Project launched to provide guidance on research using human stem cell-based embryo models

The University of Cambridge has launched a project to develop the first governance framework for research involving stem cell-based human embryo models in the

Cambridge University News • cambridge
June 16, 2023 ~5 min

Stem cells repair diseased heart cells

Research shows a new stem cell therapy repairs diseased heart cells, offering a potential cure for heart failure patients.

Duke-NUS • futurity
June 14, 2023 ~6 min


Differentiated cells may become precursor cells again

A loop in mitochondria—organelles within cells that produce energy for the body—may allow cells to retreat up the path of differentiation.

Morgan Sherburne-Michigan • futurity
June 7, 2023 ~7 min

Why there might be life out there unlike any on Earth

Researchers create synthetic species without biochemistry, find they operate according to Darwinian evolutionary principles.

Alice McCarthy • harvard
June 6, 2023 ~4 min

Arsenic contamination of food and water is a global public health concern – researchers are studying how it causes cancer

Millions of people worldwide are exposed via soil and water to arsenic, whether naturally occurring or related to pollution. Chronic exposure is linked to the formation of cancer stem cells.

Diana Azzam, Assistant Professor of Environmental Health Sciences, Florida International University • conversation
June 5, 2023 ~5 min

Sustainable solar cell material shown to be highly promising for medical imaging

Using X-rays to see inside the human body has revolutionised non-invasive medical diagnostics. However, the dose of X-rays required for imaging is far higher

Cambridge University News • cambridge
May 10, 2023 ~6 min

Wellcome awards Cambridge £18 million for two Discovery Research Platforms

Cambridge has been awarded two of Wellcome’s eight new Discovery Research Platforms, the global charitable foundation announced today.

Cambridge University News • cambridge
May 4, 2023 ~4 min

How do _Candida auris_ and other fungi develop drug resistance? A microbiologist explains

Multidrug-resistant fungal infections are an emerging global health threat. Figuring out how fungi evade treatments offers new avenues to counter resistance.

Jeffrey Gardner, Associate Professor of Biological Sciences, University of Maryland, Baltimore County • conversation
May 3, 2023 ~7 min


Perovskite: new type of solar technology paves the way for abundant, cheap and printable cells

A new generation of flexible solar cells has been pioneered using a material known as perovskite,

David Beynon, Senior Research Officer at the SPECIFIC Innovation and Knowledge Centre, Swansea University • conversation
May 2, 2023 ~6 min

Researchers discover how mutant protein leads to melanoma

Discovery of new mechanism could have wide implications for other cancers.

Alice McCarthy • harvard
April 26, 2023 ~4 min

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