Brilliance in the genes: inside Britain's 'Nobel prize factory'

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FT science editor Clive Cookson on the latest R&D at the UK Medical Research Council's Laboratory of Molecular Biology. The maverick institution has produced 16 Nobel Laureates in the past 60 years.
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[@qince15]

In the run up to Brexit and no deal, bit of self publicity doesn't harm...

[@danielwebb8402]

Why has the UK been world leading in science for centuries? Clearly isn't a a short-term reason.
- Intelligence
- Facilities
- Culture
Others can copy 2 and attempt to copy 3

[@The_Revolutionist]

And every others already have 1

[@The_Revolutionist]

3 has nothing to do with science so no one would want to replicate it

[@The_Revolutionist]

UK has copied 2 from Asia and Europe

[@The_Revolutionist]

Now you've just been debunked you uneducated moron! Haha🖕🤪🖕

[@dexterjames9074]

How many spirits has this institution killed to get this answer? How many colored spirits was used for these experiment?

[@petitio_principii]

Ghosts and Santa Claus do not exist. They've just helped human welfare.

[@tellingfoxtales]

You could say the same for the cure for smallpox, but the fact is that more died of the disease than died for the cure. Sometimes sacrifices are necessary, and those sacrifices are usually made by the weak.