“Phil Holliger’s group has developed six alternative polymers called XNAs that can also store genetic information and evolve through natural selection.” More…
Synthetic XNA molecules can evolve and store genetic information
LMB has been awarded £49m to study the human brain
“The LMB will receive nearly £170m core funding support from the Medical Research Council over the next five years to pursue its mission of understanding biological processes at the molecular level, including £49m for examining the biology of the brain. The award will also fund an increased focus on the processes affecting cellular damage and ageing, and a new Centre for Chemical and Synthetic Biology.” More…
ScienceOnline2012 – interview with Josh Witten
“Every year I ask some of the attendees of the ScienceOnline conferences to tell me (and my readers) more about themselves, their careers, current projects and their views on the use of the Web in science, science education or science communication. Today my guest is Josh Witten (blog, Twitter) from the Laboratory of Molecular Biology.” More…
The invention of the microscope
“LMB’s Brad Amos helps explains the importance of the microscope. Also includes some images from LMB.” More…
Study identifies new processes that lead to development of novel cell implicated in allergies
“A collaboration between scientists in Trinity College Dublin and the United Kingdom has identified new processes that lead to the development of a novel cell implicated in allergies […] The work was performed by Professor Padraic Fallon, and Dr Andrew McKenzie of the Medical Research Council Laboratory for Molecular Biology in Cambridge…” More…
Cambridge biotechnology cluster thriving
“For all the billions pumped into the local biotech cluster, only one blockbuster drug has ever emerged stamped firmly with a Cambridge kitemark. The accolade belonged to Cambridge Antibody Technology – a company founded by Life Sciences serial entrepreneur Sir Greg Winter in 1989” More…