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Read more at: Magnetised molecules used to monitor breast cancer
An artist's impression of the scan room.

Magnetised molecules used to monitor breast cancer

A new type of scan that involves magnetising molecules allows doctors to see in real-time which regions of a breast tumour are active, according to new research published in Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences.


Read more at: 50 year old mystery of collagen I chain registration resolved
Crystal structures of the three computationally-designed triple-helical collagen peptides that mimic the three possible COL1 molecular structures.

50 year old mystery of collagen I chain registration resolved

The Farndale Group and their collaborators have published a new paper in Nature Chemical Biology that reveals the molecular assembly of type I collagen.


Read more at: The passing of Professor Sir Hans Leo Kornberg
Professor Sir Hans Leo Kornberg

The passing of Professor Sir Hans Leo Kornberg

It is with a heavy heart that we report the death of Professor Sir Hans Leo Kornberg on Monday 16th December 2019 at Falmouth Hospital, not far from his home in Brookline Massachusetts.


Read more at: Val Wood awarded DSc higher doctorate
Val Wood

Val Wood awarded DSc higher doctorate

Congratulations to Val Wood, PomBase Curator and Project Manager, who has been awarded a DSc by the University of Manchester for her thesis entitled "Curating and Analysing the Genome of a Model Eukaryote".


Read more at: Paul Dupree and Steve Jackson named as 2019 Highly Cited Researchers
Professor Paul Dupree and Professor Steve Jackson

Paul Dupree and Steve Jackson named as 2019 Highly Cited Researchers

We are pleased to announce that Paul Dupree and Steve Jackson have been named as 2019 Highly Cited Researchers, with their research among the top 1% most cited works in their respective fields worldwide.