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A Nobel Prize -Winning CultureAuthors Raper, Vivienne Source Science 8 July 2011 Year 2011
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Subject Science careers article about talks to LMB Scientists about what makes a good research laboratory. Keywords Venki Ramakrishnan; Nobel Prize; Hugh Pelham; empire builders; Jason Chin; Programme Leader -Track scheme (PLT); tea-break; Lori Passmore; Leo James; Howard Hughes Medical Institute; Janelia Farm Research Campus; -
A roll of the diceAuthors Kaplan, Karen Source Nature 17 November 2011 Year 2011
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Subject For some, a lack of tenure creates a dynamic lab environment. For others, it's a gamble not worth taking. Keywords Sean Eddy; Janelia Farm Research Campus; Howard Hughes Medical Institute (HHMI); tenure; Gerry Rubin; Bell Laboratories; Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory; Carnegie Institution for Science; European Molecular Biology Laboratory; Hugh Pelham; Sydney Brenner; Cherry Murray; -
Aicohol ‘may damage a baby’s DNA’Authors NHS Choices Source NHS Choices 7 July 2011 Year 2011
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Subject Highlighting a report in the Independent newspaper that “scientists have identified the precise molecular mechanism” though which DNA is damaged. Keywords Alcohol; foetal alcohol syndrome; Aldh2; Fancd2; acetaldehyde; Children’s Leukaemia Trust; Fanconi Anaemia Research Fund; [Ketan Patel]; developmental defects -
Alcohol damages DNA of unborn children beyond repair, says studyAuthors Connor, Steve Source The Independent 7 July 2011 Year 2011
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Subject Scientists have identified the precise molecular mechanism leading to the breakdown of the body’s natural defences that protect DNA Keywords Alcohol; foetal alcohol syndrome; Ketan Patel; acetaldehyde; birth defects; congenital learning problems; DNA mutation; -
Andrew Carter: Dynein TrailblazerAuthors Waters, Hannah Source The Scientist 1 May 2011 Year 2011
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Subject A look and Andrew Carter’s career and the work that he is currently involved in. Keywords Andrew Carter; University of California (UCSF); Ron Vale; corgi; Venki Ramakrishnan; mRNA; Dynein; Samara Reck-Peterson; 30S; -
Animal’s genetic code redesignedAuthors Pease, Poland Source BBC News 11 August 2011 Year 2011
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Subject Researchers say they have created the first ever animal with artificial information in its genetic code. Keywords atom-by-atom control; nematode worms; C elegans; Sebastian Greiss: Jason Chin; The Scripps Research Institute; 21st amino acid; Jonathan Hodkin; Mario de Bono -
Are the days of incurable diseases really over?Authors The Hindu Source The Hindu 20 December 2011 Year 2011
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Subject Venkatraman Ramakrishnan and Richard J. Roberts deconstruct the unseen world of bacteria Keywords Indian Institute of Science’s (IISc); Tata Audituorium; Venki Ramakrishnan; Richardd J. Roberts; bacteria; “Why I love Bacteria”; New England Biolabs: Yersinia pestis; Ribosome -
AstraZeneca and Heptares Collaborate on Drug DevelopmentAuthors Duncan, Ellie Source gb growthbusiness 31 May 2011 Year 2011
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Subject AstraZeneca and Heptares Therapeutics enter into a four-year collaboration focused on the development of new drugs targeting proteins. Keywords AstraZeneca; Heptares; Welwyn Garden City; G-protein coupled receptors (GPCRs); Martin McKay; central nervous system disorders; cardiovascular/metabolic disorders; inflammatory disorders; MVM Life Science Partners -
Babraham Institute ageing research gets £3.6m boostAuthors BBC News Source BBC News 8 December 2011 Year 2011
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Subject Scientists in Cambridgeshire are to lead a £3.6m project looking at the effects of ageing on immunity systems. Keywords The Babraham Insitute; lymphocyte; Professor Douglas Kell; (BBSRC); Immune System -
Biologists create self-replicating RNA molecule.Authors Marshall, Michael Source New Scientist 7 April 2011 Year 2011
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Subject tC19Z, synthesised in Phil Holliger's lab, could be a version of one of the first enzymes that ever existed on our planet and a clue to how life itself got started. Keywords tC19Z; Philipp Holliger; RNA; R18