Cambridge road to be named after legendary scientist

“The road leading to a new laboratory will be named after renowned scientist Dr Francis Crick… Hugh Pelham, the director of the Laboratory for Molecular Biology, explained how the decision came about. He said: “There is a road naming committee featuring representatives of the hospital and the MRC who look into these kind of things, and there is a tradition of naming new roads after people with connections to the site. Because this road leads to the new laboratory, we wanted someone really prestigious, and what better choice than Francis,” he added.” More…