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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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  • New molecule to repair and restore brain and spinal cord function
    Authors UKRI Source UKRI News 28 August 2020 Year 2020
    Details Subject A molecule created by researchers can restore lost connections in the spinal cord and brain of mice with neurological disorders including cerebellar ataxia, Alzheimer’s disease and spinal cord injury Keywords Radu Aricescu; spinal cord; brain; repair; Alzheimer’s disease; cerebellar ataxia; “molecular bridge”; cerebellin-1; epilepsy; synapses; CPTX
  • Professor Kim Nasmyth awarded the 2021 Centenary Award by Biochemical Society
    Authors Biochemical Society Source Biochemical Society 25 March 2020 Year 2020
    Details Subject Kim, who is currently the Whitley Chair at the Department of Biochemistry, University of Oxford and a fellow of Trinity College is a former member of LMB, has made hugely valuable contributions to the life sciences. He has been awarded the Biochemistry Society Centenary Award for 2021. Keywords Kim Nasmyth; Biochemistry Society Centenary Award; alumni; cell biology
  • Researchers develop “quick and easy” Covid-19 test for population screening with simple means
    Authors Vienna BioCenter Source Vienna BioCenter 24 June 2020 Year 2020
    Details Subject Max Kellner, a PhD student in Madeline Lancaster’s group, was stranded in Vienna as much of Europe went into lockdown at the start of the pandemic, but was able to join the Vienna COVID-19 Diagnostics Initiative Keywords SARS-CoV-2; Vienna BioCenter; Covid-19; Max Kellner; test; RT-LAMP; lockdown; VCDI (Vienna Covid-19 Diagnostics Initiative); rapid; screening
  • Revolutionary Microscopy Technique Sees Individual Atoms
    Authors Callaway, Ewen Source Nature 4 June 2020 Year 2020
    Details Subject Sjors Scheres’ and Radu Aricescu’s groups have pushed the boundaries of cryo-EM, allowing the technique to detect individual atoms in a protein for the first time Keywords cryo-EM; Sjors Scheres; Radu Aricescu; X-ray crystallography; histamine; 3D
  • Ruth Lehmann – 2021 Vilcek Prize in Biomedical Science
    Authors Vilcek. Foundation Source Vilcek Foundation 26 October 2020 Year 2020
    Details Subject Ruth Lehmann, a former postdoctoral visitor with Michael Wilcox and Peter Lawrence in the LMB’s Cell Biology Division, has been awarded the 2021 Vilcek Prize in Biomedical Science, for unraveling the molecular basis by which germ cells, which give rise to sperm and egg cells, are formed. Keywords Ruth Lehmann; germ cell; life cycle; Michael Wilcox; Peter Lawrence; genetics; egg cytoplasm; alumni; prize; award; Developmental Biology
  • Scientists create a drug that ‘repairs damage to the brain and spinal cord’ in potential breakthrough for paralysed patients and Alzheimer’s sufferers
    Authors Chalmers, Vanessa Source Mail Online 28 August 2020 Year 2020
    Details Subject A team led by Radu Aricescu’s group created a synthetic compound that acts like a ‘bridge’ where connections have been lost due to damage or illness, offering hope of new therapies for a range of devastating conditions, from Alzheimer’s disease to epilepsy Keywords Cerebellin-1, CPTX; Alzheimer’s disease; Radu Aricescu; brain; neuronal cells; neurodegeneration; synaptic; spinal cord; regenerate; ‘cut and paste’; epilepsy
  • Sir Aaron Klug OM 11 August 1926 – 20 November 2018
    Authors Crowther, Tony Source The Royal Society 8 January 2020 Year 2020
    Details Subject Memoir for Aaron Klug written by Tony Crowther for the Royal Society Keywords Aaron Klug; Max Perutz; X-ray crystallography; John Finch; Rosalind Franklin; Tobacco Mosaic Virus (TMV); Don Caspar; Ken Holmes; Birkbeck; Michael Rossmann; obituary; Francis Crick; ‘kinky helix’; chromatin; zinc finger; transfer RNA; viruses; Michel Goedart; Tony Crowther; neurodegenerative; Wellcome Sanger Institute; John Sulston; Royal Society; Peterhouse; Brian Clark
  • Slashing energy could make Nobel Pize-winning cryoEM microscopes more affordable
    Authors UKRI MRC News Source UKRI – MRC News 2 January 2020 Year 2020
    Details Subject Proof-of-principle research led by Chris Russo showing that cryo-EM could be made 10 times cheaper Keywords Electron cryomicoscopy (CryoEM); cheaper; cost; Chris Russo; Richard Henderson; ‘hybrid pixel detector’; energy; electron beam; 3D structure
  • Steroids ‘can improve outcomes outcomes for sickest coronavirus patients’
    Authors Paul Brackley Source Cambridge Independent 22 September, 2020 Year 2020
    Details Subject The survival chances for severely ill Covid patients are improved by treating them with the steroid hydrocortisone, research involving Cambridge University Hospitals has shown. Keywords SARS-Cov-2 REMAP-CAP Hydrocortisone
  • Structure of mRNA initiation complex could give insight into cancer and other diseases
    Authors Science Daily Source Science Daily 3 September 2020 Year 2020
    Details Subject Researchers have solved the the structure of the complex formed when mRNA is being scanned to find the starting point for translating RNA into a protein Keywords mRNA; Venki Ramakrishnan; Jailson Brito Querido; Sebastian Kraatz; Yuliya Gordiyenko; Mark Skehel; ribosome; cancer
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