To celebrate National Science & Engineering Week a public vote for the most important innovation in science and technology is taking place – and includes innovations from LMB.
LMB In The News
Greg Winter: Pioneering antibody drugs
Katherine Nightingale talks to Sir Greg Winter, who pioneered techniques that have led to antibody therapies for cancer, and diseases such as rheumatoid arthritis and multiple sclerosis, as he is honoured by the MRC with the MRC Millennium Medal which recognises research that has led to significant health and economic benefits.
How do male and female brains differ?
Jonny Kohl, a postgraduate student at LMB, talks to Naked Scientist Hannah Critchlow about how investigating fruit flies has given us an insight into the neural circuits that control courtship.
LMB’s Felix Randow in discussion with Annalisa M. VanHook
LMB’s Felix Randow in discussion with Annalisa M. VanHook from the journal Science about the process of autophagy. More…
A Glimpse Inside the Control Centers of Cell Communication
Scientists from the LMB’s Structural Studies Division, led by M. Madan Babu in collaboration with Chris Tate (LMB) and researchers from the Paul Scherrer Institut, have detected characteristic constructional features in a family of sensors that process signals in the human body and control physiological processes. More…
Unnatural amino acids and protein modification
Jason Chin is looking at ways in which proteins can be altered to change their properties, which can create new therapeutics, and even give an insight into what’s going on inside living cells. Chem@Cam, page 8.