Prof Sharon Peacock, from the University of Cambridge, said she wanted to develop a simple system that could be used easily by hospitals.

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Amos Hostetter graduated from Harvard Business School in 1961 and convinced his employer, Boston-based Cambridge Capital, to finance a small cable television system in rural New Jersey.

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By reducing the need to idle and accelerate from a standstill, the system purports to save gas: In tests conducted in Cambridge, Mass.

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Researchers at the University of Cambridge say a cancer drug, which wipes out and resets the immune system, has better results than other options.

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Researchers at the Medical Research Council Biostatistics Unit, in Cambridge, estimated when people were infected based on the state of their immune system.

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In 1972 Sydney Brenner, a biologist then at Cambridge University, decided to work out the connections of every cell in the nervous system of a small nematode worm called C. elegans.

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In addition, the mere incorporation of biometrics into the payment system is likely to deter criminals, says Mike Bond, an expert in banking security at Cambridge University.

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