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British scientist Hawking leaves top Cambridge post

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created Sep 30, 2009 | popularity 4.6 / 5 (5) | comments 0

Acclaimed wheelchair-bound British scientist Stephen Hawking is to hand over his top Cambridge University job this week, the prestigious seat of learning said on Wednesday.


Genetic mutations identified that suggest link between type 1 diabetes and common viral infection

Medicine & Health / Genetics

created Mar 05, 2009 | popularity 5 / 5 (3) | comments 0

Scientists from Cambridge University have discovered four rare mutations of a gene associated with type 1 diabetes (T1D) that reduce the risk of developing the disease. Their findings, published today in the journal Science Expres ...


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Iridescence invisible to human eye enables bees to view flowers in different colours

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created Jan 05, 2009 | popularity 5 / 5 (5) | comments 3

(PhysOrg.com) -- Bees see some flowers in multicolour because of previously unknown iridescence of the petals, usually invisible to the human eye, researchers from the University of Cambridge report this week ...





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Cambridge: Stephen Hawking on 'road to recovery'

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created Apr 22, 2009 | popularity 2 / 5 (1) | comments 0

(AP) -- Cambridge University says physicist Stephen Hawking is still hospitalized but recovering from a chest infection.


Scientists cage chemical demon

Chemistry / Materials Science

created Jun 25, 2009 | popularity 4 / 5 (6) | comments 10

A Cambridge University-led research team has discovered a technique to safely handle and transport white phosphorous.


Necessity is the mother of invention for clever birds (w/Videos)

Biology / Plants & Animals

created May 25, 2009 | popularity 4.8 / 5 (12) | comments 4

Researchers at the Universities of Cambridge and Queen Mary, University of London have found that rooks, a member of the crow family, are capable of using and making tools, modifying them to make them work and using two tools ...


Scientists find that individuals in vegetative states can learn

Medicine & Health / Neuroscience

created Sep 20, 2009 | popularity 4.5 / 5 (11) | comments 3

Scientists have found that some individuals in the vegetative and minimally conscious states, despite lacking the means of reporting awareness themselves, can learn and thereby demonstrate at least a partial consciousness. ...


New genetic study of Asperger syndrome, autistic traits and empathy

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created Jul 15, 2009 | popularity 4.5 / 5 (2) | comments 0

Scientists from the University of Cambridge have identified 27 genes that are associated with either Asperger Syndrome (AS) and/or autistic traits and/or empathy. The research will be published tomorrow in the journal Autism Re ...


Darwin egg from Beagle voyage found by museum volunteer

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created Apr 10, 2009 | popularity 3.6 / 5 (11) | comments 2

(PhysOrg.com) -- An egg collected by Charles Darwin while on HMS Beagle - and thought to be the last such specimen known to exist - has been rediscovered by an octogenarian volunteer at Cambridge University's Zoology Museum.


New route to leukemia uncovered

New route to leukemia uncovered

Medicine & Health / Cancer

created Sep 28, 2009 | popularity 5 / 5 (1) | comments 0

(PhysOrg.com) -- Scientists have discovered a completely new route by which leukaemia develops, according to research published in Nature this weekend.


Scientists pinpoint breast cancer 'guard' gene

Scientists pinpoint breast cancer 'guard' gene

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created Oct 06, 2009 | popularity 5 / 5 (1) | comments 0

(PhysOrg.com) -- Scientists are close to discovering how normal breast cells become cancerous, according to research by Cambridge scientists published today.


Birds use social learning to enhance nest defense

Biology / Plants & Animals

created Jun 04, 2009 | popularity 5 / 5 (2) | comments 0

Reed warblers live with the threat that a cuckoo bird will infiltrate their nest, remove one of their eggs, and replace it with the cuckoo's own. This 'parasitism' enables the cuckoo to have its young raised by unsuspecting ...


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The Queen and I: How autistic brain distinguishes oneself from others

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created Dec 14, 2009 | popularity 4.6 / 5 (7) | comments 0

Scientists at the University of Cambridge have discovered that the brains of individuals with autism are less active when engaged in self-reflective thought. The study published today in the journal Brain provid ...



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