BBC FUTURE article looking back at origin of life research breakthroughs, including key research by John Sutherland that utilised UV light to form the building blocks of life from simple carbon-based chemicals. More…
Charles Darwin’s hunch about early life was probably right
RNA Society Spotlight on LMB postdoc Jailson Brito Querido
This month’s RNA Society Spotlight features Jailson Brito Querido, a postdoctoral researcher in Venki Ramakrishnan’s group. Jailson describes how he became interested in RNA biology, why he wanted to come to the LMB, and who his scientific hero is. More…
Scientists create a drug that could repair damage to the brain and spinal cord
A team led by Radu Aricescu’s group created a synthetic compound that acts like a ‘bridge’ where connections have been lost due to damage or illness, offering hope of new therapies for a range of devastating conditions, from Alzheimer’s disease to epilepsy. More…
The origin of life on Earth explored at the LMB using a flask and a lamp
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…
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…