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Read more at: Photosynthesis 'hack' could lead to new ways of generating renewable energy
Image courtesy Robin Horton

Photosynthesis 'hack' could lead to new ways of generating renewable energy

Illustration of cells and electrons during photosynthesis, illustrated by Robin Horton

An in-depth study of photosynthesis could lead to new ways of generating clean fuel and renewable energy.


Read more at: Chemistry Open Day 18 March 2023
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Chemistry Open Day 18 March 2023

Slime pond at Chemistry Open Day, courtesy @Cambridge Photography

After a three-year absence, the Chemistry Open Day makes a welcome return on Saturday 18 March.


Read more at: Dr Olga Kennard OBE FRS, 1924-2023
Dr Olga Kennard

Dr Olga Kennard OBE FRS, 1924-2023

Dr Olga Kennard giving opening remarks at the CCDC's CSD 50th celebration

It is with sadness that we announce the death of Dr Olga Kennard, founder of the Cambridge Structural Database and Cambridge Crystallographic Data Centre.


Read more at: Chemistry Spin-out creates better sequencing method
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Chemistry Spin-out creates better sequencing method

Image of DNA courtesy Epigenetix

Researchers at Balasubramanian Group spin-out Cambridge Epigenetix have found a new way to sequence genetic and epigenetic information in the same work flow, which could help detect diseases like cancer.


Read more at: Early career researcher recognised for her antibody research
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Early career researcher recognised for her antibody research

Courtesy @Chemistry

Bernardes Group researcher Dr Yanira Méndez Gómez has won the Otto Bayer Early Excellence in Science Award.


Read more at: Learning about a world powered by sunlight
Long shot of Reisner & outreach team with audience in Wolfson Theatre

Learning about a world powered by sunlight

The Reisner Lab Outreach Team teach chemistry in an entertaining way, courtesy @ChemistryPhotograph

A group of students recently attended a lecture peppered with fun-filled experiments to illustrate the serious issue of how to combat climate change in an entertaining and informative way.


Read more at: Pepper plant may provide nasal treatment for COVID-19
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Pepper plant may provide nasal treatment for COVID-19

First author Dr Cong Tang, courtesy IMM

Researchers in the Bernardes group have discovered that a molecule from the long pepper plant could actively combat different variants of COVID-19.


Read more at: New DNA sequencing method ‘lifts veil’ from genome black box
Shankar Balasubramanian in lab

New DNA sequencing method ‘lifts veil’ from genome black box

Professor Sir Shankar Balasubramanian, courtesy @Chemistry

Many life-saving drugs directly interact with DNA to treat diseases such as cancer, but scientists have struggled to detect how and why they work – until now.


Read more at: New surface science textbook launched
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New surface science textbook launched

Image courtesy DC Madden, SM Driver and SJ Jenkins

Professor Stephen Jenkins’ new surface science textbook is due to be published on 31 January.


Read more at: Black Women in Science Network brunch
Network founder Tomi Akingbade

Black Women in Science Network brunch

PhD student and Network founder Tomi Akingbade

The Black Women in Science Network is putting on its first live brunch on 11 March, hosted here in the Department.