School of the Biological Sciences
About this community
The School of the Biological Sciences encompasses the Faculty Board of Biology and the Faculty Board of Veterinary Medicine and is represented on the Faculty Board of Clinical Medicine. It has responsibilities across three Triposes (the Natural Sciences Tripos, Medical and Veterinary Sciences Tripos and Psychological and Behavioural Sciences Tripos).
Find out more about the School of the Biological Sciences at http://www.bio.cam.ac.uk/.
Sub-communities within this community
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Centre for Family Research
Has a worldwide reputation for innovative research that increases understanding of children, parents and family relationships -
Centre for Trophoblast Research
Promotes scientific study of the placenta, the organ that interfaces between the mother and her baby during pregnancy -
Department of Biochemistry
An internationally competitive research programme; themes include cell signalling and control of gene expression, to molecular microbiology, plant molecular biology and biofuel research, cancer and cardiovascular biology
Recent Submissions
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Genomic diversity and antimicrobial resistance in Salmonella isolates recovered from diverse sources in Nigeria
Antimicrobial Resistance (AMR) jeopardises the gains of modern medicine and is therefore considered a global public health threat. It has been predicted to cause up to 10 million deaths by 2050 if no serious actions are ... -
Genesis of the human germline
The primary aim of this thesis was to examine the specification of human primordial germ cells (PGCs) and the mechanism regulating the transient gain and loss of competence for germ cell fate. Specification of PGCs in ... -
Meristem regulation in the early divergent land plant Marchantia polymorpha
Meristems are key features of land plant development, enabling post-embryonic organogenesis through precise spatial patterning of cell division and differentiation. Extensive work on flowering plant meristems has revealed ...
