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Sir Aaron Klug OM 11 August 1926 – 20 November 2018Authors Crowther, Tony Source The Royal Society 8 January 2020 Year 2020
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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 affordableAuthors UKRI MRC News Source UKRI – MRC News 2 January 2020 Year 2020
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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
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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 diseasesAuthors Science Daily Source Science Daily 3 September 2020 Year 2020
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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 -
Sydney Brenner. 13 January 1927-5 April 2019Authors White, John; Bretscher Mark S. Source Biographical Memoirs of Fellows of the Royal Society Year 2020
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Subject Memoir for Sydney Brenner written by John White and Mark Bretscher for the Royal Society Keywords Sydney Brenner; obituary; alumni; Francis Crick; James Watson; Fred Sanger; phages; genetics; mutation; Leslie Barnett; Alice Orgel; C. elegans; Muriel Wigby; nematode; John Sulston; Bob Horvitz; Director; genomics -
Tackling COVID-19: Dr Sarah CaddyAuthors University of Cambridge News Source University of Cambridge 26 June 2020 Year 2020
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Subject Sarah Caddy is interviewed about her work on COVID-19 during the pandemic and extending her work with Leo James’ group on how antibodies neutralise rotavirus and influenza to include coronaviruses Keywords Sarah Caddy; Alumni; COVID-19; SARS-CoV-2; coronavirus; antibody; vaccines; pets; Ebola; Leo James -
The American Philosophical Society Welcomes New Members for 2020Authors The American Philosophical Society Source The American Philosophical Society blog 5 May 2020 Year 2020
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Subject The American Philosophical Society welcomes Venki Ramakrishnan as a new 2020 Member elected to the Society Keywords The American Philosophical Society; Venki Ramakrishnan; member -
The Blavatnik Awards for young scientists in Israel celebrates its third yearAuthors Blavatnik Awards for Young Scientists Source Blavatnik Awards for Young Scientists 27 January 2020 Year 2020
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Subject The Blavatnik Awards honour outstanding, innovative scientists at the early stages of their careers. Emmanuel Levy has been recognised for his work on protein assembly and organisation Keywords The Blavatnik Awards; Israel; Emmanuel Levy; Weizmann Institute of Science; alumni; Young Scientist -
The many strange long-term symptoms of Covid-19, explainedAuthors Parshley, Lois Source Vox 15 December 2020 Year 2020
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Subject Article looking at the varied long-term effects of Covid-19 and the clues that latest research offers into what might be causing all the symptoms – including Madeline Lancaster lab’s study showing that SARS-CoV-2 can damage cells in the brain’s choroid plexus Keywords Covid-19; Long Covid; SARS-CoV-2; coronavirus; neurological symptoms; Madeline Lancaster; choroid plexus; postural orthostatic tachycardia syndrome (POTS); neuro-inflammation; cytokine storms; hyperinflammation; post-viral chronic fatigue syndome; deep vain thromboses; pulmonary problems -
The Nobel that never wasAuthors Cartwright, Jon Source ESRF June 2020 Year 2020
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Subject The centenary of Rosalind Franklin’s birth reignite the debate about her involvement in the discovery of the structure of DNA. Keywords Rosalind Franklin; X-ray diffraction; Maurice Wilkins; crystallography; Francis Crick; James Watson; “photo 51”; Nobel Prize; helical structure