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It’s a new day for Sosei HeptaresAuthors Mike Scialom Source Cambridge Independent 2018 Year 2018
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Subject The pharamceutical firm Heptares was officially opened last week. It was founded in 2007 by Chris Tate and Richard Henderson. Keywords Sosei Heptares; GPCR; Chris Tate; Richard Henderson -
Johannes Kohl Wins 2018 Eppendorf & Science PrizeAuthors Johnson, Amanda Source AAAS 11 October 2018 Year 2018
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Subject Johannes Kohl, a former PhD student from Greg Jefferis’ group in the LMB’s Neurobiology division, is the grand prize winner in The Eppendorf & Science Prize for Neurobiology Keywords Johannes Kohl; The Eppendorf & Science Prize for Neurobiology; prize winner; MPOA neurons; parenting behavior; alumni; “Circuits for care”; Greg Jefferis -
John Kendrew and myoglobin: Protein structure determination in the 1950sAuthors de Chadarevian, Soraya Source Protein Science 6 June 2018 Year 2018
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Subject Essay reviewing John Kendrew’s pioneering work on the structure of myoglobin for which he shared the Nobel Prize for Chemistry in 1962 Keywords John Kendrew; myoglobin; protein structure; X-ray crystallography; EDSAC; Cavendish Laboratory; Max Perutz; hemoglobin; Hugh Huxley; “computer girls”; “sausage model”; “Forest of Rods”; European Molecular Biology Laboratory (EMBL); European Molecular Biology Organization (EMBO); Jacques Dubochet; -
John Sulston (1942-2018) Nobel-prizewinning champion of the Human Genome Project and open dataAuthors Ferry, Georgina Source Nature 19 March 2018 Year 2018
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Subject Nature looks back at the life and work of John Sulston, from his time investigating cell fate, lineage and the genetics of C. elegans at the LMB, to his involvement with the Human Genome Project Keywords John Sulston; Human Genome Project; worm; C. elegans; oligonucleotides; Francis Crick; Sydney Brenner; the Sanger Centre; mapping; the Common Thread; sequence; obituary -
John Sulston (1942-2018) – A visionary biologist with a deep social conscienceAuthors Kimble, Judith Source Science 13 April 2018 Year 2018
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Subject Judith Kimble looks back on the life and career of John Sulston. Keywords John Sulston; Human Genome Project; caenorhabditis elegans nematode; director Sanger Centre; daughter cell; The Common Thread; worm; embryo -
John Sulston (1942-2018) – Founding Director of the Wellcome Sanger InstituteAuthors Sanger Institute Media team Source 9th March 2018 Sanger Institute Year 2018
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Subject Professor Sir John Sulston has died, he founded and directed the Sanger Institute, then Sanger Centre, from 1992 to 2000, leading a historic period of genetic discovery. Keywords C. elegans; Companion of Honour by the Queen; Human Genome -
John Thomas Finch. 28 February 1930 – 5 December 2017Authors Crowther, Tony; Holmes, Ken Source Royal Society 19 December 2018 Year 2018
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Subject John’s Royal Society Biographical Memoir, written by Tony Crowther and Ken Holmes. Keywords John Finch; X-ray crystallography; chromatin; nucleosomes; tRNA; Hugh Huxley; Aaron Klug; papilloma–polyoma viruses; TMV; Ken Holmes; Rosalind Franklin; powder camera; chromatin; Venki Ramakrishnan; Richard Henderson; A Nobel fellow on every floor; P. J. G. Butler; HIV capsid; Royal Society; memoir -
‘Latent’ Tuberculosis? It’s Not That Common, Experts FindAuthors McNeil Jr., Donald G. Source The New York Times 20 September 2018 Year 2018
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Subject A study by Lalita Ramakrishnan, from the University of Cambridge Molecular Immunity Unit based in the LMB, has found that most people who fall seriously ill with tuberculosis do so within 2 years of getting infected, which has implications for public health strategy Keywords tuberculosis (TB); Lalita Ramakrishnan; University of Cambridge; latent infections; World Health Organization; HIV; antibiotics; zebrafish; “Lubeck disaster”; bedaquiline; delamanid -
Life in the labAuthors Paul Brackley Source Cambridge Independent 3rd October 2018 Year 2018
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Subject Lifelab comes to inspire young people in Cambridge and Peterborough. Pop up labs and hands on activities were at the Grand Arcade and the Grafton, Keywords Life lab; Dr Kenneth Skeldon; Public engagement; -
LifeLab – Free events highlight discovery on your doorstepAuthors Wellcome Sanger Institute Source Wellcome Sanger Institute 14 September 2018 Year 2018
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Subject Researchers are helping to transform parts of Cambridgeshire into centres of discovery with hands-on, family-friendly activities in shopping centres, cafes and public spaces Keywords LifeLab; Laura Pellegrini; Wellcome Genome Campus; Wellcome Sanger Institute; European Bioinformatics Institute; Babraham Institute; University of Cambridge; events; Family-friendly activities; pop-up labs