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24 Sep 2019: LMB scientists will be taking C. elegans worms to Queensgate shopping centre in Peterborough on Saturday 28th September to tell members of the public about how we use worms to study how neurons work and improve our understanding of ageing and disease

20 Jul 2019: A crocheted stag’s head looks out into the atrium on day 201 of #LMB365 giving a glimpse of this years Art and Craft show. The annual event gives staff at the LMB a chance to showcase their artistic and creative talents and for others to see a

6 Jul 2019: PhD students at the LMB are registered with the University of Cambridge, and are therefore automatically members of a college. This photo for day 187 of #LMB365 shows members of Bill Schafer’s lab celebrating the end of another day in the LMB by

27 Jun 2019: LMB researchers will be telling the public about their work on the origin of life at The Royal Society Summer Science Exhibition. On day 178 of #LMB365 we see Phil Holliger being interviewed about the exhibition. Learn more about our exhibit at https

6 Dec 2019: Simon Bullock’s lab uses a combination of in vitro and in vivo methods to investigate how microtubule-based cargo transport is orchestrated in cells. On day 340 of #LMB365 Simon illustrates this approach by overlaying a crystal structure from a

9 Nov 2019: The image for day 313 of #LMB365 shows apical localisation of thehmRNA (magenta) in the fruit fly embryo. This mRNA is trafficked by the microtubule motor dynein and Simon Bullock’s group in Cell Biology has used this system to shed light on how

17 Nov 2019: If you have ever wondered how all the glass in the atrium of the LMB is kept clean, this photo for day 321 of #LMB365 shows you how. This is carried out biennially and takes two people 8 days to clean all the glass, including the fascia boards, high

27 May 2019: On this day in 1962, HM The Queen officially opened the first LMB building. For day 148 of #LMB365, The Queen is seen arriving at the entrance to the LMB. Max Perutz, in the foreground, greets The Queen, while LMB staff inside the building can be

25 Mar 2019: Sometimes after a long day in the lab you are lucky enough to experience a beautiful sight as you leave the building. This photo for day 85 of #LMB365 was taken by Lesley Drynan as the sun set for another day and the multi-coloured light was

3 Jun 2019: On day 155 of #LMB365 it appears the LMB bees have been busy. This is a honey frame from one of our hives two thirds full and capped over. Once full this can be extracted and the honey bottled ready for use. We hope to have LMB honey available