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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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  • LMB welcomes new electron microscope under labs new funding
    Authors Paul Brackley Source Cambridge Independent 17th May 2023 Year 2023
    Details Subject New electron microscope, enables proteins to be seen in atomic detail has been installed as part of a £103 million investment across a host of leading UK science institutions Keywords Cryro-electron microscope; goverment investment; Sjors Scheres; Secretary of state
  • Map reveals how neurons in animal wirelessly communicate.
    Authors Paul Brackley Source Cambridge independent November 8th 2023 Year 2023
    Details Subject Significant step forward in understanding how brains work has been taken by researchers who for the first time have mapped how every neuron in the nervous system of a tiny worm communicates wirelessly. Keywords William Schafer; Lidia Ripoll-Sanchez C. elegans; Neuropeptides; Nervous System
  • Method by which HIV-1 harvests a product of our cells to infect us is uncovered by research led by MRC LMB in Cambridge
    Authors Paul Brackley Source Cambridge Independent 20 January 2023 Year 2023
    Details Subject An extraordinary finding about the HIV-1 virus could lead to the design of new small molecules to prevent infection. Keywords HIV-1 Leo James AIDS
  • Neurologist appointed to head up MRC
    Authors Paul Brackley Source 23 August 2023 Cambridge Independent Year 2023
    Details Subject Professor Patrick Chinnery head of Clinical Neurosciences at Cambridge university will become executive chair of the MRC from October. Keywords Patrick Chinnery; Mitrochondrial disorders; Neurosciences
  • New era of lower cost, lower energy cyro-EM ushered in by LMB.
    Authors Paul Brackley Source Cambridge Independent 29th November 2023 Year 2023
    Details Subject Cyro- EM has already revolutionised the study of biological structures. the new microscopes was built at a fraction of the multi billion pound cost and size of current models by overturning conventional thinking about their operation. Keywords cyro- EM; microscope; Chris Russo
  • Rare genetic disease may protect Ashkenazi Jews against TB
    Authors University of Cambridge News Source University of Cambridge 06 February 2023 Year 2023
    Details Subject Scientists may have solved the question of why Ashkenazi Jews are significantly more susceptible to a rare genetic disorder known as Gaucher disease – and the answer may help settle the debate about whether they are less susceptible to tuberculosis Keywords Jews Gaucher Tuberculosis Zebrafish Lalita Ramakrishnan Macrophages
  • Refinfing tuberculosis: an interview with Lalita Ramakrishnan
    Authors Disease Models & Mechanisms Source Disease Models & Mechanisms 23 March 2023 Year 2023
    Details Subject An interview with Lalita. She discusses her research on TB using zebrafish. Keywords Lalita Zebrafish Macrophages
  • Smart microscopes spot fleeting biology
    Authors Jyoti Madhusoodanan Source Nature 9 Febuary 2023 Year 2023
    Details Subject Automated microscopes that adapt to each sample’s quirks can capture elusive biological phenomena at high resolution Keywords Robert Prevedel Microscope Kate McDole Brain Embryo Mouse
  • TB research pioneer joins LMB division
    Authors Cambridge Independent Source Cambridge Independent 23 February 2023 Year 2023
    Details Subject A pioneer researcher renowned for her work on Tuberculosis has joined the LMB cell division as a group leader. Keywords Lalita Ramakrishnan Tuberculosis Zebrafish Cell
  • TB treatment time could be slashed by heartburn drugs
    Authors Paul Brackley Source Cambridge Independent 08 February 2023 Year 2023
    Details Subject Heartburn drugs could shorten treatment of TB Keywords Lalita Ramakrishnan TB Heartburn