MRC Laboratory of Molecular Biology
One of the world's leading research institutes, our scientists are working to advance understanding of biological processes at the molecular level - providing the knowledge needed to solve key problems in human health.
Does using your laptop or PC at night prevent you from getting a good night’s sleep? Michael Hastings is among those interviewed. He explains how the blue wavelength light used in these technologies may be acting on the primitive light-sensitive pathways within the retina. More…
Researchers at the LMB have discovered a biological switch that determines which part of the fruit fly’s brain responds to pheromones, depending on whether it is male or female. This is the first study to show specific changes in nerve cell wiring that reroutes information differently in male and female brains. More…
Nature carries an obituary of the late Dr Fred Sanger, double Nobel Prize winner for amino acid and DNA sequencing. The article, written by Professor Sir John Walker, who worked with Sanger at the LMB, describes him as “happiest at the laboratory bench, where he worked tirelessly and single-mindedly”. More…
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 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
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)