C&EN discusses recent research using the nematode worm C. elegans to examine wireless brain communications using neuropeptides. They include research led by Lidia Ripoll Sanchez in William Schafer’s group in the LMB’s Neurobiology Division, which resulted in the first map of the entire neuropeptide signalling network of C. elegans. More…
Mapping neuropeptides used for long-range, wireless communication
New 3D embryonic stem cell culture system sheds light on gastrulation mechanism
Marta Shahbazi’s group in the LMB’s Cell Biology Division has developed a three-dimensional embryonic stem cell culture system to study the molecular motivations behind basal delamination where cells change shape and move from their tissue of origin.
Cambridge startup OutSee Ltd aims to unearth new drug targets with its AI genomics tech
Business Weekly highlights OutSee Ltd, a new start-up founded by Julian Gough and Chang Lu to exploit large-scale genomics datasets by using its proprietary AI genomics technology for novel drug target discovery and validation. More…
A genome-wide resource for dissecting transport within cells
Chun Hao Wong and Simon Bullock, from the LMB’s Cell Biology Division, together with Douglas Ross-Thriepland and colleagues at AstraZeneca, have systematically disrupted every gene in cultured human cells to reveal a large number of new factors required for organisation of cells by the microtubule motor dynein.
Marta Shahbazi wins Suffrage Science award
Marta Shahbazi, Group Leader in the LMB’s Cell Biology Division, has been announced as one of the 2024 recipients in the Life Sciences category.
Tanmay Bharat named Blavatnik Award finalist for emerging scientific talent
Tanmay Bharat, Group Leader in the LMB’s Structural Studies Division, was honoured by the 2024 Blavatnik Awards in the UK as Finalist in the Life Sciences category. In this video Tanmay discusses his research using electron tomography to investigate biofilms and the motivations behind his work. More…