Author: ScienceDaily
Title: Many Proteins Exist in a State of ‘Disorder’ and Yet Are Functional
Reference ScienceDaily 20 September 2012
Year: 2012
Type: Science
Subject: Disordered proteins that fail fold either whole or in part and yet they are functional.
Keywords: Rohit Pappu; Centre for Biological Systems Engineering; Washington University in St. Louis; Keith Dunker; Indiana University Schools of Medicine and Informatics; highly disordered proteins; proteom; M.Madan Babu; Peter Tompa; disordered regions
Photographs: Picture of Rohit Pappu with colleagues.Author: Ross-Millar, Lucy
Title: Slideshow: Traditional greeting as Master arrives in style
Reference Cambridge News 3 October 2012
Year: 2012
Type: Awards, Honours, Prizes
Subject: Historic ceremony takes place at Trinity College for the installation of Sir Greg Winter as Master.
Keywords: Trinity College; Sir Gregory Winter; Master; therapeutic antibodies; David McKitterick
Photographs: Slideshow attached to articleAuthor: Bynum, William
Title: Nobel success: What makes a great lab?
Reference Nature 5 October 2012
Year: 2012
Type: Historical - LMB History
Subject: Reflection on the factors that have brought nine Nobel prizes to the UK Laboratory of Molecular Biology
Keywords: nine Nobel prizes; Max Perutz; John Kendrew; James Watson; Francis Crick; Cavendish Laboratory; Justus von Liebig; Thomas Hunt Morgan; J.D. Bernal; X-ray diffraction techniques; Lawrence Bragg; MRC Unit for Research on Molecular Structure of Biological Systems;Hugh Huxley; Fredrick Sanger; Sydney Brenner, Cesar Milstein; Aaron Klug; Michel Goedert; Richard Henderson; Hugh Pelham; Audrey Martin; Slippers
Photographs: Max Perutz, James Watson, John Kendrew and Francis Crick talking to BBC presenter about their Nobel Prize in 1962Author: Dance, Amber
Title: Friends of FUS; Protein’s Many RNA Buddies Point to Disease
Reference Alzheimer Research Forum 4 October 2012
Year: 2012
Type: Science
Subject: This work follows another study of FUS targets led by Jernej Ule
Keywords: University of California; Don Cleveland; Gene Yeo; FUS; TDP-43; Jernej Ule; Chris Shaw; King’s College London; RNAs; Magdalini Polymenidou; Clotilde Lagier-Tourenne; Kasey Hutt; Boris Rogelj; Josef Stefan Institute; ALS; mRNAs; CLIP; mutations
Photographs:Author: Gonville and Caius College
Title: Professor Sir Alan Fersht FRS becomes the 42nd Master of Caius.
Reference Gonville and Caius College 9 October 2012
Year: 2012
Type: Awards Honours Prizes
Subject: Sir Alan Fersht named as the new Master of Caius
Keywords: Sir Alan Fersht; Imperial College London; Chemistry Department Cambridge University; Gabor Medal; Davy Medal; Gonville and Caius College
Photographs: Picture of Alan FershtAuthor: Jogalekar, Ashutosh
Title: Advice on running a world-class lab
Reference Scientific American 23 October 2012
Year: 2012
Type: Miscellaneous
Subject: Ashutosh Jogalekar reports on Serge Haroche words of wisdom for fostering a good research environment, and makes reference to the recent Nature article about LMB
Keywords: Serge Haroche; Justus von Liebig; Nature; Tom Steitz; Max Perutz; Lawrence Bragg; Cavendish Laboratory; tea
Photographs: Picture of Serge Haroche Group picture of John Kendrew, Francis Crick, Hugh Huxley, Max Perutz, Fred Sanger and Sydney BrennerAuthor: Holding, Andrew
Title: The other side of the screen
Reference Medical Research Council - Insight 19 October 2012
Year: 2012
Type: Miscellaneous
Subject: LMB scientist Andrew Holding reports on his experience being part of the crew of BBC Horizon
Keywords: Andrew Holding; British Science Association Media Fellowship; Horizon; BBC; Brian Cox
Photographs: Location shot Andrew in lab Brian CoxAuthor: Stein, Richard A.
Title: RNA Analysis Unearths Invaluable Insights
Reference GEN 15 Octobeer 2012
Year: 2012
Type: Science
Subject: Jernej Ule explains his group's work on noncoding genes
Keywords: noncoding RNA; micro RNAs; Andrew Z. Fire; Huibin Zhang; Stanford University School of Medicine; Jernej Ule; CLIP; hnRNP C; genome; mutations; Alzheimer’s disease; Hermona Soreq; Hebrew University of Jerusalem; etiopathogenesis; Parkinson’s disease; epilepsy; Steven E. Brenner
Photographs:Author: Buchan, Lizzy
Title: Earth’s atmosphere bore life’s material
Reference Cambridge News 1 October 2012
Year: 2012
Type: Science
Subject: Groundbreaking scientific research from Cambridge Lab may have found the key to the way life began on Earth
Keywords: Dougal Ritson; John Sutherland; RNA; Nucleotides; Sugar; hydrogen cyanide; copper cyanide; UV; iron; Earth; genetic material
Photographs: Picture of the EarthAuthor: Havergal, Chris
Title: College scales down Crick memorial plan - Statue idea out amid fears of ‘vandalism’ and ‘horseplay’
Reference Cambridge News 25 September 2012
Year: 2012
Type: Miscellaneous
Subject: Fears of student ‘horseplay’ have forced plans for a major monument honouring Francis Crick to be scaled down.
Keywords: Francis Crick; Gonville and Caius College; fountain; statue; Great Gate; horseplay; vandalism; memorial; monument
Photographs: Francis Crick Gonville and Caius CollegeAuthor: Market Wire
Title: RMJM Laboratory of Molecular Biology Shortlisted for National LABC Honors
Reference Market Wire 19 November 2012
Year: 2012
Type: Architecture and Buildings
Subject: After winning the Best Large Commercial Building award from the LABC for the East Anglia region, the new LMB building is now being shortlisted for a National Building Excellence Award
Keywords: chomosome; organic; Interstitial Service Voids (ISVs); RMJM; Energy smart; BAM Consruction; National Building Excellence Award; Best Large Commercial Building; vibration; architecture;
Photographs:Author: Kwok, Roberta
Title: Chemical biology: DNA’s new alphabet
Reference Nature 21 November 2012
Year: 2012
Type: Science
Subject: Phil Holliger's work is discussed in an article about re-engineering genetic material
Keywords: Steven Benner; Foundation for Applied Molecular Evolution; iso-C; iso-G; xanthosine; Eric Kool; Floyd Romesberg; Philipp Holliger; XNA; genetic alphabet; Ichiro Hirao: polymerases; unnatural bases; immue-system protein
Photographs:Author: Vargas, Lautaro
Title: Sir Greg Winter’s Bicycle Therapeutics shifts through the gears with £3.75m investment
Reference Cabume 11 December 2012
Year: 2012
Type: Biotechnology
Subject: Bicycle Therapeutics receives £3.75 million in investment capital.
Keywords: Sir Greg Winter; Bicycle Therapeutics; Babraham Research Campus; Dr Christian Heinis; Rolf Gunther; CAT; AstraZeneca; Domantis; GSK; Astellas Venture Management; Astellas Pharma; Atlas Venture; Novartis Venture Fund; SR One; SV Life Sciences
Photographs: Sir Greg WinterAuthor: Nanowerk
Title: Reality check for DNA nanotechnology
Reference Nanowerk News 13 December 2012
Year: 2012
Type: Science
Subject: Two major barriers to the advancement of DNA nanotechnology beyond the research lab have been knocked down, in a collaboration between LMB and Technische Universitaet Muenchen
Keywords: DNA nanotechnology; Hendrik Dietz; Technische Universitaet Muenchen (TUM); synthetic membrane channel; three-dimentional DNA-based structure; subnanometer-resolution; electron microscopy; Sjors Scheres; nanomanufacturing
Photographs: 3-D print showing a DNA-based structure. 3-D print showing one of 19 designs for DNA nanotechnology objectsAuthor: Jabr, Ferris
Title: World Changing Ideas - New Life-Forms, No DNA Required
Reference Scientific American 13 November 2012
Year: 2012
Type: Science
Subject: Phil Holliger’s work on XNA is listed in Scientific American’s ’10 innovations that are radical enough to alter our lives
Keywords: Xeno nucleric acid (XNA); Philipp Holliger; polymerase enzymes; anhydrohexitol nucleic acid (HNA); RNA; J. Craig Venter; Steven Benner; twisted ladder; protocells
Photographs:Author: Allen, Rachel
Title: £212m lab building is ready for moving day
Reference Cambridge News 17 January 2013
Year: 2013
Type: Architecture and Buildings
Subject: As the move into the new LMB building begins, Cambridge News take a look inside at the new facilities
Keywords: new building; chromosome ‘X’; Sir Hugh Pelham; centenary year;
Photographs: Picture of atriumAuthor: Chin, Jason
Title: 100 years from now.
Reference MRC Network 21 January 2013
Year: 2013
Type: Historical - LMB History
Subject: Jason Chin discusses synthetic biology, and where research will take us in the next 100 years, for the Centenary edition of MRC Network.
Keywords: Jason Chin; synthetic biology; amino acids; Greg Winter; ‘soup-up’; Ambrx; antibdies; insulin; growth hormones; molecular targeted therapeutics; Watson; Crick; Fred Sanger; Kohler; Milstein
Photographs: Image of Jason ChinAuthor: Priciples of Protein Structure Blog
Title: From Genome to Proteome: BCA Winter Meeting 2012
Reference Priciples of Protein Structure Blog 9 January 2013
Year: 2013
Type: Science
Subject: Report on the BCA Winter Meeting, held at LMB in December. Summary of talks, including Chris Oubridge from Kiyoshi Nagai’s group and Israel Sanchez from Venki Ramakrishnan’s group.
Keywords: British Crystallographic Association; Biological Structure Group; RNA; Kiyoshi Nagai; Chris Oubridge; U1; snRNA; Israel Sanchez; Venki Ramakrishnan; ribsome; amino acids; condons; protein synthesis; eukaryotes; catalyses; spliceosome
Photographs: Structure of the U1 ribonucleoprotein.Author: Cambridge University
Title: Unnatural amino acids and protein modification
Reference Chem@Cam Newsletter 23 January 2013
Year: 2013
Type: Science
Subject: Jason Chin is looking at ways in which proteins can be altered to change their properties, which can create new therapeutics, and even give an insight into what’s going on inside living cells
Keywords: Jason Chin; John Sutherland; Yale; amino acids; ribosome; synthesising; protein therapeutics; phosphorylating; acetylating; methylating; modification; genetics
Photographs: Jason Chin at his desk, Jason Chin with his groupAuthor: ScienceDaily
Title: A Glimpse Inside the Control Centre of Cell Communication
Reference ScienceDaily 14 February 2013
Year: 2013
Type: Science
Subject: Researchers detect a characteristic constructional features in a family of sensors that process signals in the human body and control physiological processes
Keywords: G protein-coupled receptors (GPCR); Pail Scherer Institute; Xavier Deupi; Gebhard Schertler; Madan Babu, Chris Tate
Photographs:Author: Kohl, Jonny
Title: How do male and female brains differ?
Reference The Naked Scientist 14 February 2013
Year: 2013
Type: Science
Subject: Jonny Kohl, talks to Naked Scientist Hannah Critchlow about how investigating fruit flies has given us an insight into the neural circuits that control courtship.
Keywords: Hannah Critchlow; Jonny Kohl; fruit fly; CVA; pheromones; courtship; ‘fruitless’
Photographs: Picture of a fruit fly.Author: Nightingale, Katherine
Title: Greg Winter: Pioneering antibody drugs
Reference MRC Insight 27 February 2013
Year: 2013
Type: Awards, Honours, Prizes
Subject: Katherine Nightingale talks to Greg Winter after he is honoured by MRC with the MRC Millennium Medal.
Keywords: Greg Winter; MRC Millennium Medal; Campath-1H; human antibody; Humira; Herceptin; Herman Waldmann; Cesar Milstein; Georges Kohler; Cambridge Antibody Technology (CAT); Domantis; Bicycle Therapeutics
Photographs: Greg WinterAuthor: Jager, Chris
Title: Huzzah To The Double Helix! It’s International DNA Day
Reference Lifehacker LIFE 25 April 2013
Year: 2013
Type: Miscellaneous
Subject: To celebrate the DNA 60 anniversary, several Australian scientists have released statements about the wonders of DNA, including LMB alumnus Professor Suzanne Cory:
Keywords: James Watson; Francis Crick; ‘the Mona Lisa of modern science’; Maurice Wilkins; Rosalind Franklin; Suzanne Cory; International DNA Day: Australian scientists; Rosetta Stone
Photographs: Picture of DNAAuthor: Gillespie, Fulton
Title: Breakthrough in medical science
Reference Cambridge Evening News 6 December 1990
Year: 1990
Type: Science
Subject: Cambridge scientists have developed a way of identifying specific antibodies without having to screen each one
Keywords: John McCafferty; David Chiswell; Cambridge Antibody Technology; Andrew Griffiths; Greg Winter; phage-antibody (pAB); artificial antibodies
Photographs: Image of Greg WinterAuthor: Cambridge Evening News
Title: Scientists set up firm to sell ideas
Reference Cambridge Evening News 18 June 1990
Year: 1990
Type: Biotechnology
Subject: Cambridge scientists set up own company to sell fruits of their world leading research
Keywords: Cambridge Antibody Technology Ltd (CAT); Babraham Hall; “mini magic bullet”; Greg Winter; Cesar Milstein; monoclonal antibodies; Terence Rabbitts; Michael Neuberger; Alan Fersht; David Chiswell; Aaron Klug; Peptide Technology
Photographs: Pictures of Aaron Klug and Cesar Milstein