The 2023 Francis Crick Lecture titled ‘Innovating metagenomics to explore the strange world of archaeal extrachromosomal elements’ will be given by Jill Banfield at 11AM (GMT) on Monday 27th November.
2023 Crick Lecture to be given by Jill Banfield
Tracking the milestones of the genome sequencing revolution highlights LMB achievements
In charting the milestones in the history of genome sequencing development, UKRI include LMB research as integral to the revolution in the field. Namely, they cite the discovery of the structure of DNA in 1953 and the 1977 development of the ‘Sanger sequencing method’ to sequence DNA. More…
2023 Perutz Lecture to be given by Paola Picotti
The 2023 Max Perutz Lecture titled ‘Decoding the protein dance’ will be given by Paola Picotti at 11AM (GMT) on 20th November.
The Infinite Monkey Cage asks if octopuses are aliens on Earth
The latest episode of BBC Radio 4’s The Infinite Monkey Cage features Amy Courtney, postdoctoral researcher in William Schafer’s group in the LMB’s Neurobiology Division. Together with hosts Brain Cox and Robin Ince and panellists Tim Lamont and Russell Kane, she discusses the strange lives of octopuses, including their doughnut shaped brains, how they compete […]
First map of wireless communication in the nervous system
The entire wireless neuropeptide signalling network of a whole animal, the nematode worm C. elegans, has been mapped for the first time by William Schafer’s group in the LMB’s Neurobiology Division and collaborators.
A new collection of Royal Society Biographical Memoirs highlights LMB’s scientists
The new collection of Royal Society Biographical Memoirs “Structural and molecular biology—an origins story” celebrates the pioneers who uncovered the structures, functions, and relationships of proteins and genetic material. In tracing the origins of field, the Royal Society highlight several LMB researchers and note how the establishment of the LMB made it possible to bring […]