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Putting science skills to new use during the pandemic
How cells avoid and resolve ribosome traffic jams
Multiple ribosomes speed along an mRNA to translate the genetic code into proteins. Szymon Juszkiewicz and Manu Hegde now find that when ribosomes collide, cells stop new ribosomes from starting translation and recruit a factor that clears the collision.
The LMB welcomes Ana Tufegdzic Vidakovic as a new Group Leader
Ana Tufegdzic Vidakovic joins as a new Group Leader in the PNAC Division, where she will continue her work on regulation of transcription in the context of DNA damage.
First complete atomic model of condensin lays foundation for understanding chromosome compaction
Each of our cells contains about two metres of DNA. To be able to store all of this, the DNA must be very tightly compacted. Jan Löwe’s group have produced the first atomic model of condensin, a complex known to have a role in compacting DNA into chromosomes, in its entirety.
Balancing an appropriate immune response in the gut
Menna Clatworthy’s group has identified a key signalling molecule in determining the balance between wound healing and defence against bacterial invasion, with implications for our understanding of the immune system’s role in inflammatory bowel disease.
Chris Tate and Marta Zlatic elected to EMBO membership
Chris Tate and Marta Zlatic, Group Leaders in the LMB’s Structural Studies Division and Neurobiology Division, respectively, have been newly elected as members of EMBO