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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D14-LIKE: An essential protein for the establishment of arbuscular mycorrhizal symbiosis
(2019-03-23)Low nutrition availability in the soil can be a major limitation of plant growth. To improve nutrient acquisition, the majority of land plants engage in symbiosis with arbuscular mycorrhizal (AM) fungi. The accommodation ... -
Understanding the Genetic Basis of C4 Photosynthesis through Breeding
(University of Cambridge, 2019-03-23) -
Understanding the Roles of the Yeast GSK-3 Homologue Mck1 in Cell Wall Thickening and Stress Response
(University of Cambridge, 2019-01-26) -
Studies of viral and cellular proteins involved in herpes simplex virus type-1 egress
(2019-01-26)The egress pathway of herpes simplex virus-1 (HSV-1) is a complicated process mediated by co-ordinated activity of several virus glycoproteins. The virions are first assembled and enveloped at trans-Golgi-network (TGN) or ...
