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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Investigation of the genetic components of maternal infanticide in Sus Scrofa
(2019-07-20)The aim of this thesis was to investigate the genetic components of maternal infanticide in the domestic pig (Sus scrofa). The killing of piglets by sows by eating them soon after birth is a significant issue for the pig ... -
Novel approaches towards pharmacological enhancement of motivation
(2019-06-30)This work explores novel approaches towards pharmacological enhancement of motivated behaviour. A loss of motivation remains a severe unmet clinical need in a number of neuropsychiatric and neurodegenerative disorders. The ... -
Dietary amino acids and their contribution to de novo lipogenesis
(2019-07-19)The alarming increase in the incidence of the metabolic syndrome is the result of the nutrition transition featuring dietary patterns high in sugars, particularly liquid carbohydrates in the form of sugary beverages, fat, ... -
Lipid signalling dynamics of palmitate-induced endoplasmic reticulum stress in skeletal muscle
(2019-07-19)Approximately 340 million people worldwide have Type 2 Diabetes Mellitus (T2DM), making identification of the aetiological processes underlying this disease imperative. Endoplasmic reticulum (ER) stress has emerged as a ...
