Shielded by our thick skulls and swaddled in layers of protective tissue, the human brain is extremely difficult to observe in action. Luckily, scientists can use brain organoids – pencil-eraser-sized masses of cells that function like human brains but aren’t part of an organism – to look closer. Madeline Lancaster, from the LMB’s Cell Biology […]
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Unlocking the secrets of the brain
Madeline Lancaster, from the LMB’s Cell Biology Division, discusses how lab-grown ‘mini-brains’ could be the key to solving the biggest mysteries about human brain development and disease. More…
The circadian rhythm of life
John O’Neill, from the LMB’s Cell Biology Division, discusses how unravelling the complex mechanisms of the body clock has led to some fascinating discoveries worthy of the 2017 Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine. More…
Magnetic attraction of AstraZeneca to MRC LMB
AstraZeneca has moved it Nuclear Magnetic Resonance laboratory to the LMB while its new global R&D centre is built nearby. More…
Alcohol can cause irreversible genetic damage to stem cells, says study
Link between drinking and cancer clarified by study – led by KJ Patel’s group in the LMB’s PNAC Division – which indicates alcohol causes cancer by scrambling DNA in cells, eventually leading to mutations. More…
Scientists establish a comprehensive protein interactions map of the replication machinery of a chronic virus
Chronic viral infections are amongst the biggest threats to human health worldwide. Leo James’ group from the LMB’s PNAC Division, in collaboration with scientists at the Austrian Academy of Sciences and University of Basel, have established the first comprehensive overview of cellular proteins interacting with the LCMV polymerase. It is hoped that the research leads […]