Researchers discover how to 're-wire' photosynthesis
Image courtesy of Katarzyna Sokół
Sep 4 2018
Scientists here have found a way to 're-wire' photosynthesis so that it can split water into hydrogen and oxygen much more efficiently than is presently possible.
A Cambridge company co-founded by a Chemistry alumnus and department member has just received a boost of $10 million (~£8 million) in Series A funding for its fight against rare diseases.
Artificial Intelligence could speed up cancer drug discovery
Jul 31 2018
Artificial intelligence could offer faster and cheaper ways of finding new cancer drugs, according to researchers who successfully used AI to identify an inhibitor for an enzyme that is over-expressed in a range of tumours.
Department researchers detect early signs of ozone recovery
Courtesy Dr James Keeble
Jul 23 2018
Researchers in the department’s Centre for Atmospheric Science have used coupled chemistry-climate model simulations to confirm that the world is making “progress on the road to ozone recovery.”
Inventors of Next Generation Sequencing honoured by Royal Society
Courtesy Royal Society
Jul 19 2018
The Royal Society has awarded one of its highest honours jointly to Professor Sir Shankar Balasubramanian and Professor David Klenerman, for their development of next generation DNA sequencing.
