Articles about 'European Union'

Zero gravity graphene promises success in space

31 January 2018

In a series of experiments conducted last month, Cambridge researchers experienced weightlessness testing graphene’s application in space.

Genetics study adds further evidence that education reduces risk of Alzheimer’s disease

07 December 2017

̽��ֱ��theory that education protects against Alzheimer’s disease has been given further weight by new research from the ̽��ֱ�� of Cambridge, funded by the European Union. ̽��ֱ��study is published today in ̽��ֱ��BMJ.

Changing the face of Indian farming

25 October 2017

Indian agriculture is expected to feed a growing and increasingly urbanised population. But if everyone wants to move to towns and cities, who is left to farm the land?

' ̽��ֱ��concoction of light with water and oxygen molecules leads to substantial defect-healing in metal halide perovskite semiconductors

Defects in next-generation solar cells can be healed with light

06 September 2017

Researchers have shown that defects in the molecular structure of perovskites – a material which could revolutionise the solar cell industry – can be “healed” by exposing it to light and just the right amount of humidity.

Visualising the genome: researchers create first 3D structures of active DNA

13 March 2017

Scientists have determined the first 3D structures of intact mammalian genomes from individual cells, showing how the DNA from all the chromosomes intricately folds to fit together inside the cell nuclei.

Cambridge to play major role in €400m EU food innovation project

13 December 2016

̽��ֱ�� ̽��ֱ�� of Cambridge is one of a number of British universities and companies that have won access to a £340 million EU Innovation programme to change the way we eat, grow and distribute food.

A BLUEPRINT for blood cells: Cambridge researchers play leading role in major release of epigenetic studies

17 November 2016

Cambridge researchers have played a leading role in several studies released today looking at how variation in and potentially heritable changes to our DNA, known as epigenetic modifications, affect blood and immune cells, and how this can lead to disease.

̽��ֱ��Whistle: verifying digital evidence of human rights violations

12 October 2016

Smartphones and social media have made it easy for accidental witnesses “in the wrong place at the wrong time” to capture and share violations and crimes. But how can we tell what’s real and what’s fake?

Chicken korma, Eton mess and a genetic variant provide clues to our food choices

04 October 2016

People who carry variants in a particular gene have an increased preference for high fat food, but a decreased preference for sugary foods, according to a new study led by the ̽��ֱ�� of Cambridge.

Missing link in epigenetics could explain conundrum of disease inheritance

07 July 2016

̽��ֱ��process by which a mother’s diet during pregnancy can permanently affect her offspring’s attributes, such as weight, could be strongly influenced by genetic variation in an unexpected part of the genome, according to research published today. ̽��ֱ��discovery could shed light on why many human genetic studies have previously not been able to fully explain how certain diseases, such as type 2 diabetes and obesity, are inherited.

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