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The LMB Archive collates scanned/digitised newspaper, magazine and web articles that relate to the activities of the LMB. This database lists the articles that have been catalogued so far.

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Science in a flash
Authors MRC News Source MRC News 79: 4, Autumn 1998 Year 1998

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Subject Royal Society and National Portrait Gallery launch Science and the Portrait Exhibition Keywords Francis Crick; Rosalind Franklin; James Watson
Secretary became an 'institution'
Authors Cambridge Evening News Source Cambridge Evening News, 12 March 1998 Year 1998

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Subject Margaret Brown, secretary to a succession of Nobel laureates has died Keywords Sydney Brenner; Margaret Brown; Aaron Klug; Max Perutz
Spot the culprits
Authors MRC News Source MRC News 77: 7, Spring 1998 Year 1998

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Subject Cambridge Antibody Technology (CAT) unveils new technique for pinpointing disease causing proteins Keywords Cambridge Antibody Technology (CAT)
Starvation diet
Authors Vines, Gail Source New Scientist, 4 July 1998, p.50 Year 1998

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Subject A report on the disastrous slimming-down of a prime centre for nutrition research, including discussion about the new director, John Walker Keywords Sheila Bingham; Nick Day; Dunn Nutrition Unit; David Jenkins; George Radda; Michael Rennie; John Walker; Elsie Widdowson
Top two appointed at Dunn
Authors MRC News Source MRC News 78: 8, Summer 1998 Year 1998

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Subject John Walker appointed director of Dunn Nutrition Unit Keywords Sheila Bingham; George Radda; John Walker
University to honour notables
Authors Yorkshire Evening Post (Leeds) Source Yorkshire Evening Post (Leeds), 12 December 1998, p.4 Year 1998

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Subject John Walker to receive an honorary degree from the University of Leeds Keywords Jeremy Paxman; Murray Perahia; Jack Straw; John Walker
When Tony Blair met the mutants
Authors Highfield, Roger Source The Daily Telegraph. 23 December 1998, p.12 Year 1998

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Subject High-powered seminar on science in Downing Street which includes reference to LMB as a Nobel factory Keywords David Blunkett; Tony Blair, Prime Minister; Lord Bragg; Competitiveness White Paper; Caroline Dean; Ron Oxburgh; Peter Mandelson; Robert May; Richard Sykes
Winning Worm
Authors MRC News Source MRC News 78: 6, Summer 1998 Year 1998

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Subject John Sulston wins Lewis S Rosenstiel Award Keywords H Robert Horvitz (MIT); Lewis S Rosenstiel; John Sulston
Woman wins £24,000 back pay
Authors Kidderminster Express & Star Source Kidderminster Express & Star, 28 April 1998, p.4 Year 1998

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Subject Susan Whytock has received seven years' back pay after complaining of wage discrimination at LMB Keywords Susan Whytock has received seven years' back pay after complaining of wage discrimination at LMB
Worm decoders help to unravel mystery of life
Authors Highfield, Roger Source The Daily Telegraph, 11 December 1998, p.15 Year 1998

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Subject A tiny worm will wriggle into the history books today when scientists announce they have decoded its entire genetic blueprint Keywords Caenorhabditis elegans; Jonathan Hodgkin; Nematode worm; George Radda; Lord Sainsbury; John Sulston; Bob Waterston