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Madeline Lancaster in a lab

̽»¨Ö±²¥neurobiologist who grew ‘mini-brain’ tissues in a dish

20 September 2021

When Madeline Lancaster’s attempt to grow neural stem cells ‘failed’ she had no idea that the floating balls of cells she saw in her petri dish were in fact miniature brain tissues. They would revolutionise our ability to study the early stages of brain development and take us closer to answering: what makes us human?

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Detail from the Ripley Scroll housed at the Fitzwilliam Museum

Body, soul and gold: quests for perfection in English alchemy

08 Nov 2012

From the elixirs of legend to transmutation of base metals into gold, medieval medical practice and social mobility were steeped in alchemy.

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Possible to power an iPod with a Pineapple?

Science Night Returns to Radio 5 live

14 Aug 2012

Following the huge success of BBC Radio 5 live’s inaugural Science Night last December, the ̽»¨Ö±²¥ of Cambridge’s Dr Chris Smith and his fellow ‘...

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Children get hands-on!

Gurgling guts, electricity, snot, pus and blood!

07 Mar 2012

̽»¨Ö±²¥Cambridge Science Festival Schools Roadshow programme kicked off last week with a Schools Hub at Sawston Village College on Thursday 1 March...

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chemistry in action

Pushing science to its limits

06 Feb 2012

Bookings for the UK’s largest free science festival open this morning at: www.cam.ac.uk/sciencefestival

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John Polkinghorne

Where God meets physics

28 Nov 2011

Eminent thinker and commentator Revd Dr John Polkinghorne, Fellow of the Royal Society, will be giving a public talk – titled A Destiny Beyond Death...

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