How an Interest in an obscure branch of physics and faith in electron microscopy led to Richard Henderson winning his Nobel Prize. More…
LMB In The News
New Sosei Heptares R&D facility officially opens at Granta Park
Chris Tate described working with Richard Henderson in founding Heptares as “a wonderful partnership which has carried on improving the science”, after the official opening of the Sosei Heptares Steinmetz Building at Granta Park. More…
Venki Ramakrishnan talks about the impact of Greg Winter’s Nobel Prize-winning research on BBC World Service
In a segment about this year’s Chemistry Nobel Prize, Venki Ramakrishnan talks to Roland Pease on BBC World Service’s Science in Action about the impact of the Nobel Prize-winning research that Greg Winter carried out at the LMB. Listen to Venki from 19:43
Silent tuberculosis is less common than had been widely thought
A study by Lalita Ramakrishnan, from the University of Cambridge Molecular Immunity Unit based in the LMB, has found that most people who fall seriously ill with tuberculosis do so within 2 years of getting infected, which has implications for public health strategy. More…
Yee Lian Chew and Bill Schafer have a video abstract to explain their work on sensitisation in worms
Yee Lian Chew and Bill Schafer, from the LMB’s Neurobiology Division, have made a video abstract to accompany their recent paper in Neuron. They describe how sensory responsiveness in worms is controlled by communication via neuropeptides. More…
LMB researchers are taking part in LifeLab with events around Cambridgeshire on Friday 28th and Saturday 29th September
LMB researchers are helping to transform parts of Cambridgeshire into centres of discovery with hands-on, family-friendly activities in shopping centres, cafes and public spaces. A full programme of events in Cambridge and Peterborough can be found on the LifeLab website. Book now! More…