Nicholas Green is interviewed in the Cambridge Independent about John Sutherland’s group’s recent research suggesting that DNA and RNA building blocks might have co-existed at the dawn of life. More…
The origin of life on Earth explored at the LMB using a flask and a lamp
RNA Society Spotlight on Kelly Nguyen
This month’s RNA Society Spotlight has a feature on Kelly Nguyen, a Group Leader in the LMB’s Structural Studies Division. Kelly describes the inspirations that led to her working in RNA structural biology, her experience of starting her group, and her advice for younger scientists. More…
Researchers in Vienna, including LMB PhD student Max Kellner, develop a new “quick and easy” COVID-19 test
Max Kellner, a PhD student in Madeline Lancaster’s group, was stranded in Vienna as much of Europe went into lockdown at the start of the pandemic, but was able to join the Vienna COVID-19 Diagnostics Initiative. Max: “Stranded in my home-town Vienna, it felt great to have contributed towards simple and rapid COVID-19 diagnostics”. More…
Revolutionary microscopy technique sees individual atoms for first time
Sjors Scheres’ and Radu Aricescu’s groups have pushed the boundaries of cryo-EM, allowing the technique to detect individual atoms in a protein for the first time. Radu commented, “It was like peeling off a blur over your eyes”. More…
Venki Ramakrishnan is elected a Member of the American Philosophical Society
The American Philosophical Society, the oldest learned society in the United States, was founded in 1743 for the purpose of “promoting useful knowledge”. It is unusual among learned societies because its Membership is comprised of top scholars from a wide variety of academic disciplines. New Members in 2020 include musicians, historians, social scientists, and researchers in the mathematical, physical, and biological sciences. More…
Coronavirus: how the virus works
Science Museum blog: The development of COVID-19 treatments, tests, drugs and vaccines will be accelerated by molecular understanding of the COVID-19 virus. Roger Highfield, Science Director, looks at what is happening in the LMB. More…