Day 24 of #LMB365 by Leo Hillier @LeoHillier shows window light reflected in the steel of the plant towers. There was initially concern about the shiny towers, so a 20 foot high section was dangled from a crane and viewed from nearby hills to see how much the sun reflected off it
LMB 365 – Day 24
Brilliance in the genes: inside Britain’s ‘Nobel Prize factory’
A new film from the Financial Times featuring interviews with Jan Löwe, Madeline Lancaster, Richard Henderson, and Greg Jefferis, describing the importance of long-term thinking and collaboration in continued success. More…
LMB 365 – Day 23
Day 23 of #LMB365 shows the growth of mammalian cells for the production of a human glycoprotein used to study the synthesis of hormones which play an essential role in metabolism and development. Work is carried out in a Class II safety cabinet to ensure a sterile environment
LMB 365 – Day 22
We often say goodbye to colleagues as they move to new roles. Day 22 of #LMB365 was taken at Angelica Mariani’s leaving party. As a postdoc in John Sutherland’s group in PNAC she investigated the chemical origins of molecular biology and is now taking up a position @illumina
LMB 365 – Day 21
Day 21 #LMB365 is a Max Perutz Word Cloud. Max was the founder and first Chairman of the MRC Unit that became the LMB. He determined the structure of haemoglobin and won the 1962 Nobel Prize @NobelPrize, jointly with John Kendrew, for their work on the structure of proteins
LMB 365 – Day 20
Day 20 of #LMB365 is a model of myoglobin displayed in LMB’s atrium and made for LMB Nobel Laureate, John Kendrew @NobelPrize. It is an oxygen storing protein found in muscles, in particular in ocean and diving mammals, and was the first protein structure to be determined