Day 112 of #LMB365 shows our resident LMBeekeeper carrying out his weekly checks on our two colonies of honeybees to ensure the hives are healthy. It is hoped that LMB honey will be available for sale later in the year. To follow the progress of our bees do keep an eye on their blog https://www3.mrc-lmb.cam.ac.uk/sites/lmbees/
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LMB 365 – Day 111
The LMBee has been exploring the LMB’s canteen and, as well as finding lots of sweet Easter treats, has found some new friends. They would like to wish everyone a Happy Easter on day 111 of #LMB365.
LMB 365 – Day 110
On day 110 of #LMB365 Soudabeh Imanikia in the Neurobiology Division took advantage of fluorescently labelled Caenorhabditis elegans worms to make them spell our name! C. elegans has been a model organism used at the LMB for many decades since Sydney Brenner, Bob Horvitz and John Sulston used it to study development.
LMB 365 – Day 109
The image for day 109 of #LMB365 is provided by Ben Sutcliffe in the LMB’s Light Microscopy Facility. When they need to align the laser on the custom mSPIM light sheet microscope they use a solution of highlighter pen in water so that they can see the beam.
LMB 365 – Day 108
On day 108 of #LMB365 a new turbomolecular pump is installed on a new thin film instrument in the lab. Much like a jet engine, the “turbo” pump contains a turbine that spins at very high speed (60,000 rpm) to suck the air out of the instrument. They run 24/7 for years on end to keep our electron microscopes and instruments running.
LMB 365 – Day 107
Georges Kohler was born on this day in 1946, in Munich, Germany. On day 107 of #LMB365 he is pictured with César Milstein. Georges and César were awarded the Nobel Prize for Physiology or Medicine in 1984, for their work on the principle for production of monoclonal antibodies