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LMB In The News
Virus breakthrough raises hope over ending common cold
“Scientists say they have made a landmark discovery which could pave the way for new drugs to beat illnesses like the common cold. Until now experts had thought that antibodies could only tackle viral infections by blocking or attacking viruses outside cells. But work done by the Medical Research Council shows antibodies can pass into […]
Tom Peck: Yet another triumph for the place they call ‘the Nobel Prize factory’
“The lab got its 14th Nobel award last year. It traces its roots back to the discovery of the DNA double helix. Revelations about man’s abilities to battle viruses are just the latest “Eureka” moments to occur inside Cambridge’s world-renowned Laboratory of Molecular Biology – which has been dubbed “the Nobel Prize factory”.” More…
A cure for the common cold may finally be achieved as a result of a remarkable discovery in a Cambridge laboratory
“In a dramatic breakthrough that could affect millions of lives, scientists have been able to show for the first time that the body’s immune defences can destroy the common cold virus after it has actually invaded the inner sanctum of a human cell, a feat that was believed until now to be impossible. The discovery […]
Immune discovery opens up new line of attack against viruses
“The immune system has been found to target viruses inside cells, suggesting new strategies against infections including the common cold and winter vomiting bug. They are mankind’s greatest killer and rank among the hardest to treat of all diseases, claiming twice as many lives as cancer. But a discovery could give doctors a new weapon […]
Laboratory of Molecular Biology: Master of science
“The Medical Research Council’s new chromosome-shaped lab in Cambridge is an example of how attention to detail and planning can deliver complex buildings on time and to budget …. This attention to detail extends throughout the whole of Power’s domain. He is the construction manager for Bam, which has the contract to build the Laboratory […]