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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.

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  • Sydney Brenner. 13 January 1927-5 April 2019
    Authors White, John; Bretscher Mark S. Source Biographical Memoirs of Fellows of the Royal Society Year 2020
    Details 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 Caddy
    Authors University of Cambridge News Source University of Cambridge 26 June 2020 Year 2020
    Details 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 2020
    Authors The American Philosophical Society Source The American Philosophical Society blog 5 May 2020 Year 2020
    Details 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 year
    Authors Blavatnik Awards for Young Scientists Source Blavatnik Awards for Young Scientists 27 January 2020 Year 2020
    Details 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, explained
    Authors Parshley, Lois Source Vox 15 December 2020 Year 2020
    Details 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 was
    Authors Cartwright, Jon Source ESRF June 2020 Year 2020
    Details 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
  • The origin of life on Earth explored at MRC LMB in Cambridge using a flask and a lamp
    Authors Brackley, Paul Source Cambridge Independent 3 July 2020 Year 2020
    Details Subject Nicholas Green is interviewed in the Cambridge Independent about John Sutherland’s group’s recent research suggesting that DNA and RNA building blocks might have co-existed at the dawn of life Keywords UV lamp; primordial soup; Nicholas Green; Jianfeng Xu; Václav Chmela; David Russell; John Sutherland; amino acids; RNA; flasks; Earth; synthetic biology; artificial life
  • The protein-imaging technique taking over structural biology
    Authors Callaway, Ewen Source Nature 13 February 2020 Year 2020
    Details Subject An interview with LMB scientists Richard Henderson and Sjors Scheres. Estimating that by 2024, more protein structures will be determined by cryo-EM than by X-ray crystallography Keywords Richard Henderson; Sjors Scheres; cryo-EM; 3D; Electron Microscopy Data Bank (EMDB); X-ray crystallography; flash-freezing; microscope; ‘structure sleuths’
  • The weirdness of water; Cryo EM detector will produce better data with less energy.
    Authors Chemistry World Source Chemistry World April 2020 Year 2020
    Details Subject An new project aims to lower the energy requirements for cryo- electron microscopy studies and make the technique more accessible for U K researchers Keywords Cryo- EM Richard Henderson Chris Russo Jan Lowe
  • Tributes paid to ‘talented experimental scientist’ Chris Oubridge, of MRC Laboratory of Molecular Biology
    Authors Brackley, Paul Source Cambridge Independent 18 September 2020 Year 2020
    Details Subject Tributes have been paid to talented experimental scientist Chris Oubridge by colleagues at the MRC Laboratory of Molecular Biology in Cambridge, following his death Keywords Chris Oubridge; obituary; Kiyoshi Nagai; spliceosome; cryo-EM, snRNA; skit; ‘talented experimental scientist’; Jan Löwe; pre-mRNA; eukaryotic cells
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