Figure 1.

Strangeways Research Laboratory, Cambridge UK. The Strangeways Research Laboratory was founded by T. S. P. Strangeways (left inset) in 1905 as the Cambridge Research Hospital to promote the scientific investigation of joint disease. The building shown was opened in 1912 and was renamed in 1928 when Dame Honor Fell (right inset) became Chief of the Laboratory. “The Strangeways” was the home of tissue culture developments in the UK, and many famous scientists of the time visited and worked there (1). It remained independent of Cambridge University until 1997, albeit with extensive collaborative links.