Cambridge researcher named as Turing AI World-Leading Researcher Fellow

Five internationally-recognised researchers, including Cambridge’s Professor Zoubin Ghahramani, have been appointed as the first Turing AI World-Leading

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July 30, 2021 ~3 min

Astronomers show how planets form in binary systems without getting crushed

Astronomers have developed the most realistic model to date of planet formation in binary star systems.

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July 27, 2021 ~6 min


Earth's interior is swallowing up more carbon than thought

Scientists from Cambridge University and NTU Singapore have found that slow-motion collisions of tectonic plates drag more carbon into Earth’s interior than

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July 26, 2021 ~5 min

Scientists can detect brain tumours using a simple urine or blood plasma test

Researchers from the Cancer Research UK Cambridge Institute have developed two tests that can detect the presence of glioma, a type of brain tumour, in patient

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July 23, 2021 ~7 min

Blushing plants reveal when fungi are growing in their roots

Scientists have created plants whose cells and tissues ‘blush’ with beetroot pigments when they are colonised by fungi that help them take up nutrients from

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July 23, 2021 ~5 min

Smartphone screens effective sensors for soil or water contamination

The touchscreen technology used in billions of smartphones and tablets could also be used as a powerful sensor, without the need for any modifications.

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July 22, 2021 ~5 min

Scientists reverse age-related memory loss in mice

Scientists at Cambridge and Leeds have successfully reversed age-related memory loss in mice and say their discovery could lead to the development of

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July 22, 2021 ~5 min

Llama ‘nanobodies’ could hold key to preventing deadly post-transplant infection

Scientists have developed a ‘nanobody’ – a small fragment of a llama antibody – that is capable of chasing out human cytomegalovirus (HCMV) as it hides away

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July 22, 2021 ~5 min


World's poorest children missing out on pre-primary education

Eight in 10 of the world’s poorest children – almost 50 million boys and girls – are missing out on vital education in the first few years of their life

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July 21, 2021 ~5 min

Biological ‘fingerprints’ of long COVID in blood could lead to diagnostic test, say Cambridge scientists

Markers in our blood – ‘fingerprints’ of infection – could help identify individuals who have been infected by SARS-CoV-2, the coronavirus that causes

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July 19, 2021 ~6 min

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