How two butterfly species have evolved exactly the same striking wing colour and pattern has intrigued biologists since Darwin's day. Now, scientists at Cambridge have found "hotspots" in the butterflies' genes that they believe will explain one of the most extraordinary examples of mimicry in the natural world.
̽»¨Ö±²¥commonly held assumption that as primates evolved, their brains always tended to get bigger has been challenged by a team of scientists at Cambridge and Durham.
Cambridge scientists are asking what role stem cells play in how cancer develops, spreads and relapses.
Researchers in the Department of Pathology have established precisely how the ‘cutting and pasting’ of genetic material from one chromosome to another results in cancer.
Cancer cells can now be viewed as never before, thanks to cutting-edge imaging tools being developed in Cambridge.
A new generation of cancer therapeutics is on the horizon thanks to fresh light being shed on how genes are switched on and off.
̽»¨Ö±²¥man who might have been Darwin – AR Wallace – is the subject of a fascinating new exhibition at Cambridge ̽»¨Ö±²¥â€™s Museum of Zoology until February 8, 2010.
Scientists are close to discovering how normal breast cells become cancerous, according to research published today.
Thousands of people enjoyed free talks, tours and a chance to see inside some of Cambridge’s most spectacular buildings this weekend as the ̽»¨Ö±²¥ and Colleges welcomed visitors for Open Cambridge and Bridge ̽»¨Ö±²¥Gap. Watch video from Bridge ̽»¨Ö±²¥Gap here.
It may not be possible to judge a book by its cover, but judging someone by the contents of their iTunes library could be a very different story, new research suggests.
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