2013 has been a big year for the MRC, marking 100 years since our founding committee met for the first time. Throughout the year we celebrated the past, present and future of the MRC. Highlights included the opening of the new LMB building. More…
The 12 days of the MRC Centenary
Winners of the Imagining the Brain competition announced
The winners of the 2013 competition on “The Changing Brain” were recently awarded their prizes. This article is no longer available from the source website: Cambridge News 16 December 2013
Profiles of 2013 Nobel Laureates in Chemistry
You can read the Nobel Prize Web site for the best description of the science behind the 2013 Nobel Prize in Chemistry. However, let me tell you what the beginnings of the science and its immediate impact were really like – a personal account from a close by-stander (Alan Fersht). More…(Subscription required)
Michael Neuberger obituary
The molecular biologist Michael Neuberger’s research into antibodies did much to increase our understanding of how the body defends itself against microbes – single-cell organisms including viruses and bacteria. More…
Sniffing Pheromones
Smell is important to allow us to taste our food, and can even trigger memories. But in some animals, special molecules called pheromones can also trigger certain types of behaviour, such as mating. Kate Lamble spoke to Greg Jefferis from the MRC LMB who investigates the pathways between smell and behaviour in the fruit fly. More…
Tribute to Fred Sanger, including interview with John Walker
The BBC looks at the life and work of Fred Sanger, including an interview with former LMB colleague, John Walker More…