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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.

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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  • On the shoulders of biology’s giants
    Authors Rutherford, Adam Source BBC News, 20 August 2009 Year 2009
    Details Subject The “grand unifying theories” of biology, with particular reference to the DNA double helix Keywords Francis Crick; Charles Darwin; DNA; Rosalind Franklin; Antonie van Leeuwenhoek; Johann Friedrich Miescher; Isaac Newton; James Watson
  • Product of a “Nobel Prize Plantation”
    Authors Weber, Kate Source The Triple Helix, Issue 6: Lent 2009 – 800th Anniversary Edition, p.29 Year 2009
    Details Subject Profile of Aaron Klug’s work in the context of the Nobel Prize, written by LMB scientist Kate Weber Keywords Francis Crick; electron microscopy; Aaron Klug; Roger Kornberg; Cesar Milstein; Nobel Prize; nucleosome; Max Perutz; Royal Society; tRNA; Kate Weber
  • ‘Publish or perish’ factor in spiralling retractions [Retractions up tenfold]
    Authors Corbyn, Zoë Source Times Higher Education, 20 August 2009 Year 2009
    Details Subject The rate at which scientific journal articles are being retracted has increased roughly tenfold over the last two decades. The article looks at the reasons for the increase. LMB’s Peter Lawrence is quoted. Keywords Aubrey Blumsohn; Daniele Fanelli; journals; Peter Lawrence; Harvey Marcovitch; James Parry; publishing; Jan Hendrik Schon; Thompson Reuters; UK Research Integrity Office; Liz Wagner; Peter Williams
  • Revealed: how Alzheimer’s infects the brain
    Authors Connor, Steve Source Independent, 8 June 2009 Year 2009
    Details Subject A scientific breakthrough in the understanding of how Alzheimer’s disease may spread across the brain might lead to novel ways of treating senile dementia Keywords David Allsop; Alzheimer’s; Alzheimer’s Research Trust; Alzheimer’s Society; Creutzfeldt-Jakob disease (CJD); dementia; Michel Goedert; Suzanne Sorensen; tau; Rebecca Wood
  • Rogue protein ‘spreads in the brain’
    Authors BBC News Source BBC News, 7 June 2009 Year 2009
    Details Subject Scientists have shown a rogue protein thought to cause Alzheimer’s can spread through the brain. LMB scientist Michel Goedert worked on the study. Keywords David Allsop; Alzheimer’s; Michel Goedert; Nature Cell Biology; ; Susanne Sorensen; vCJD; Rebecca Wood
  • Sanger Sequencing
    Authors Zhang, Yuemei Source The Triple Helix, Issue 6: Lent 2009 – 800th Anniversary Edition, p.13 Year 2009
    Details Subject Brief article about the impact of Fred Sanger’s DNA sequencing method. Keywords DNA; Human Genome Project; Frederick Sanger; sequencing
  • Scientists model disorder in blood
    Authors Cambridge News Source Cambridge News, 24 November 2009, p.5 Year 2009
    Details Subject Cambridge scientists have generated the first model of a human blood disorder Keywords anaemia; 5qsyndrome; Leukaemia Research; Andrew McKenzie
  • Scientists oppose plan to fund research according to economic value
    Authors Sugden, Joanna Source Times, 23 October 2009 Year 2009
    Details Subject Hundreds of eminent scientists including six Nobel prize winners are campaigning against plans to put an end to university research that is deemed worthless Keywords Donald Braben; Lawrence Bragg; [Francis] Crick; Richard Dawkins; Higher Education Funding Council; Sally Hunt; Tim Hunt; Research Excellence Framework (REF); University and College Union; John Walker; [James] Watson
  • Scientists unlock the secrets of gene that fights cancer
    Authors Howarth, Angus Source The Scotsman, 28 May 2009 Year 2009
    Details Subject LMB scientists have found that a defective BRCA1 gene is unable to interact with the protein CtIP, making it unable to repair damaged DNA and ward off tumours. Keywords BRCA1; cancer; DNA; CtIP; Kevin Hiom
  • Study reveals how Alzheimer’s spreads within the brain
    Authors MRC Source MRC News, 8 June 2009 Year 2009
    Details Subject News of a study in mice demonstrating how tangles of a protein called tau can spread to the brain. LMB scientist Michel Goedert contributed to the study. Keywords Alzheimer’s; Michel Goedert; mice; Nature Cell Biology; tau; University of Basel; University of Tubingen
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