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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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  • MRC Laboratory of Molecular Biology tell us how much they love to ride!
    Authors Cyclehoop Source Cyclehoop 18 April 2017 Year 2017
    Details Subject The LMB won the National Cycling Challenge for the 200-499 employees category in 2016. The LMB has now received the prize – a cycle repair station for all staff to use Keywords National cycle challenge; love to Ride; Cyclehoop; deluxe repair station; Alison Turnock; Hugh Pelham
  • MRC researchers win prestigious awards for contribution to neurodegeneration research
    Authors MRC News Source MRC News 17 August 2017 Year 2017
    Details Subject How Michel Goedert’s work has helped in identifying key genetic mutations contributing to neurodegeneration, and transformed our understanding of the mechanisms of neurodegeneration. Keywords Michel Goedert; “tangles”; “plaques”; beta amyloid; Alzheimer’s disease; European Grand Prix; mutation; tau gene; neurodegeneration; Royal Society
  • MRC scientist wins 2017 Nobel Prize in Chemistry
    Authors Medical Research Council News Source MRC News 4 October 2017 Year 2017
    Details Subject Richard Henderson has been awarded the 2017 Nobel Prize in Chemistry, alongside Jacques Dubochet and Joachim Frank Keywords Richard Henderson; Nobel prize; chemistry; Jacques Dubochet; Joachim Frank; cryo-electron microscopy (cryo-EM); X-ray crystallography; Nigel Unwin; Hugh Pelham; atomic structure; 3D image
  • Nobel prize in chemistry awarded for method to visualise biomolecules
    Authors Devlin, Hannah; Davis, Nicola Source The Guardian 4 October 2017 Year 2017
    Details Subject The 2017 Nobel prize in chemistry is awarded to Richard Henderson along with Jacques Dubochet and Joachim Frank for developing the method for generating 3D images of life-building structures Keywords Richard Henderson; Jacques Dubochet; Joachim Frank; X-ray crystallography; cryo-electron microscopy (cryo-EM); 3D structure; Venki Ramakrishnan; Royal Society; “visionary”; frozen; Nobel prize
  • Northeastern researchers discover fundamental rules for how the brain controls movement
    Authors Nicodemo, Allie Source News @ Northeastern 23 October 2017 Year 2017
    Details Subject Research published in Nature, describes for the first time the ability to predict, test, and confirm with unprecedented detail how a nematode’s brain controls the way it moves. Colleagues from Bill Schafer’s group tested the predictions by killing individual neurons from the nematode brain with a laser. Keywords Emma Towlson; Northeastern; “microsurgeries”; William Schafer; nematode brain; neurons; body movement; muscle; laser;
  • Novitski Prize for Jonathan Hodgkin
    Authors Woollard, Alison Source University of Oxford 24 March 2017 Year 2017
    Details Subject Professor Jonathan Hodgkin has been awarded the prestigious Edward Novitski prize for 2017 by the Genetics Society of America,. During his time at the LMB, Jonathan undertook pioneering work in the field of C. elegans genetics. Keywords Jonathan Hodgkin; Edward Novitski prize; genetics research; C. elegans; epistasis analysis; Genetics Society of America; extraordinary creativity; intellectual ingenuity; award; alumni
  • Our body clocks cause wounds sustained at night to heal more slowly
    Authors MRC News Source MRC News 8 November 2017 Year 2017
    Details Subject A new study by John O’Neill’s group has discovered how our body clocks cause wounds, such as cuts and burns, to heal approximately 60% faster if the injury happens during the day rather than at night. Keywords John O’Neill; body clock; circadian rhythm; fibroblasts; keratinocytes; healing; burn injuries; repair; daytime; Ned Hoyle
  • Penn’s Basser Center for BRCA Names Cambridge Cancer Researcher Ashok Venkitaraman Winner of 2017 Basser Global Prize
    Authors Penn Medicine News Source Penn Medicine News 28 November 2017 Year 2017
    Details Subject The Basser Center for BRCA has announced that Ashok Venkitaraman is the recipient of its fifth annual Basser Global Prize for helping explain how individuals with inherited BRCA2 mutations are predisposed to cancer. Keywords Ashok Venkitaraman; Cancer; BRCA1/2; mutation; The Basser Center; Basser Global Prize; targeted therapies; award
  • PhD student Cara presents work to MPs
    Authors Cambridge News Source Cambridge News 15 March 2017 Year 2017
    Details Subject Cara Ellison a PhD student at the LMB takes part in the Stem (Science Technology, Engineering and Maths) for Britain event at Westminster Keywords Cara Ellison; Westminster; PhD Student; Parliament; MPs; bacteria; viruses; shortlisted; Scientific Committee
  • PINK1 Caught on the Brink of Phosporylation
    Authors Chicurel, Marina Source ALZFORUM 3 November 2017 Year 2017
    Details Subject Researchers have caught a rare view of an unusual kinase poised to phosphorylate its substrate. Led by David Komander,, the researchers reported the crystal structure of the kinase PINK1 bound to ubiquitin Keywords David Komander; PINK1; phosphorylate; pre-catalytic state; Alexander Schubert; Pediculus humanus corporis (body louse); E-coli; T66V; L67N; Ub TVLN; WT ubiquitin; N-lobe; Parkinsonism; mutations; kinase; ATP; Parkin; Ser65; “insertions”
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