LMB 365 – Day 253

As the model organismC. elegansis transparent we can use it to look at subcellular organelles and use fluorescent protein tags to study different processes. This image for day 253 of #LMB365 shows two different organelles labelled with green and magenta, which shows as white if there is co-localisation

Day 252 of #LMB365 shows the LMB’s Research Office who had an awesome team day recently and visited the LMB’s animal facility. They learned more about the work carried out there and how the mice are cared for.

Day 251 of #LMB365 shows odour delivery manifolds built by the LMB’s Technical Instrumentation Workshop for Shahar Frechter in Greg Jefferis’ lab. The system was developed to synchronise odour selection for the study of neural circuits and behaviour in Drosophila. The polymer manifolds can each hold up to eight flasks (eight odours) and the control box can handle up to eight manifolds, allowing up to sixty four independent odour channels.

Day 250 of #LMB365 shows a recent repair to the LMB’s fire hydrant ring main that sprung a leak. The soil had to be excavated to expose the leak on a brass fitting. This was repaired by contractors working with the LMB’s Estates and Facilities team.

Day 249 of #LMB365 shows animage taken by a pupil at St Paul’s Primary School for the LMB’s 2019 Science Image Award competition https://www2.mrc-lmb.cam.ac.uk/microscopes4schools/award.php. 16 primary schools from across Cambridgeshire and Essex received a small digital microscope for 2 weeks and children in Years 5 and 6 were encouraged to look at and take images of things they could find outside