The mysteries of conception were explained to the Queen today as she toured a world-leading research institute dubbed the “Nobel Prize factory”. More…
… the Queen hops on a single decker as she tours Cambridge ‘Nobel Prize Factory’
Three LMB scientists elected to EMBO membership
Three LMB scientists, Anne Bertolotti, Ramanujan Hegde and KJ Patel have been named as newly elected members to the European Molecular Biology Organization (EMBO). EMBO elects new members annually on the basis of scientific excellence and outstanding research contributions. The newly elected members join 1500 of the best researchers from Europe and around the world. […]
Day of celebration as Her Majesty The Queen opens the new LMB Building
On 23 May, the new LMB building in Cambridge was officially opened by Her Majesty The Queen. Accompanied by His Royal Highness The Duke of Edinburgh, they arrived on the guided bus and were greeted outside by local primary school children before being welcomed inside by staff and invited guests. As the Royal party entered […]
Queen crowns Nobel Prize factory
The Queen is to officially open the new building for the Medical Research Council (MRC) Laboratory of Molecular Biology at the heart of the Cambridge UK technology cluster on Thursday, May 23. More…
Watching neurons transmit visual information
Work in Leon Lagnado’s group in the LMB’s Neurobiology Division is showing how synapses transmit visual signals in the retina of zebrafish. The group designed fluorescent proteins that light up when synapses are active and made transgenic zebrafish expressing these proteins in retinal neurons. They then used a multiphoton microscope to directly observe the activity […]
The Queen to visit Cambridge later this month
The Queen and the Duke of Edinburgh are to visit Cambridge later this month. They will arrive on Thursday May 23 and travel by the Cambridgeshire guided bus way to the Medical Research Council Laboratory of Molecular Biology… More