The end of the antibiotic age? The LMB’s Venki Ramakrishnan took part in a panel discussion on the problem of antibiotic resistance at the World Economic Forum in Davos. In an interview with Katia Moskvitch, he tells us about the importance of gaining a better understanding of the use and misuse of these drugs. More…
Venki Ramakrishnan at World Economic Forum in Davos
LMB science portrayed in art: ‘Lens on Life’ exhibition in London
Works of art that resulted from unique collaborations between artists and scientists, including LMB group leader Melina Schuh, are currently being displayed in London’s Lethaby Gallery in the exhibition ‘Lens on Life’. This high profile exhibition explores cell division through works of art, with the aim of providing a new perspective on the processes of […]
Who made these covers and what are they doing here?
A cover image designed by Stephen Wallace from Jason Chin’s group at the LMB and Paul Margiotta from the LMB’s visual aids department is included in the Royal Society of Chemistry blog on cover art and the people who make it. This article is no longer available from the source website: Royal Society of Chemistry.
Unfinished proteins: how to find a needle in the haystack
A research team from the LMB’s Cell Biology division, working with colleagues from the Structural Studies division, has revealed how cells are able to find and tag for degradation the partially synthesised proteins generated when ribosomes occasionally stall. Cells make more than a hundred thousand new proteins every minute. Once in a while, one of […]
Insight into bacterial cell division: Architecture of the FtsZ ring
When a bacterial cell divides, the cell membrane and cell envelope have to pinch together in the middle of the cell to separate it into two daughter cells. A ring of proteins called the divisome constricts, cleaving the cell in two. The protein FtsZ is a crucial component of this ring and many FtsZ subunits […]
‘Hairclip’ protein mechanism explained
A new study, involving LMB researchers and former LMB group leader, Sarah Teichmann, describes a fundamental mechanism regulating a protein’s shape and function, with potential applications in biotechnology and drug development. More…