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Sheep are able to recognise human faces from photographs

7 November 2017

Sheep can be trained to recognise human faces from photographic portraits – and can even identify the picture of their handler without prior training – according to new research from Jenny Morton's lab

Cambridge Postgraduate Pioneers - Sarah Harrison

26 October 2017

Sarah Harrison, a final year PhD student at PDN, is featured in the University's Postgraduate Pioneer article series.

Skin found to play a role in controlling blood pressure

24 October 2017

New study by Randall Johnson on eLife shows that skin reacts to the changes in oxygen in the air to regulate blood pressure and hearth rate

At the frontier of embryology - interview with Magda Zernicka-Goetz

18 October 2017

The PDN scientist was interviewed by asian television channel NHK on her lab's recent advancements.

Scientific Reports: tiny Brazilian frogs are deaf to their own calls

25 September 2017

New research by Matt Mason in collaboration with other scientists shows that two species of small forest frogs are unable to perceive the sound of their own voices

Genome editing reveals role of gene important for human embryo development

21 September 2017

CTR researchers have revealed the role of the OCT4 gene in human embryos in the first few days of development. This is the first time that genome editing has been used to study gene function in human embryos.

The Super Abilities of Insects

1 September 2017

Roger Hardie and Paloma Gonzalez Bellido talk about the amazing abilities of flies on BBC World Service Radio

PDN members awarded prizes at IFPA 2017

31 August 2017

Nadejda Capatina, Hannah Yong and Joanna Rakoczy received prizes at the International Federation of Placenta Associations meeting in Manchester

PDN Part II student awarded John Ray Trust Science Prize

30 August 2017

Léa Wenger received the prize for best research project

RNA docking and local translation control axon remodelling in vivo

16 August 2017

New research by Christine Holt's lab published in Neuron shows that local mRNA translation is a key determinant in the branching of axons and thus important in building the complexity of the brain

Sheep are able to recognise human faces from photographs

Cambridge Postgraduate Pioneers - Sarah Harrison

Skin found to play a role in controlling blood pressure

At the frontier of embryology - interview with Magda Zernicka-Goetz

Scientific Reports: tiny Brazilian frogs are deaf to their own calls

Genome editing reveals role of gene important for human embryo development

The Super Abilities of Insects

PDN members awarded prizes at IFPA 2017

PDN Part II student awarded John Ray Trust Science Prize

RNA docking and local translation control axon remodelling in vivo

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