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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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  • Sir John Sulston, pioneering genome scientist, dies aged 75
    Authors Devlin, Hannah Source The Guardian 9 March 2018 Year 2018
    Details Subject The Guardian obituary for Sir John Sulston Keywords John Sulston; obituary; Human Genome Project; Wellcome Sanger Institute; nematode; Caenorhabditis elegans; genes; Meccano
  • Size Matters: Mapping a Miniature Brain
    Authors Bates, Alex Source BlueSci Lent 2018 Year 2018
    Details Subject Alex Bates discuses his PhD on mapping a small part of the fly brain Keywords Alex Bate; Juvenile fruit fly brain; QI; Alan Davis; Drosophila melanogaster; vinegar fly; ataxia; Alzheimer’s disease; Parkinson’s disease; electron microscopy; caenorhabditis elegans; ‘Tracey’; “Google maps’ of brains; neurons; mapping; penis brain; phallic;‘connectomic’
  • Stable research funding drives Britain’s ‘Nobel factory’
    Authors Cookson, Clive Source The Financial Times 7 December 2018 Year 2018
    Details Subject How stable long-term funding contributes to the discoveries made by the LMB Keywords Greg Winter; Jan Löwe; “Nobel factory”; Richard Henderson; cryo-EM; funding model; Madeline Lancaster; cerebral organoids; mini brains; Alzheimer’s; autism; Greg Jefferis; Mick Hastings; circadian rhythms; molecular clocks; suprachiasmatic nucleus; antibody-based drugs; collaborative interaction
  • Taking a 3D View on future of healthcare
    Authors Andy Veale Source Cambridge Independent 14th February 2018 Year 2018
    Details Subject 3D printing is changing the future by advancing healthcare around the world. The experts from Homerton college in Cambridge presented their work. Keywords 3D printing; Homerton College; DNA Code
  • Taking a confident leap into uncertainty
    Authors Schuh, Melina Source Nature Cell Biology 28 August 2018 Year 2018
    Details Subject Melina Schuh, a former group leader in the LMB’s Cell Biology Division, has written about her experiences setting up her group at the LMB while also starting a family, for a Focus on Women in Science collection of articles Keywords Melina Schuh; Matthew Freeman; Sean Munro; mouse oocytes; Group Leader; Cell Biology; meiotic genes; Max Planck Institute; women in science; Trim-Away; career
  • Talking CAT and the former stable that smelled of goats
    Authors Paul Brackley Source Cambridge Independent 25th July 2018 Year 2018
    Details Subject Sir Greg has created Cambridge Antibody technology, the company behind the best selling drug for arthritis Humira Keywords Cambridge Antibody technology; Therapeutics
  • ‘Test-tube’ evolution wins Chemistry Nobel Prize
    Authors Gibney, Elizabeth; Van Noorden, Richard; Ledford, Heidi; Castelvecchi, Davide; Warren, Matthew Source Nature news 3 October 2018 Year 2018
    Details Subject Frances Arnold, Gregory Winter and George Smith controlled evolution in the lab to produce greener technologies and new medicines Keywords Greg Winter; Nobel prize; autoimmune; adalimumab (Humira); antibodies; human therapeutics; Cambridge Antibody Technology
  • The centre stepping up the fight against cystic fibrosis
    Authors Paul Brackley Source Cambridge Independent 25 April 2018 Year 2018
    Details Subject £10Million Cystic Fibrosis Innovation hub in Cambridge aims to find new treatments for those with the condition. Keywords Cystic Fibrosis; Andreas Floto; CFTR Moon shot
  • The epic hunt for the place on Earth where life started (Life’s true cradle)
    Authors Sarchet, Penny Source New Scientist 13 June 2018 Year 2018
    Details Subject Working out how and where life began is one of the greatest puzzles to solve. Philipp Holliger and John Sutherland, and others, discuss their theories on how the first life arose. Keywords Charles Darwin; genetic molecules; amino acids; bacterial cells; proteins; Phil Holliger; RNA; John Sutherland; wet-dry cycle; Panspermia; building blocks; freeze-thaw cycle; lipids
  • The Legacy of Fred Sanger – 100 Years on from 1918
    Authors Brownlee, George G. Source Journal of Molecular Biology 29 May 2018 Year 2018
    Details Subject This August marks the centenary of the birth of Fred Sanger, LMB alumnus and one of the most influential scientists of the twentieth century.This article reflects on Fred’s history and the history of the LMB, including documents from the LMB Archive. Keywords Fred Sanger; centenary; DNA sequencing; genetics; insulin; Amino acid; fluorodini- trobenzene; Sanger reagent; genomes; “Conscientious Objector”; Alan Coulson; Quaker; Order of Merit; Max Perutz; Cavendish laboratory; proteins
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