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The many strange long-term symptoms of Covid-19, explained

Article looking at the varied long-term effects of Covid-19 and the clues that latest research offers into what might be causing all the symptoms – including Madeline Lancaster lab’s study showing that SARS-CoV-2 can damage cells in the brain’s choroid plexus. More…

Published on 18th December, 2020

Alexander Bates wins the 2020 British Neuroscience Association Postgraduate Award

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Alex Bates, who recently completed his PhD in Greg Jefferis’ group in the Neurobiology Division, was awarded the BNA Postgraduate prize for his work on connectomics in Drosophila melanogaster; developing tools to deal with large amounts of neuroanatomy data and providing insights into how flies integrate inputs from multiple different senses. More…

Published on 18th December, 2020

Women of the Nobel factory share their stories: Nature book review of ‘Ahead of the Curve’

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Georgina Ferry reviews ‘Ahead of the Curve: Women scientists at the MRC Laboratory of Molecular Biology’ by Kathleen Weston. From sequencing to stardom – alumnae of the Laboratory of Molecular Biology reflect on how they succeeded in science. More…

To get your own copy of this book, see https://aheadofthecurve.org.uk

Published on 16th December, 2020

A mission to Mars and how the first life on Earth survived its biggest threat – water

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A Nature News Feature about origin of life chemistry, including key work by John Sutherland’s group, and selection of the specific destination of a NASA mission to Mars in February. John was also one of the scientists who lobbied NASA to visit Jezero Crater as this crater is thought to have once been a lake and could have hosted the prebiotic chemistry that John’s group studies. LMB Postdoc Claudia Bonfio is also quoted in explaining the research that underpins the identification of the environment thought most likely to have enabled the prebiotic chemistry required for life. More…

Published on 11th December, 2020

Football is just a branch of science for Cambridge United Women midfielder Gisela Otten

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Gisela Otten, post-doctoral researcher in Felix Randow’s group in the LMB’s PNAC Division, talks to the Cambridge Independent about her route to joining Cambridge United WFC and combining this with her scientific career. More…

Published on 11th December, 2020

Coronavirus: The Spike

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Science Museum Group blog: Many COVID-19 drugs, vaccines and tests depend on ‘the spike’. Roger Highfield, Science Director, talks to John Briggs and finds out all there is to know about 2020’s most infamous protein. More…

Published on 30th November, 2020
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