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21 Jul 2023: Published. on 3rd July, 2024. Andrew McKenzie’s group, in the LMB’s PNAC Division, have applied a new screening system and synthetic Boolean logic gate circuits to offer unprecedented insights ... fast, accurate model building at atomic levels and

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21 Jul 2023: Now firmly embedded in LMB lab life, Rebecca has some advice for future new starters: “I would absolutely recommend the LMB as a place to come, but to some extent it

21 Jul 2023: In conjunction with Professor Matthew Wood and colleagues at the University of Oxford, we designed a new class of cell-penetrating peptides, called Pip, which showed outstanding cell and in vivo ... The new D-PEP peptides form the basis of founding of a

21 Jul 2023: modeling. These studies offer new approaches for tackling the challenge of antibiotic resistance.

21 Jul 2023: This work led to the realisation that the machine is driven by a mechanical rotary mechanism, a new principle in enzyme function. ... aging, obesity and neuromuscular and neurodegenerative diseases, with the aim of eventually producing new therapies.

7 Sep 2023: PhD Programme:  Frequently Asked Questions We hope the following questions and answers will help with any general questions you may have when applying for

21 Jul 2023: Photographs The LMB has an extensive collection of photographs and images, a selection of which can be viewed here by either browsing the collection or

7 Sep 2023: Using techniques including mouse genetics, fluorescence imaging and gene expression analysis we discovered group 2 innate lymphoid cells (ILC2s) as significant new participants in immune regulation through their cytokine secretion (Figure

9 Aug 2023: Technician Commitment The LMB became a signatory of the Technician Commitment in November 2022.  We employ over 150 technical staff in a wide

21 Jul 2023: LMB Exhibitions The LMB holds 3 to 4 exhibitions a year, to showcase the illustrious history of the laboratory and the cutting-edge research currently

21 Jul 2023: Knowledge about the effects of DNA variations among individuals can lead to revolutionary new ways to diagnose, treat, and eventually prevent the thousands of disorders that affect us.

21 Jul 2023: Search this website. Programme Overview. The LMB is one of the birthplaces of modern molecular biology and it continues to be a prolific source of new ideas, discoveries and inventions.

21 Jul 2023: For a list of recent news items please see the LMB News section.

25 Aug 2023: Deorphanisation of novel biogenic amine-gated ion channels identifies a new serotonin receptor for learning..

22 Nov 2023: Tobias Wauer shared his experience of volunteering at the UK Biocentre Lighthouse Lab in The Conversation: ‘My new life as a coronavirus tester’. ... The testing volunteers shared details of their experience – see: Putting science skills to new use

21 Jul 2023: The LMB News team works closely with the central UKRI press office, which handles all major media stories from across the MRC’s units, centres and institutes. ... The MRC press team also provides corporate information to the media and reports on recent

21 Jul 2023: LMB Nobel Facts

21 Jul 2023: The LMB moved into a new, modern building in February 2013, on the Cambridge Biomedical Campus. ... A new type of immune cell, that can initiate allergic asthma, has been found.

21 Jul 2023: In 1969 Brenner and Crick invited him to the LMB to their new Cell Biology division.

21 Jul 2023: There is emphasis on the development of new technologies, the study of basic biological processes, and the use of this knowledge to tackle specific problems in human health and disease, including ... the development of new therapeutic agents.

21 Jul 2023: The talk will focus on a new understanding of autoimmune connective tissue diseases and why their autoantibodies lead to pathology.

21 Jul 2023: Student Testimonials

21 Jul 2023: The new structures provide important insights into biological functions and mechanisms, and will help enhance the study of diseases, such as neurodegenerative diseases, infectious diseases and cancer.

21 Jul 2023: The MRC, realising the potential for medical applications of these developments, provided a new building for the unit, and in 1962 the Laboratory of Molecular Biology was opened. ... Since then, the Laboratory has been a prolific source of new ideas,

21 Jul 2023: By using such a tractable model system, we can rapidly discover new pathways and dissect mechanisms that may be directly relevant to a number of human diseases, most notably cystic fibrosis ... We use high throughput yeast genetics to identify new

21 Jul 2023: Contact Us You can contact the Public Engagement Team directly at: engage@mrc-lmb.cam.ac.uk We will share details of upcoming events and activities on our

6 Sep 2023: Entrance Requirements University of Cambridge entrance requirements The LMB welcomes applications from highly qualified students of all nationalities.

21 Jul 2023: This has also led to several new human therapeutic antibodies. Today, monoclonal antibodies account for a third of all new treatments.

21 Jul 2023: 1982 Chemistry Prize - Aaron Klug “for his development of crystallographic electron microscopy and his structural elucidation of biologically important

13 Dec 2023: Ordered assembly of a small number of proteins within neurons and, in some cases, glia is a feature of neurodegenerative diseases. These proteins form

21 Jul 2023: LMB@60 In 2022 we celbrated 60 years of the LMB and we collected images and other memories that relate in some way to the people that make, or have made,

21 Jul 2023: Resources Take a look at our variety of resources. Whether you are looking for an activity to do at home, are a local primary school teacher hoping to

21 Jul 2023: Software Request Form This form is to request software for the automated design of O-mRNAs and tRNA operons as developed in Jason Chin’s group. The

21 Jul 2023: 1958 Chemistry Prize - Fred Sanger “for his work on the structure of proteins, especially that of insulin”

21 Jul 2023: In collaboration with our pharmaceutical partners, we are seeking to develop HDX-MS approaches to give better insight into conformational dynamics that could result in new therapeutic strategies.

20 Oct 2023: Keeping in touch The LMB Archive is responsible for the Alumni database which contains only essential information about your time at the LMB and your

21 Jul 2023: Past Events Artists in Residence: Home in the Service of Science MRC Festival of Research The WormWatch Lab Imagining the brain competition Crystal

21 Jul 2023: In 2014 Lori Passmore and Chris published in the journal Science a new support made entirely of gold, that improves image quality in cryo-EM. ... The new all-gold supports (UltrAuFoils ) substantially reduce specimen movement in the microscope, allowing

21 Jul 2023: Our research has aimed to create a new generation of therapeutic agents, “bicycles”, based on highly constrained peptides with a bicyclic structure and a chemical core.

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21 Jul 2023: From A new layer of complexity in GPCR signalling could explain differences in receptor function and drug response.. . ... The discovery of a factor that regulates tubulin might in the future lead to new therapeutics for these diseases.

21 Jul 2023: Biophysics Lectures The Introduction to Biophysical Techniques lecture series cover many of the biophysical techniques that are available within the LMB

21 Jul 2023: 1962 Chemistry Prize - John Kendrew & Max Perutz “for their studies of the structures of globular proteins”

21 Jul 2023: A true understanding of biology must include knowledge of its chemical origins, and comprehending the chemical events that gave biology its foundations –

22 Nov 2023: This move would lead to him becoming a pioneer in the new field of molecular biology, co-founding a world-class research laboratory and developing a technique to unlock the structures

21 Jul 2023: Papers and correspondence of James Watson. The archive collection of James Watson is deposited at Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory Archives, New York, USA.

25 Aug 2023: Despite extracellular immune surveillance, viral and bacterial pathogens are still able to infect cells. This means each cell must have its own mechanisms

21 Jul 2023: Scientific Facilities & Support Services One of the cornerstones of LMB science is the provision of excellent facilities and support services which