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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

2 Jul 2014: This year the programme included the opportunity to meet with some of Downing’s Directors of Studies. At Cambridge, Directors of Studies are responsible for

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.

3 Oct 2014: BBSRC is paving the way for an explosion in new economic sectors and bioscience that will change the way we live our lives in the twenty-first century.

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.

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

14 Oct 2014: Organised by the University of Cambridge’s Realise project for young people in care, and hosted by Newnham College, the Insight Day included an update on

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.

10 Feb 2014: James considered whether population growth was the principal cause of economic change in early modern Europe.