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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Assessing the information content of fossilizable data, with a focus on the Asian origin and diversification of Glires (Mammalia)
My thesis explores how the information content of fossil Glires (rodents + rabbits) effects phylogenetic reconstruction and the implications for downstream analysis and interpretation. The first two chapters take a detailed ... -
The impact of mouse placental endocrine function on fetal resource allocation and adult offspring health
During pregnancy, optimum maternal and fetal outcomes are determined by adequate nutrient partitioning between the mother and fetus. In turn, the placenta plays a critical role in nutrient partitioning during pregnancy, ... -
Function of Spectrin cytoskeleton in regulating epithelial architecture.
Epithelial cells surround every organ of the human body and about 85% of cancers arise from epithelial cells. These cells are highly polarized having distinct apical and basolateral sides; they are tightly connected to ... -
The genome-wide analysis of the specification and activation of human chromosomal DNA replication origin sites
Background: Human DNA replication is a critical cellular process that initiates at tens of thousands of DNA replication origins. Next-generation sequencing (NGS) enabled the elucidation of some characteristics that define ...
