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DNA

Detailed genetic study provides most comprehensive map of risk to date of breast cancer risk

07 Jan 2020

A major international study of the genetics of breast cancer has identified more than 350 DNA ‘errors’ that increase an individual’s risk of...

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Alexis Braun

Women in STEM: Dr Alexis Braun

26 Sep 2019

Dr Alexis Braun is a postdoctoral researcher in the Department of Genetics. Here, she tells us about the importance of mentors, how her research...

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‘Game-changing’ research could solve evolution mysteries

11 Sep 2019

An evolution revolution has begun after scientists extracted genetic information from a 1.7 million-year-old rhino tooth – the largest and oldest...

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̽»¨Ö±²¥butterflies are coming

25 Jul 2019

Climate change poses a major threat to butterflies but a new generation of Cambridge scientists is working to unlock their secrets and help them...

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Date night

Genetic variation linked to response to anxiety could inform personalised therapies

01 Jul 2019

A new study in marmoset monkeys suggests that individual variation in genes alters our ability to regulate emotions, providing new insights that...

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Regeneration-organizing cells outline the advancing edge of a regenerating tail of a tadpole.

Scientists find new type of cell that helps tadpoles’ tails regenerate

17 May 2019

Researchers at the ̽»¨Ö±²¥ of Cambridge have uncovered a specialised population of skin cells that coordinate tail regeneration in frogs. These ‘...

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Heliconius melpomene amaryllis

Butterflies are genetically wired to choose a mate that looks just like them

08 Feb 2019

Male butterflies have genes which give them a sexual preference for a partner with a similar appearance to themselves, according to new research.

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Slim people have a genetic advantage when it comes to maintaining their weight

24 Jan 2019

In the largest study of its kind to date, Cambridge researchers have looked at why some people manage to stay thin while others gain weight easily...

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Breast cancer cell

Researchers develop comprehensive new way to predict breast cancer risk

15 Jan 2019

Scientists have created the most comprehensive method yet to predict a woman’s risk of breast cancer, according to a study led by researchers at the...

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Agouti mice

Studies raise questions over how epigenetic information is inherited

30 Oct 2018

Evidence has been building in recent years that our diet, our habits or traumatic experiences can have consequences for the health of our children –...

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Healthy diet

A healthy lifestyle cuts stroke risk, irrespective of genetic risk

25 Oct 2018

People at high genetic risk of stroke can still reduce their chance of having a stroke by sticking to a healthy lifestyle, in particular stopping...

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Many cases of dementia may arise from non-inherited DNA ‘spelling mistakes’

15 Oct 2018

Only a small proportion of cases of dementia are thought to be inherited – the cause of the vast majority is unknown. Now, in a study published today...

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