“EMBO Member Jason Chin, MRC Laboratory of Molecular Biology, talks about reprogramming the genetic code and re-engineering ribosomes and the possibility of building a parallel biological system. He also talks about in-vivo experiments in biochemistry, gives advice to young researchers and how he benefitted from being an EMBO Young Investigator.” More…
LMB In The News
Cutting edge chemistry in 2011
“The RNA world hypothesis also got a boost this year with work from Philipp Holliger’s team at the Medical Research Laboratory in Cambridge, UK. The hypothesis, first suggested by Francis Crick in 1968, suggests that life on Earth began with a self-replicating RNA molecule but has remained unproved. Holliger went back…” More…
Is a cure for the common cold on the way?
“BBC science review article looks at recent developments in cold and flu virus research, quoting LMB’s Leo James.” More…
Are the days of incurable diseases really over?
“Are the days of incurable diseases really over? Not quite, when diseases such as tuberculosis are seeing a resurgence, said biologist Ramakrishnan, Joint Head of the Structural Studies Division at the Medical Research Council, Cambridge. He was delivering a lecture on ‘How antibiotics illuminate Ribosome function and vice versa.’” This article is only available in […]
New master named for Cambridge college
“The Queen has approved that Sir Gregory Winter CBE FRS be appointed Master of Trinity College, Cambridge University, in succession to Lord Rees of Ludlow who retires on 30 June 2012.” More…
Changing the locks: HIV discovery could allow scientists to block virus’s entry into cell nucleus
“Scientists have found the ‘key’ that HIV uses to enter our cells’ nuclei, allowing it to disable the immune system and cause AIDS. The finding, published today in the open access journal PLoS Pathogens, provides a potential new target for anti-AIDS drugs that could be more effective against drug-resistant strains of the virus. […] Now, […]