Life on Earth depends on catalysis. Chemical transformations essential for cellular function are too sluggish to happen spontaneously at ambient temperatures and pressures, thus nature has developed myriad catalysts (enzymes) that accelerate the many key reactions necessary for life. Today, proteins are largely responsible for this role, although nucleic acids (RNA and DNA), in addition […]
Evolution of catalysis: alternatives to nature’s molecules
2014 Max Perutz lecture to be given by Gary Ruvkun
Gary Ruvkun will give the 2014 Max Perutz Lecture on Friday 5th December at 4.15pm in the Max Perutz Lecture Theatre at the LMB. The lecture, entitled “C. elegans surveillance of conserved cellular components to detect and defend pathogen attacks, real or imagined” is open to all interested in attending. Gary Ruvkun is Professor of […]
Madan Babu to give Colworth Medal Lecture on 1st December
Madan, from the LMB’s Structural Studies Division, will present his award lecture and receive the prestigious 2014 Colworth Medal at the Biochemical Society’s AGM, on Monday 1st December at Charles Darwin House, London. This article is no longer available from the source website.
Scientists find first evidence of local clock in the brain
Research by groups at Imperial College London and Michael Hastings’ group at LMB have revealed how local body clocks control waking and sleeping. A master clock found in part of the brain called the suprachiasmatic nucleus (SCN) is thought to synchronise lots of ‘local’ clocks that regulate many aspects of our metabolism, for example in […]
Local brain “clock” revealed for the first time
Specific loss of Bmal1 (green cells) in histaminergic cells (red cells) within the TMN (Images from Prof Bill Wisden lab)It is well known that all animals have an internal circadian clock that responds to daily environmental changes of light and darkness, to inform the body to rest and sleep, or wake and be active. As […]
Lori Passmore receives EMBO Young Investigator Programme Award
MRC: Martin PhelpsLMB group leader, Lori Passmore, has been elected into the 2014 EMBO Young Investigator Programme. This prestigious programme recognises some of Europe’s best young scientists and provides academic, practical and financial support to help them realise their potential as world-class researchers. This year 27 Young Investigators have been elected. Lori joins a vibrant […]