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James Barlow, a technician in David Baulcombe's group, has pledged himself to ride 20,000km on his bicycle in aid of Papworth Trust . As well as cycling in to work and at least one day of the weekend he, with a group of other like-minded people, attempts long distance rides and has currently completed the Hotchillee London...

The following promotions have been approved by the General Board: Reader John Carr Julia Davies Professor Julian Hibberd Alex Webb These promotions are recognition of individual excellence and, with so many awards in one year, they are a strong indicator of the stimulating and supportive environment provided by all in the...

New research from the Tanentzap group freely available in the journal Nature Communications has shown that freshwater fish, an important source of nutrition for humans, are in part produced by forests. The study focuses on small boreal lakes, which contain upwards of 60% of the world's freshwater. It suggests that any...

Building synthetic plants Earlier this year, the University of Cambridge and the John Innes Centre in Norwich received £12 million in funding for a new UK synthetic biology centre - OpenPlant - to focus on the development of open technologies in plant synthetic biology and their application in engineering new crop traits...