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Link identified between continental breakup, volcanic carbon emissions and evolution

Researchers have found that the formation and breakup of supercontinents over hundreds of millions of years controls volcanic carbon emissions. The results , reported in the journal Science, could lead to a reinterpretation of how the carbon cycle has evolved over Earth’s history, and how this has impacted the evolution of...

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Cambridge to host transatlantic cyber security competition

A major cyber security challenge, aimed at educating and inspiring the next generation of cyber defenders from across the UK and US, will be held at the University of Cambridge next week.

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Silk “micrococoons” could be used in biotechnology and medicine

Researchers have manufactured microscopic versions of the cocoons spun by silkworms, which could be used to store sensitive proteins and other molecules for a wide range of uses.

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Open Cambridge 2017

See Cambridge’s newest district for the first time as part of the Open Cambridge weekend 2017

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Non-toxic alternative for next-generation solar cells

Researchers have demonstrated how a non-toxic alternative to lead could form the basis of next-generation solar cells.

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Opinion: The UK's post-Brexit economy hinges on small businesses and innovation

In this piece for The Conversation , Carlos López-Gómez from Cambridge's Institute for Manufacturing, discusses the role that small and medium-sized businesses might play in a post-Brexit economy.

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Jane Austen treasure is on display today to mark the bicentenary of the novelist’s death

Jane Austen fans will have a rare chance today (18 July 2017) to see the manuscript of the novelist’s final (unfinished) novel at King’s College. The one-day exhibition in the College's Old Library marks Austen’s death 200 years ago and is open to the public.

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Concerns over side effects of statins stopping stroke survivors taking medication

Negative media coverage of the side effects associated with taking statins, and patients’ own experiences of taking the drugs, are among the reasons cited by stroke survivors and their carers for stopping taking potentially life-saving drugs, according to research published today.

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Cambridge to launch Polish Studies programme

Polish language, literature and culture will be a permanent feature of the University of Cambridge’s research and teaching following the signing, today, of an agreement with the University of Warsaw.

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Snip, snip, cure: correcting defects in the genetic blueprint

Gene editing using ‘molecular scissors’ that snip out and replace faulty DNA could provide an almost unimaginable future for some patients: a complete cure. Cambridge researchers are working towards making the technology cheap and safe, as well as examining the ethical and legal issues surrounding one of the most exciting...

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Link identified between continental breakup, volcanic carbon emissions and evolution

Cambridge to host transatlantic cyber security competition

Silk “micrococoons” could be used in biotechnology and medicine

Open Cambridge 2017

Non-toxic alternative for next-generation solar cells

Opinion: The UK's post-Brexit economy hinges on small businesses and innovation

Jane Austen treasure is on display today to mark the bicentenary of the novelist’s death

Concerns over side effects of statins stopping stroke survivors taking medication

Cambridge to launch Polish Studies programme

Snip, snip, cure: correcting defects in the genetic blueprint

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