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Articles

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.

These articles are the copyright of the originating organisation. They may be accessed for reference-only purposes at the LMB. Alternatively, you can contact the copyright holder for direct requests to access or use their articles.

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  • The double helical structure of DNA
    Authors Watson, J. D. & Crick, F. H. C. Source MRC News, No. 41: 15, December 1988 Year 1988
    Details Subject Reprint of the letter to Nature on 25 April 1953, explaining the discovery of the DNA double helical structure Keywords Corey; Francis Crick; Jerry Donohue; Rosalind Franklin; Fraser; Pauling; James Watson; Maurice Wilkins
  • The great Cambridge genetics race
    Authors Watson, Peter Source The Observer, 7 February 1988, Review p.19-20 Year 1988
    Details Subject Rival teams of molecular biologists race to unlock the secrets of human development Keywords Michael Akam; Michael Bate; Sydney Brenner; Francis Crick; Charles Darwin; Drosophila melanogaster (Fruit Fly); Rosalind Franklin; Antonio Garcia-Bellido; Peter Lawrence; Edward Lewis; Alfonso Martinez-Arias; Christiane Nusslein-Volhard; James Watson; Michael Wilcox; Maurice Wilkins
  • Forty years of research at the Laboratory of Molecular Biology
    Authors MRC News Source MRC News, No.35, June 1987, pp.27-28 Year 1987
    Details Subject History of MRC LMB over 40 years Keywords Sydney Brenner; Francis Crick; Jean Hanson; A. F. Huxley; Hugh Huxley; Vernon Ingram; Niels Jerne; John Kendrew; Aaron Klug; Georges Kohler; Cesar Milstein; R Niedergerke; Max Perutz; Fred Sanger; James Watson; Maurice Wilkins
  • Honours
    Authors MRC News Source MRC News, No. 35, June 1987 Year 1987
    Details Subject Dr Terry Rabbitts elected Fellow of the Royal Society Keywords Terry Rabbitts
  • How the secret of life itself was discovered
    Authors Perutz, Max Source The Daily Telegraph, Monday 27 April, 1987 Year 1987
    Details Subject Tonight the race to find the structure of DNA is dramatised in BBC2's 'Life Story'. Max Perutz recalls the personalities and events of the real-life drama Keywords Cavendish Laboratory; Winston Churchill; Francis Crick; Rosalind Franklin; Hugh Huxley; John Kendrew; Leonardo [da Vinci]; Max Perutz; James Watson; Maurice Wilkins
  • Lab staff evacuate building in scare
    Authors Cambridge Evening News Source Cambridge Evening news 18th December 1987 Year 1987
    Details Subject 500 staff were evacuated from the LMB in scare after a chemical leak. The drama began when a highly reactive organic chemical broke inside a fridge. Keywords Acryloyl Chloride; Fumes; Chemical
  • Molecule pioneers hold celebration
    Authors Gillie, Oliver Source The Independent, 25 May 1987 Year 1987
    Details Subject The pioneers of molecular biology meet in Cambridge to celebrate 40 years of the Laboratory of Molecular Biology Keywords Sydney Brenner; Francis Crick; Jean Hanson; Hugh Huxley; John Kendrew; Aaron Klug; Cesar Milstein; Max Perutz; Fred Sanger; James Watson
  • New vaccine hope in fight against AIDS
    Authors Yorkshire Post Source Yorkshire Post 11th September 1987 Year 1987
    Details Subject A new hope in the fight against AIDS has come from leading AIDS researcher Max Perutz. A prototype vaccine may be developed within a year. Keywords AIDS; Vaccine; Perutz;
  • Protein engineering
    Authors Fersht, Alan Source MRC News, No. 35, June 1987 Year 1987
    Details Subject Reasons for the interest and investment in protein engineering Keywords David Blow; Alan Fersht; Clyde Hutchinson; Linus Pauling; Fred Sanger; Michael Smith; Greg Winter
  • Science’s pioneers in peril
    Authors Rodger Highfield Source Daily telegraph 23rd September 1987 Year 1987
    Details Subject British Science is under threat by proposals to create a 3 tier university system for research. Keywords Nobel prize winner; Perutz; Type T;
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