Day 27 of #LMB365 shows the handover by Richard Henderson of an electronic control unit of a Joyce-Loebl Microdensitometer Mark 4 to the Science Museum @sciencemuseum. Designed in the 1970s, with significant input from the LMB’s Workshops, it has been superseded by new technology
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LMB 365 – Day 26
Day 26 of #LMB365 shows two scientists hard at work looking for a clear result from a late night Western blot. Sometimes data interpretation requires a bit of contrast coming from the light outside the LMB
LMB 365 – Day 25
Day 25 of #LMB365 is a close up of the fruit fly Drosophila Melanogaster. These are used to study development in the group of @katjaroeper in Cell Biology @CellBiol_MRCLMB. These fluorescent flies in their cage lay GFP-expressing embryos which are collected for further analysis
LMB 365 – Day 24
Day 24 of #LMB365 by Leo Hillier @LeoHillier shows window light reflected in the steel of the plant towers. There was initially concern about the shiny towers, so a 20 foot high section was dangled from a crane and viewed from nearby hills to see how much the sun reflected off it
LMB 365 – Day 23
Day 23 of #LMB365 shows the growth of mammalian cells for the production of a human glycoprotein used to study the synthesis of hormones which play an essential role in metabolism and development. Work is carried out in a Class II safety cabinet to ensure a sterile environment
LMB 365 – Day 22
We often say goodbye to colleagues as they move to new roles. Day 22 of #LMB365 was taken at Angelica Mariani’s leaving party. As a postdoc in John Sutherland’s group in PNAC she investigated the chemical origins of molecular biology and is now taking up a position @illumina