.uk/research/news/many-cases-of-dementia-may-arise-from-non-inherited-dna-spelling-mistakes
    Thumbnail for Many cases of dementia may arise from non-inherited DNA ‘spelling mistakes’ | University of Cambridge 15 Oct 2018: To test their hypothesis, the researchers examined 173 tissue samples from the Newcastle Brain Tissue Resource, part of the MRC’s UK Brain Banks Network.
  18. Six Cambridge academics elected to prestigious British Academy…

    https://www.cam.ac.uk/research/news/six-cambridge-academics-elected-to-prestigious-british-academy-fellowship
    Thumbnail for Six Cambridge academics elected to prestigious British Academy fellowship | University of Cambridge 20 Jul 2018: 1947. Professor Brian Cheffins (Faculty of Law) is to be elected to the fellowship in recognition of his work on the application of economic analysis to the area of company law.
  19. Ebola and Lassa fever targeted by new vaccine trial and improved…

    https://www.cam.ac.uk/research/news/ebola-and-lassa-fever-targeted-by-new-vaccine-trial-and-improved-surveillance
    Thumbnail for Ebola and Lassa fever targeted by new vaccine trial and improved surveillance | University of Cambridge 25 Sep 2018: response. Using monoclonal antibodies – copies of antibodies taken from survivors of the target diseases – they can then test whether the body can effectively eliminate these fake viruses, leading to protection. ... They will then carry out toxicity
  20. New brain mapping technique highlights relationship between…

    https://www.cam.ac.uk/research/news/new-brain-mapping-technique-highlights-relationship-between-connectivity-and-iq
    Thumbnail for New brain mapping technique highlights relationship between connectivity and IQ | University of Cambridge 2 Jan 2018: This could take us closer to being able to get an idea of intelligence from brain scans, rather than having to rely on IQ tests. ... rely on IQ tests,” says Professor Ed Bullmore, Head of Psychiatry at Cambridge.
  21. Genome-editing tool could increase cancer risk in cells, say…

    https://www.cam.ac.uk/research/news/genome-editing-tool-could-increase-cancer-risk-in-cells-say-researchers
    Thumbnail for Genome-editing tool could increase cancer risk in cells, say researchers | University of Cambridge 11 Jun 2018: The team, led by Professor Jussi Taipale, now at the Department of Biochemistry, Cambridge, found that CRISPR-Cas9 triggers a mechanism designed to protect

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