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• Tau pathology in atomic detail
  Authors Fyfe, Ian Source Nature Reviews Neurology 21 July 2017 Year 2017
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  Subject Michel Goedert and Sjors Scheres lead research on Alzheimer’s using cryo-EM to give the first close up image of tangled proteins in the brain. Keywords tau filaments; Alzheimer’s Disease; Michel Goedert; Sjors Scheres; cryo-EM; myloid-β; α-synuclein; prions; X-ray crystallography; 3D crystals
• The 16th Annual Wiley Prize in Biomedical Sciences Awarded for Pioneering Developments in Electron Microscopy
  Authors Wiley Source Wiley Newsroom 22 February 2017 Year 2017
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  Subject The 16th annual Wiley Prize in Biomedical Sciences was awarded to Joachim Frank, Richard Henderson, and Marin van Heel for pioneering developments in electron microscopy that are transforming structural studies of biological molecules and their complexes Keywords Joachim Frank; Richard Henderson; Marin van Heel; Wiley Foundation; electron microscopy; Wiley Prize; $50,000; The Rockefeller University; Biomedical Sciences
• The Biochemist Blog: Finding the founding fathers of molecular biology
  Authors Strittmatter, Lisa Source Biochemical Society 29 November 2017 Year 2017
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  Subject Lisa Strittmatter, PhD student in Structural Studies Division, explores a recent talk given at the LMB by Professor Sir John Meurig Thomas, and the light it sheds on the key scientists involved in the origins of molecular biology. Keywords John Meurig Thomas; Richard Henderson; Lisa Strittmatter; cryo-electron microscopy; Max Perutz; John Kendrew; X-ray emission; diffraction; William Henry Bragg; William Lawrence Bragg; JD Bernal; Dorothy Hodgkin; crystallography; haemoglobin; European Molecular Biology Organisation (EMBO); ‘founding fathers’
• The birth of the cool. Super cool microscopy wins the 2017 Nobel prize in chemistry
  Authors Kramer, Katrina Source Chemistry World 13 October 2017 Year 2017
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  Subject Richard Henderson talks about the development of cryo-EM that led to him sharing the 2017 Nobel prize for chemistry Keywords Richard Henderson; Nigel Unwin; Sjors Scheres; X-ray crystallography; Cryo-EM; 3D crystal; bacteriorhodopsin; Lori Passmore; ‘blobology era’
• The chemist with x-ray vision
  Authors Sutton, Mike Source Chemistry World 24 February 2017 Year 2017
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  Subject Mike Sutton tells the tale of John Kendrew and his work towards the unveiling of protein structures Keywords John Kendrew; Cavendish Laboratory; Lawrence Bragg; Max Perutz; Francis Crick; James Watson; Linus Pauling; radar; Air Ministry; John Desmond Bernal; x-ray crystallography; Dorothy Hodgkin; Fourier synthesis; Patterson function; haemoglobin; myoglobin; atom; Edsac I; Royal Society; Royal Medal; The thread of life; European Molecular Biology Laboratory (EMBL); Peterhouse Colege; Oxford; UN; knighthood; RAF; wing commander
• The People Behind the 2017 Winning Images
  Authors British Society for Cell Biology (BSCB) Source BSCB 8 May 2017 Year 2017
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  Subject Mo Moffateh’s image of beautifully repeated segments of Drosophila melanogaster embryonic nervous system, picked as joint third in British Society for Cell Biology’s 2017 winning images. Keywords Mohammad Moffateh; Simon Bullock; Drosphilia melanogaster; Ank2-L; embryonic nervous system; confocal microscope; 3rd prize; British Society for Cell biology (BSCB); image
• The transport system inside our cells that keep us running
  Authors Paul Brackley Source 5th July Cambridge Independent Year 2017
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  Subject Simon Bullock is investigating viruses that can hijack cells transport systems, like HIV. His team at the LMB are trying to understand how cells and tissues are organised, and how those processes go wrong in the human body. Keywords Simon Bullock; Cell biology; HIV; Transport System;
• The trickiest family tree in biology – Scientists are striving for a deeper view of development, from embryo to adult, cell-by-cell
  Authors Callaway, Ewen Source Science 5 July 2017 Year 2017
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  Subject John Sulston determined the cell lineage of the nematode worm C. elegans. Using new cutting-edge technologies, researchers across the world are now aiming to trace cell lineages in a variety of other organisms. Keywords John Sulston; C. elegans; worms; drawings; ‘cell-lineage tree’; Rubik’s cube; maps; alumni
• Toxic formaldehyde is produced inside our own cells, scientists discover
  Authors MRC News Source MRC News 17 August 2017 Year 2017
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  Subject New research involving KJ Patel revealed that most of the toxin formaldehyde in our bodies does not come from our environment – it is a by- product of essential reactions inside our own cells. Keywords Ketan Patel; toxic formaldehyde; folate; BRCA1; BRCA2; cancer; one-carbon cycle; formate
• Unlike CRISPR Knockout and RNAi Knockdown, Trim-Away Depletes Proteins Straightaway
  Authors Genetic Engineering & Biotechnology News Source GEN News 17 November 2017 Year 2017
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  Subject Dean Clift from Leo James’ group, in collaboration with LMB alumnus Melina Schuh at the Max Planck Institute, have developed a new technique – Trim-Away – which allows proteins to be rapidly depleted from cells. Keywords Dean Clift; Melina Schuh; CRISPR/Cas9; Trim-Away; RNAi; Leo James; Trim21; “electric shock”; antibody; Huntington’s disease; huntingtin; mammalian cells