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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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  • Sydney Brenner: Biologist who won a Nobel prize for bringing a worm to the attention of Scientists.
    Authors Alyssa Botelho Source Cambridge Independent 11 April 2019 Year 2019
    Details Subject The South African, who studied in Britain, found in the microscopic Caenorhabditis elegans a model organism to aid the fields of neuroscience and animal development Keywords Sydney Brenner; South Africa
  • Sydney Brenner: Molecular biology pioneer dies
    Authors Amos, Jonathan Source BBC Science News 5 April 2019 Year 2019
    Details Subject BBC obituary for Sydney Brenner Keywords Sydney Brenner; Francis Crick; C.elegans; “code of life”; codons; RNA; James Watson; Linus Pauling; François Jacob; director; genetics
  • Sydney Brenner: Nobel laureate and molecular biologist who specialised in comparative genomics
    Authors Kermode-Scott, Barbara Source The BMJ 30 April 2019 Year 2019
    Details Subject Sydney Brenner obituary in the BMJ Keywords Sydney Brenner; genetic code; Francis Crick; C elegans; unit of molecular genetics; mRNA; amino acids; genome
  • Syney Brenner Obituary
    Authors William Summers Source Annual Review June 2019 Year 2019
    Details Subject One of the giants of molecular biologists died on April 2019 in Singapore at 92 Keywords RNA; bacteriophages; Nobel prize; South Africa
  • Taking science from the bench to policy change
    Authors Tafilaku, Jonida Source MRC Insight blog 17 July 2019 Year 2019
    Details Subject Jonida Tafilaku, PhD student at the LMB, spoke to the MRC about her time as an intern at the Parliamentary Office of Science and Technology. Keywords Jonida Tafilaku, Parliamentary Office of Science and Technology (POST); UKRI Policy Internships Scheme; producing reports; climate change; mosquitoes; policy-making; science writing; politicians; PhD student
  • The advent and rise of monoclonal antibodies
    Authors Rajewsky, Klaus Source Nature 7 November 2019 Year 2019
    Details Subject Opinion piece recounts the dramatic impact of the pivotal 1975 paper by Köhler–Milstein on biomedical and, specifically, immunological research, which was propelled by scientific developments that occurred around the time the paper appeared Keywords Georges Köhler; César Milstein; monoclonal antibodies; immunized mouse; antigen; hybridomas; therapeutic; somatic hypermutation; gene-expression; ‘barcoded’; ligand‑binding
  • The Alliance Awards the Gregory Paul Lenardo Basic Science Award to Scholar Nick Ader
    Authors International Biomedical Research Alliance Source International Biomedical Research Alliance 24 September 2019 Year 2019
    Details Subject The award endowed by NIH Oxford-Cambridge Scholars Program Co-Founder, Michael Lenardo, was given to Nicholas in recognition of his PhD work conducted in Wanda Kukulski’s lab Keywords Nick Ader; award; Michael Lenardo; Wanda Kukulski; alumni; Gregory Paul Lenardo; Alliance
  • Top Ten Neuroscience Breakthroughs of 2018
    Authors Micro Control Instruments Source Micro Control Instruments 7 January 2019 Year 2019
    Details Subject A list of the top ten neuroscience breakthroughs of 2018 includes work by the LMB’s Sjors Scheres and Michel Goedert on tau protein folds and by Greg Jefferis on imaging the fly brain, as well as alumnus Jonny Kohl for his work mapping neural circuitry associated with parenting. Keywords Tau protein; Alzheimer’s disease; Sjors Scheres; Michel Goedert; frontotemporal dementia; Cryo-electron microscopy; misfolded; Pick’s disease; fly brain imaged; nanoscale resolution; 3D volume; synaptic level; Johnny Kohl; alumni; galanin-expressing neurons; optogenetic tools; parental circuitry
  • Traumatic Tau: Filaments from CTE Share Distinct Structure
    Authors ALZFORUM Source ALZFORUM 21 March 2019 Year 2019
    Details Subject Researchers in Michel Goedert’s and Sjors Scheres’ groups have revealed the structure of tau filaments from the head injury-associated neurodegenerative disease chronic traumatic encephalopathy Keywords Michel Goedert; Sjors Scheres; chronic traumatic encephalopathy (CTE); Tau filaments; Alzheimer’s disease; “punch-drunk syndrome”; neurodegenerative; Pick’s disease; cryo-EM; Benjamin Falcon; boxers; American Football player
  • Tributes following the death of the LMB’s Kiyoshi Nagai at 70
    Authors Paul Brackley Source Cambridge Independent 9th October 2019 Year 2019
    Details Subject Nagai’s legacy. The scientist who played a leading role in what is described as one of the greatest achievements in modern molecular biology Keywords E. Coli; Richard Henderson; RNA; DNA; Spliceome;
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