“Four new projects, announced today, will develop biological methods that offer a new approach to antibiotic production, power generation for extremely small mechanical components, new classes of medicines and innovative techniques to study cell biology. Teams comprising researchers from the UK and elsewhere in Europe will use synthetic biology to design systems with usefully engineered […]
UK-Europe collaborations harness biology for engineering
EMBO Gold Medal 2010 recognizes Jason W. Chin
On the 10th May, the European Molecular Biology Organization (EMBO) announced the award of the EMBO Gold Medal 2010 to Jason W. Chin from LMB. Each year, EMBO awards the Gold Medal – widely regarded as one of the most prestigious life sciences awards in Europe – to recognize the outstanding contributions of young researchers […]
How do cells crawl?
“The amoeboid movement by which many types of cell crawl across surfaces has fascinated scientists ever since it was first observed using the earliest microscopes. Until recently, it has remained mysterious how cells extend the thin protrusion, known as a lamellipod, that enables them to move forward. In the past decade, however, extensive experimental work […]
Transcriptional control in flies
“In a paper recently published in Genome Biology, Boris Adryan (Cambridge University) and Sarah Teichmann (LMB) have presented evidence that calls in to question currently-held beliefs about how transcription factors (TFs) coordinate gene expression during development to specify the fates of the different tissues in the body.” More…
Roger Williams elected as Academy of Medical Sciences Fellow
Dr Roger Williams, group leader in LMB’s PNAC Division, has been elected as a Fellow of the Academy of Medical Sciences. The Academy promotes the translation of advances in medical science into benefits for patients and the population at large: fellowship of the Academy is based on exceptional contributions to the medical sciences. Roger’s research […]
New endowed chair honors pioneering woman who ‘brought the fireworks’ to molecular biology
“On the night he learned he’d won the 1962 Nobel Prize, legend has it that DNA co-discoverer Francis Crick threw himself quite a party: angry neighbors, cops, the works. One of the guests, it seems, had brought a large supply of fireworks to the event, and the ensuing late-night mayhem was rocking the sleepy streets […]