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15 Jun 2015: The atomic structure could help lead to new cancer treatments by providing a framework for the rational development of anti-cancer drugs.

7 Jul 2015: Published on. 7 July, 2015. During fertilisation, an egg and a sperm fuse to form a new embryo. ... This is the first RNAi screen for meiotic genes in mammals and its development has allowed Melina’s group to analyse the function of nearly 800 genes,

25 Jun 2015: The stories behind three great LMB successes are highlighted in a report by the UK BioIndustry Association (BIA). Humira, the first fully humanised

29 Sep 2015: Barry Bentley, a PhD student in the LMB's Neurobiology Division, is one of 14 exceptional writers to be shortlisted for the Max Perutz Science Writing

27 Mar 2015: The structure of the dynactin complex, solved by Andrew Carter's group at the LMB, is the cover story on this week's Science and is the Wellcome Trust's

18 Mar 2015: LMB scientists have found a reaction network that they believe shows that 'pretty much everyone' working on life's molecular origins is wrong - but also

9 Nov 2015: Dozens of labs are growing lumps of human brain tissue - brain organoids - for study, including LMB's Madeline Lancaster. Scientists say the technology

22 Jun 2015: 22 June, 2015. LMB’s Melina Schuh, in collaboration with Bourn Hall Clinic, may have found the cause of some types of infertility, including recurrent miscarriage, after new research found some ... This article is no longer available from the source

7 May 2015: Published on. 7 May, 2015. An article in the New York Times highlights the work of John Sutherland, a group leader at the LMB, who has determined a possible chemical pathway

25 Feb 2015: The Telegraph reports that the LMB spin-out company Heptares has been acquired by Japanese pharmaceutical company Soseito. The group's research and

17 Mar 2015: How did life first originate on this planet? Even the most minimal cell needs three subsystems: to convey information, to create compartments, and to

4 Nov 2015: To understand the role of these new connections, I am looking at their placement in the wider network of physical wiring. ... Using these new techniques, we are making exciting discoveries about the monoamines.

16 Oct 2015: LMB will be showing their 'Virus Wars: Antibodies Strike Back' stand at the 2015 Big Biology Day, Saturday 17th October, Hills Road 6th Form College. Come

3 Aug 2015: Nearly 30 LMB staff have shown off their creativity at the annual LMB Art Exhibition, an opportunity for staff to showcase their varied artistic talents.

2 Jun 2015: However, a new method developed by Jason Chin’s group in the LMB’s PNAC Division could revolutionise this research. ... Daniel also rewired the cell’s serine metabolism to incorporate a new version of phosphoserine that could not be hydrolysed

18 Feb 2015: Published on. 18 February, 2015. The Cambridge News highlights Melina Schuh’s work on the development of mammalian oocytes into fertilisable eggs. ... This article is no longer available from the source website: Cambridge News 17 February 2015.

22 Oct 2015: Universities and Science Minister Jo Johnson visited the MRC Laboratory of Molecular Biology (LMB) in Cambridge last week to see first-hand some of the

15 Dec 2015: Human eggs are frequently aneuploid, meaning they have the wrong number of chromosomes, and this is a major cause of pregnancy loss and Down syndrome.

17 Mar 2015: LMB’s Kiyoshi Nagai looks back on his research on the spliceosome, RNA-protein interactions and the RNA recognition motif, U1A protein, for RNA

6 May 2015: This initiative, developed by Michel Goedert and Alastair Compston, aims to identify core mechanisms of protein aggregation and spreading in neurodegeneration, and to apply that knowledge to study putative new therapies.