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A newly-discovered gene linked to oesophageal cancer holds the promise of new treatments for this notoriously difficult-to-fight disease.

Scientists have confirmed that variations in a particular gene play a key role in the autism spectrum condition known as Asperger Syndrome. They have also found that variations in the same gene are also linked to differences in empathy levels in the general population. 

People with autism are more likely to also have synaesthesia, suggests new research in the journal Molecular Autism.

Researchers have created mammalian cells containing a single set of chromosomes instead of two.

Critical insight provided into the disease mechanisms behind multiple sclerosis.

Scientists have carried out the first ever genome scan for womb cancer and discovered a genetic region that reduces risk of the disease, according to a Cambridge study published in Nature Genetics on Sunday, 17 April.

Nine of the 44 new Royal Society Fellows announced today are Cambridge academics. Their election to the Fellowship of the Royal Society recognises their exceptional contributions to society. As Fellows of the UK's national academy of science, these leaders in the fields of science, engineering and medicine join other famous Cambridge names such as Isaac Newton, Charles Darwin and Stephen Hawking.

̽»¨Ö±²¥ ̽»¨Ö±²¥ of Cambridge will host one of just three genetic research hubs created by the Medical Research Council (MRC) to provide scientists access to cutting-edge resources for DNA sequencing.

Since Darwin’s time, Amazonian butterflies have intrigued biologists as examples of evolution in action.

Two new regions of the human genome linked to breast cancer have been found by an international team of scientists led by Cambridge ̽»¨Ö±²¥ researchers; one increases the risk while the other reduces the risk of developing breast cancer.