Beethoven had a likely genetic predisposition to liver disease and a hepatitis B infection months before his death, tests have revealed. A team of researchers led by Cambridge University analysed five locks of hair to sequence the composer’s genome. They…
Cambridge University to return Benin bronze cockerel stolen in 1905 Oct 27
A bronze cockerel kept at Cambridge University in the United Kingdom that had been looted in a British raid on what is now Benin City in Nigeria will be handed back this month, the British Broadcasting Corporation (BBC) reported. The…
Cambridge investigates its slavery links (BBC)
The University of Cambridge is to investigate its own historical links with slavery and will examine how it might have gained financially. It has launched a two-year study that will examine its archives to see whether it gained from the…
Did you ever hear of the Motor-park Economist? – Uzor Maxim Uzoatu
It’s a high-profile Lagos party, and as Chief of General Staff Aikhomu walks in everybody stands up – except one man! Aikhomu goes to the sitting man to see if he’s all right only for the man to look up…