“At the Lindau Nobel Laureate Meeting, 2009 chemistry laureate Thomas Steitz recalled the Laboratory of Molecular Biology at Cambridge in the 1960s, and how informal conversations helped nurture great science.” More…
Nobelist Steitz: Smart lunches can lead to great science
Three Royal Society Awards for LMB Scientists.
The Royal Society recognizes excellence in science and technology through its medals, awards and prize lectures. Amongst the recently announced prizewinners are three scientists from the LMB – Greg Winter, Brad Amos and Sarah Teichmann. Greg Winter Greg Winter from the LMB’s PNAC Division has been awarded the 2011 Royal Medal for interdisciplinary sciences. This […]
Scientists make brain signal discovery
“Scientists are closer to understanding why early brain development is so critical to mental health and function in the long term. Research started at LMB by Sarah Etherington, now at Murdoch University, Australia, has discovered that there are important changes in the flow of information within the visual cortex during very early development.” More…
A Nobel prize-winning culture
“Science Careers article talks to LMB Scientists about what makes a successful research laboratory.” More…
In vivo role for Fanconi Anaemia DNA repair pathway identified
KJ Patel’s group in the LMB’s PNAC Division have uncovered for the first time, how excess alcohol can cause irreparable damage to our DNA. In a new study published in the journal Nature today, they also discovered a two-tier defence system in our cells that limits the threat of permanent genetic damage. KJ’s group have […]
Alcohol damages DNA of unborn children beyond repair
“LMB scientists have identified the precise molecular mechanism leading to the breakdown of the body’s natural defences that protect DNA against harm from excessive alcohol.” More…