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Why humans have such big brains

Published on 6 April, 2021

The Guardian covers how Madeline Lancaster’s group in the Cell Biology division has used brain organoids to trace the origin of human’s larger brain size to the ZEB2 gene, which ‘switches on’ in early cerebral development. More…

The race to repurpose nature’s protein factories

Published on 9 February, 2021

A C&EN feature about research aiming to enable ribosomes to make new drugs and materials through use of a wider variety of substrates, including key work by Jason Chin’s group to evolve orthogonal engineered ribosomes that function separately alongside natural ribosomes. More…

The many strange long-term symptoms of Covid-19, explained

Published on 18 December, 2020

Article looking at the varied long-term effects of Covid-19 and the clues that latest research offers into what might be causing all the symptoms – including Madeline Lancaster lab’s study showing that SARS-CoV-2 can damage cells in the brain’s choroid plexus. More…

Alexander Bates wins the 2020 British Neuroscience Association Postgraduate Award

Published on 18 December, 2020

Alex Bates, who recently completed his PhD in Greg Jefferis’ group in the Neurobiology Division, was awarded the BNA Postgraduate prize for his work on connectomics in Drosophila melanogaster; developing tools to deal with large amounts of neuroanatomy data and providing insights into how flies integrate inputs from multiple different senses. More…

Women of the Nobel factory share their stories: Nature book review of ‘Ahead of the Curve’

Published on 16 December, 2020

Georgina Ferry reviews ‘Ahead of the Curve: Women scientists at the MRC Laboratory of Molecular Biology’ by Kathleen Weston. From sequencing to stardom – alumnae of the Laboratory of Molecular Biology reflect on how they succeeded in science. More… To get your own copy of this book, see https://aheadofthecurve.org.uk

A mission to Mars and how the first life on Earth survived its biggest threat – water

Published on 11 December, 2020

A Nature News Feature about origin of life chemistry, including key work by John Sutherland’s group, and selection of the specific destination of a NASA mission to Mars in February. John was also one of the scientists who lobbied NASA to visit Jezero Crater as this crater is thought to have once been a lake […]

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