The LMB has appointed 30 Bird and public works as LMB Artists-in-Residence starting in April 2015. They are a collaborative team made up of a local performance company led by Mehrdad Seyf (30 Bird) and a participatory art and architecture practice led by Torange Kohnsari (public works). These ground breaking artists will engage with staff […]
30 Bird and public works to be LMB Artists-in-Residence
Biologist Venki Ramakrishnan to lead Royal Society
The next president of the Royal Society will be the Nobel-winning LMB researcher Venki Ramakrishnan. He will succeed Paul Nurse in December 2015. After hearing of the confirmation, Venki told the BBC News that he was “very honoured” to be the society’s president elect. More…
hiCLIP : New method finds structures of mRNA molecules
The structures of many proteins have been extensively studied, however it has proved extremely difficult to investigate the structures of the mRNA molecules that carry the genetic information for these proteins. Jernej Ule and his group, while working in the LMB’s Structural Studies Division, developed a groundbreaking new method for studying the secondary structure of […]
Venki Ramakrishnan announced as President Elect of the Royal Society
Venki Ramakrishnan, Deputy Director of the LMB, Joint Head of the LMB’s Structural Studies Division and Nobel Laureate, has been confirmed as President Elect of the Royal Society. He will take up the post of President on 1 December 2015. Venki’s research focuses on the structure and function of the ribosome, the molecular machine that […]
Reaction map suggests meteorite chemistry route to life
LMB scientists have found a reaction network that they believe shows that ‘pretty much everyone’ working on life’s molecular origins is wrong – but also ‘right, in a sense’. Until now, the field has warred over which biomolecule, emerged first. But John Sutherland’s group found the different types may have appeared simultaneously. More…
In the beginning was the U1A protein: a personal reflection
LMB’s Kiyoshi Nagai looks back on his research on the spliceosome, RNA-protein interactions and the RNA recognition motif, U1A protein, for RNA journal. More…