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      <title><![CDATA[Freeze or run? Not that simple - EMBL scientists discover neural switch that controls fear]]></title>
      <link>http://www.embl.de/aboutus/communication_outreach/press_releases/2010/100826_Monterotondo/</link>
      <description><![CDATA[Scientists at EMBL Monterotondo and GlaxoSmithKline in Verona, Italy, have identified the specific type of neurons that determine how mice react to a frightening stimulus, showing that deciding whether or not to freeze in fear is a more complex task for our brains than we realised.]]></description>
      <pubDate>25 Aug 2010 16:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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      <title><![CDATA[Constant overlap - EMBL scientists identify molecular machinery that maintains important feature of the spindle]]></title>
      <link>http://www.embl.de/aboutus/communication_outreach/press_releases/2010/100806_Heidelberg/</link>
      <description><![CDATA[Scientists at EMBL Heidelberg have uncovered the molecular mechanism that determines the size of anti-parallel microtubule overlaps in the spindle. In a study published today in Cell, they were able to reconstruct such overlaps in vitro, and identify two proteins which are sufficient to control the formation and size of this important spindle feature.]]></description>
      <pubDate>05 Aug 2010 16:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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      <title><![CDATA[Supply and demand - EMBL scientists identify proteins that ensure iron balance]]></title>
      <link>http://www.embl.de/aboutus/communication_outreach/press_releases/2010/100804_Heidelberg/</link>
      <description><![CDATA[In a study published today in Cell Metabolism, scientists at EMBL Heidelberg have discovered that a group of proteins called IRPs ensure that iron balance is kept and as such are essential for cell survival. More specifically, they found that IRPs are required for the functioning of mitochondria, the cell’s energy factories.]]></description>
      <pubDate>03 Aug 2010 16:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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      <title><![CDATA[Digital Embryo gains wings - Now possible to film development of fruit fly and of zebrafish’s eyes and brain]]></title>
      <link>http://www.embl.de/aboutus/communication_outreach/press_releases/2010/100704_Heidelberg/</link>
      <description><![CDATA[Scientists at EMBL Heidelberg were able to capture fruit fly development on film, creating the Fly Digital Embryo. In work published today in Nature Methods, they were also the first to clearly record how a zebrafish’s eyes and midbrain are formed.]]></description>
      <pubDate>04 Jul 2010 17:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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      <title><![CDATA[A life-changing partnership - New regulatory complex turning on genes]]></title>
      <link>http://www.embl.de/aboutus/communication_outreach/press_releases/2010/100624_Heidelberg/</link>
      <description><![CDATA[Researchers at EMBL Heidelberg identified a novel regulatory protein complex in Drosophila that explains another protein’s double life, and which likely plays an important role in mammals, too.]]></description>
      <pubDate>24 Jun 2010 16:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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      <title><![CDATA[Picture Release - Patchwork-like image of developing zebrafish sensory organ]]></title>
      <link>http://www.embl.de/aboutus/communication_outreach/press_releases/2010/100615_Heidelberg_Pic/</link>
      <description><![CDATA[This image may bring to mind a patchwork quilt, or a picture taken from a gallery of abstract paintings, but the artisan behind it is actually Mother Nature, with a little help from scientists at the European Molecular Biology Laboratory (EMBL) in Heidelberg, Germany.]]></description>
      <pubDate>15 Jun 2010 06:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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      <title><![CDATA[Making enough red blood cells - EMBL scientists identify molecules that ensure red blood cell production]]></title>
      <link>http://www.embl.de/aboutus/communication_outreach/press_releases/2010/100531_Monterotondo/</link>
      <description><![CDATA[Two small molecules ensure enough red blood cells are produced, scientists at EMBL Monterotondo and EMBL-EBI found in a study published today in the Journal of Experimental Medicine.]]></description>
      <pubDate>31 May 2010 16:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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      <title><![CDATA[Tags on, tags off - EMBL scientists identify new regulatory protein complex with unexpected behaviour]]></title>
      <link>http://www.embl.de/aboutus/communication_outreach/press_releases/2010/100502_Heidelberg/</link>
      <description><![CDATA[The group of proteins called Polycomb complexes – which ensure correct embryonic development and play an important role in stem cell differentiation and cancer - has a new member, whose form of action surprised the EMBL Heidelberg scientists who identified it in a study published online today in Nature.]]></description>
      <pubDate>02 May 2010 17:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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      <title><![CDATA[Variations on the genetic theme - EMBL-EBI researchers present global map of human gene expression]]></title>
      <link>http://www.embl.de/aboutus/communication_outreach/press_releases/2010/100408_Hinxton/</link>
      <description><![CDATA[Integrating data from an unprecedented variety of human tissue samples, scientists at EMBL-EBI and their collaborators have produced the first-ever global map of gene expression, published today in Nature Biotechnology.]]></description>
      <pubDate>08 Apr 2010 07:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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      <title><![CDATA[Movies for the human genome - EMBL scientists identify the genes involved in cell division in humans]]></title>
      <link>http://www.embl.de/aboutus/communication_outreach/press_releases/2010/100401_Heidelberg/</link>
      <description><![CDATA[Name a human gene, and you’ll find a movie online showing you what happens to cells when it is switched off, thanks to work by researchers at EMBL Heidelberg and their collaborators in the Mitocheck consortium, in a study published today in Nature where they identify the genes involved in mitosis in humans. ]]></description>
      <pubDate>01 Apr 2010 06:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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      <title><![CDATA[What makes us unique? Not only our genes - What counts is how genes are regulated, say scientists at EMBL and Yale]]></title>
      <link>http://www.embl.de/aboutus/communication_outreach/press_releases/2010/100318_Heidelberg/</link>
      <description><![CDATA[Scientists at EMBL Heidelberg and Yale and Stanford Universities have found that we differ from each other mainly because of differences not in our genes, but in how they’re regulated – turned on or off, for instance. Their study is published online today in Science.]]></description>
      <pubDate>18 Mar 2010 07:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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      <title><![CDATA[The Nordic EMBL Partnership for Molecular Medicine officially inaugurates the Institute for Molecular Medicine Finland in Helsinki - The new Finnish Institute for Molecular Medicine (FIMM) is building a bridge from discovery to medicine]]></title>
      <link>http://www.embl.de/aboutus/communication_outreach/press_releases/2010/100316_Helsinki/</link>
      <description><![CDATA[Today, the Nordic EMBL Partnership for Molecular Medicine officially inaugurates the Institute for Molecular Medicine Finland (FIMM) in Helsinki. The partnership was initiated in 2007 and is dedicated to research in molecular medicine, investigation of the molecular basis of disease and the discovery of new treatments.]]></description>
      <pubDate>16 Mar 2010 07:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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      <title><![CDATA[New training and conference centre for the life sciences at EMBL in Heidelberg - The German Minister for Education and Research, Annette Schavan, officially opens the EMBL Advanced Training Centre today]]></title>
      <link>http://www.embl.de/aboutus/communication_outreach/press_releases/2010/100309_Heidelberg/</link>
      <description><![CDATA[The German Minister for Education and Research officially opens the EMBL Advanced Training Centre – Funding comes from the German Ministry for Education and Research, the Klaus Tschira Foundation, the federal state of Baden-Württemberg and EMBL’s member states.]]></description>
      <pubDate>09 Mar 2010 07:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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      <title><![CDATA[Bacterial balance that keeps us healthy - EMBL scientists present genetic catalogue of our gut flora]]></title>
      <link>http://www.embl.de/aboutus/communication_outreach/press_releases/2010/100304_Heidelberg/</link>
      <description><![CDATA[At 3.3 million, microbial genes in our gut outnumber previous estimates for the whole of the human body, EMBL scientists and their collaborators found when establishing a reference gene set for the human gut microbiome. ]]></description>
      <pubDate>04 Mar 2010 07:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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      <title><![CDATA[MicroRNA: a glimpse into the past - Small molecules give EMBL scientists bigger picture of animal evolution]]></title>
      <link>http://www.embl.de/aboutus/communication_outreach/press_releases/2010/100131_Heidelberg/</link>
      <description><![CDATA[The last ancestor we shared with worms, which roamed the seas around 600 million years ago, may already have had a sophisticated brain. Fossils cannot give us this information, but scientists at EMBL Heidelberg obtained it by studying small molecules called microRNAs. Their findings are published today in Nature. ]]></description>
      <pubDate>31 Jan 2010 18:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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      <title><![CDATA[How to shoot the messenger - EMBL scientists shed light on cellular communication systems involved in neurodegeneration, cancer and cardiovascular disease]]></title>
      <link>http://www.embl.de/aboutus/communication_outreach/press_releases/2010/100126_Hamburg/</link>
      <description><![CDATA[By determining the structure of DAPK bound to calmodulin, scientists from EMBL Hamburg have found a way to hack into a vital cellular communications system, raising the possibility of developing new drugs to tackle disorders like neurodegeneration, cancer and cardiovascular disease.]]></description>
      <pubDate>26 Jan 2010 07:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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      <title><![CDATA[Membrane-coat proteins: bacteria have them too - EMBL discovery could yield evolutionary insights and new model organism]]></title>
      <link>http://www.embl.de/aboutus/communication_outreach/press_releases/2010/100119_Heidelberg/</link>
      <description><![CDATA[EMBL scientists have discovered that a group of bacteria possess proteins thought to exist only in eukaryotes. Published today in PLoS Biology, the study could help unravel part of our own evolutionary history.]]></description>
      <pubDate>19 Jan 2010 18:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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      <title><![CDATA[Open access drug discovery database launches with half a million compounds - Database will be hosted by EMBL-EBI]]></title>
      <link>http://www.embl.de/aboutus/communication_outreach/press_releases/2010/100118_Hinxton/</link>
      <description><![CDATA[ChEMBLdb, a vast online database of information on the properties and activities of drugs and drug-like small molecules and their targets, launches today with information on over half a million compounds. The data lie at the heart of translating information from the human genome into successful new drugs in the clinic.]]></description>
      <pubDate>18 Jan 2010 17:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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      <title><![CDATA[The Battle of the Sexes - EMBL scientists uncover the gene responsible for keeping females female]]></title>
      <link>http://www.embl.de/aboutus/communication_outreach/press_releases/2009/091211_Heidelberg/</link>
      <description><![CDATA[EMBL scientists uncover the gene responsible for keeping females female]]></description>
      <pubDate>10 Dec 2009 19:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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      <title><![CDATA[From fruit fly wings to heart failure. Why Not(ch)? - EMBL scientists identify key signalling pathway for heart development and healing]]></title>
      <link>http://www.embl.de/aboutus/communication_outreach/press_releases/2009/091210_Monterotondo/</link>
      <description><![CDATA[Scientists at EMBL Monterotondo are the first to prove that the Notch signalling pathway targets heart muscle cells, thus revealing its crucial role in heart development and repair.]]></description>
      <pubDate>10 Dec 2009 07:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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      <title><![CDATA[First-ever blueprint of a minimal cell is more complex than expected - EMBL and CRG scientists reveal what a self-sufficient cell can’t do without]]></title>
      <link>http://www.embl.de/aboutus/communication_outreach/press_releases/2009/091127_Heidelberg/</link>
      <description><![CDATA[In three papers published back-to-back today in Science, scientists in a partnership between the European Molecular Biology Laboratory (EMBL) in Heidelberg, Germany, and the Centre de Regulacio Genòmica (CRG) in Barcelona, Spain provide the first comprehensive picture of a minimal cell, based on an extensive quantitative study of the biology of the bacterium that causes atypical pneumonia, Mycoplasma pneumoniae. The study uncovers fascinating novelties relevant to bacterial biology and shows that even the simplest of cells is more complex than expected.]]></description>
      <pubDate>26 Nov 2009 18:55:00 GMT</pubDate>
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      <title><![CDATA[RNA on the move - EMBL scientists are the first to visualize the mechanism responsible for oskar mRNA transport]]></title>
      <link>http://www.embl.de/aboutus/communication_outreach/press_releases/2009/091125_Heidelberg/</link>
      <description><![CDATA[In the fruitfly Drosophila, oskar mRNA, which is involved in defining the animal’s body axes, is produced in the nuclei of nurse cells neighbouring the oocyte, and must be transported to the oocyte and along its entire length before being translated into protein. In a study published today in Cell, scientists at EMBL in Heidelberg, Germany, have visualized the molecular mechanism that underlies this localisation process.]]></description>
      <pubDate>26 Nov 2009 09:55:00 GMT</pubDate>
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      <title><![CDATA[Drought resistance explained - Structural study at EMBL reveals how plants respond to water shortages]]></title>
      <link>http://www.embl.de/aboutus/communication_outreach/press_releases/2009/091108_Grenoble/</link>
      <description><![CDATA[Scientists at the European Molecular Biology Laboratory (EMBL) in Grenoble, France, and the Consejo Superior de Investigaciones Cientificas (CSIC) in Valencia, Spain discovered that the key to plants' responses to drought lies in the structure of a protein called PYR1 and how it interacts with the plant hormone abscisic acid (ABA). Their study, published online today in Nature, could open up new approaches to increasing crops’ resistance to water shortage. ]]></description>
      <pubDate>08 Nov 2009 17:55:00 GMT</pubDate>
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      <title><![CDATA[Deciphering the regulatory code - EMBL scientists take new approach to predict gene expression]]></title>
      <link>http://www.embl.de/aboutus/communication_outreach/press_releases/2009/091104_Heidelberg/</link>
      <description><![CDATA[Thanks to scientists at the European Molecular Biology Laboratory (EMBL) in Heidelberg, Germany, it is now possible to accurately predict when and where different CRMs will be active. The study, published today in Nature, is a first step towards forecasting the expression of all genes in a given organism and demonstrates that the genetic regulation that is crucial for correct embryonic development is more flexible than previously thought.]]></description>
      <pubDate>04 Nov 2009 17:55:00 GMT</pubDate>
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      <title><![CDATA[From foe to friend: mosquitoes that transmit malaria may help fight the disease - EMBL scientists identify gene behind malaria-resistant mosquitoes]]></title>
      <link>http://www.embl.de/aboutus/communication_outreach/press_releases/2009/091001_Heidelberg/</link>
      <description><![CDATA[In a study published today in Science, researchers at the European Molecular Biology Laboratory (EMBL) in Heidelberg, Germany, and the Institut National de la Santé et de la Recherche Médicale (INSERM) in Strasbourg, France, discovered that variations in a single gene affect mosquitoes’ ability to resist infection by the malaria parasite.]]></description>
      <pubDate>01 Oct 2009 17:55:00 GMT</pubDate>
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      <title><![CDATA[Putting the squeeze on sperm DNA - EMBL scientists discover a new way to read the histone code by studying  streamlined sperm]]></title>
      <link>http://www.embl.de/aboutus/communication_outreach/press_releases/2009/090930_Heidelberg-Grenoble/</link>
      <description><![CDATA[Scientists at the European Molecular Biology Laboratory (EMBL) in Heidelberg and Grenoble, the Institut de Biologie Structurale (IBS) and the Institut Albert Bonniot, both also in Grenoble, have been studying the secrets of speedy sperm. Their work, published today in Nature, shows how a protein only found in developing sperm cells, Brdt, directs tight re-packaging of sperm DNA.]]></description>
      <pubDate>30 Sep 2009 16:55:00 GMT</pubDate>
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      <title><![CDATA[To regenerate muscle, cellular garbage men must become builders - Crucial role of macrophages in muscle regeneration uncovered by EMBL scientists]]></title>
      <link>http://www.embl.de/aboutus/communication_outreach/press_releases/2009/090921_Monterotondo/</link>
      <description><![CDATA[In a study published online this week in the journal Proceedings of the National 
Academy of Sciences (PNAS), EMBL scientists provide conclusive proof that, 
when a muscle is injured, white blood cells called macrophages 
play a crucial role in its regeneration and uncovered the genetic switch that controls this process.]]></description>
      <pubDate>21 Sep 2009 18:55:00 GMT</pubDate>
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      <title><![CDATA[How stem cells make skin - EMBL scientists come a step closer to understanding skin, breast and other cancers]]></title>
      <link>http://www.embl.de/aboutus/communication_outreach/press_releases/2009/090913_Monterotondo/</link>
      <description><![CDATA[Scientists at the European Molecular Biology Laboratory (EMBL)
in Monterotondo, in collaboration with colleagues at the Centro
de Investigaciones Energéticas, Medioambientales y Tecnologicas
(CIEMAT) in Madrid, have discovered two proteins that control
when and how stem cells switch to being skin cells.]]></description>
      <pubDate>13 Sep 2009 16:55:00 GMT</pubDate>
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      <title><![CDATA[UK leads European research programme with £10M investment in bioscience data handling capacity - ]]></title>
      <link>http://www.embl.de/aboutus/communication_outreach/press_releases/2009/090825_Hinxton/</link>
      <description><![CDATA[The UK has made its first substantial commitment to a major emerging pan-European science project with a £10M investment (25 August) by the Biotechnology and Biological Sciences Research Council (BBSRC).]]></description>
      <pubDate>25 Aug 2009 07:35:00 GMT</pubDate>
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      <title><![CDATA[Raising the alarm when DNA goes bad - EMBL scientists identify a rapid response team that monitors and quickly responds to DNA damage]]></title>
      <link>http://www.embl.de/aboutus/communication_outreach/press_releases/2009/090813_Heidelberg/</link>
      <description><![CDATA[Scientists have known for a long time that when DNA is
damaged, a key enzyme sets off a cellular ‘alarm bell’ to alert the
cell to start the repair process. In a study
published today in Nature Structural and Molecular Biology,
researchers at the European Molecular Biology Laboratory
(EMBL) in Heidelberg, Germany, have identified a whole family
of proteins capable of a direct response to the alarm signal.

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      <pubDate>13 Aug 2009 20:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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      <title><![CDATA[Scientists open doors to diagnosis of emphysema - EMBL development may provide powerful new test for inflammatory lung diseases]]></title>
      <link>http://www.embl.de/aboutus/communication_outreach/press_releases/2009/090802_Heidelberg/</link>
      <description><![CDATA[Work by scientists at the European Molecular Biology Laboratory (EMBL) and its Molecular Medicine Partnership Unit (MMPU) with the University of Heidelberg, Germany, has shed new light on the underlying disease process of emphysema using a technique which could in future be adapted for use in diagnosis.]]></description>
      <pubDate>02 Aug 2009 17:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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      <title><![CDATA[Scientists identify cholesterol-regulating genes - EMBL discovery may help fight major cause of heart disease]]></title>
      <link>http://www.embl.de/aboutus/communication_outreach/press_releases/2009/090707_Heidelberg/</link>
      <description><![CDATA[Scientists at the European Molecular Biology Laboratory (EMBL) and the University of Heidelberg, Germany, have come a step closer to understanding how cholesterol levels are regulated.]]></description>
      <pubDate>07 Jul 2009 17:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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      <title><![CDATA[New interdisciplinary structural biology centre for virus research and technology platforms - EMBL, CNRS and the University Joseph Fourier in Grenoble establish Unit for Virus and Host Cell Interactions (Unité Mixte Internationale)]]></title>
      <link>http://www.embl.de/aboutus/communication_outreach/press_releases/2009/090626_Grenoble/</link>
      <description><![CDATA[On June 26 2009 the joint international Unit for Virus and Host Cell Inter actions (Unité Mi x te Internationale) was formally established in Grenoble.]]></description>
      <pubDate>26 Jun 2009 07:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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      <title><![CDATA[Uncovering how cells cover gaps - Scientists develop a clearer picture of dorsal closure and shed light on wound healing]]></title>
      <link>http://www.embl.de/aboutus/communication_outreach/press_releases/2009/090626_Heidelberg/</link>
      <description><![CDATA[Researchers at the European Molecular Biology Laboratory (EMBL) in Heidelberg, Germany, came a step closer to understanding how cells close gaps not only during embryonic development but also during wound healing.]]></description>
      <pubDate>25 Jun 2009 17:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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      <title><![CDATA[New electron microscopy images reveal the assembly of HIV - EMBL researchers provide the as yet closest look at the structure of immature HIV]]></title>
      <link>http://www.embl.de/aboutus/communication_outreach/press_releases/2009/090623_Heidelberg/</link>
      <description><![CDATA[Scientists at the European Molecular Biology Laboratory (EMBL) and the University Clinic Heidelberg, Germany, have produced a three-dimensional reconstruction of HIV]]></description>
      <pubDate>23 Jun 2009 21:05:00 GMT</pubDate>
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      <title><![CDATA[European centre of excellence for mouse biology celebrates its 10th anniversary - ]]></title>
      <link>http://www.embl.de/aboutus/communication_outreach/press_releases/2009/090622_Monterotondo/</link>
      <description><![CDATA[Today the EMBL
Mouse Biology Unit in Monterotondo, close to Rome in Italy, celebrates its 10th anniversary.]]></description>
      <pubDate>22 Jun 2009 21:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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      <title><![CDATA[New EMBL service makes web browsing efficient for biologists - ]]></title>
      <link>http://www.embl.de/aboutus/communication_outreach/press_releases/2009/090609_Heidelberg/</link>
      <description><![CDATA[The European Molecular Biology Laboratory (EMBL) now offers a new free service to help researchers, teachers and students keep up-to-date with scientific literature on the web, especially when researching unfamiliar molecules.]]></description>
      <pubDate>09 Jun 2009 19:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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      <title><![CDATA[Sugarcoating fruit fly development - Scientists discover that sugar tags on nuclear proteins have an important  developmental function]]></title>
      <link>http://www.embl.de/aboutus/communication_outreach/press_releases/2009/090528_Heidelberg/</link>
      <description><![CDATA[25 years after the first discovery of proteins, researchers at the European Molecular Biology Laboratory (EMBL) in Heidelberg have now gained insight into the role of one of these tags, a small sugar residue, that is found on many different proteins across species.]]></description>
      <pubDate>28 May 2009 17:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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      <title><![CDATA[Getting a grip on complexes: EMBL scientists develop first fully automated pipeline for multiprotein complex production - ]]></title>
      <link>http://www.embl.de/aboutus/communication_outreach/press_releases/2009/090504_Grenoble/</link>
      <description><![CDATA[Most cellular processes are carried out by molecular machines that consist of many interacting proteins. These protein complexes lie at the heart of life science research, but they are notoriously hard to study. Their abundance is often too low to extract them directly from cells and generating them with recombinant methods has been a daunting task. A new technology to produce multiprotein complexes, developed by researchers at the European Molecular Biology Laboratory (EMBL) in Grenoble, France, and the Paul Scherrer Institute (PSI) in Villigen, Switzerland, now makes the biologist's life easier.]]></description>
      <pubDate>04 May 2009 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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      <title><![CDATA[Recycler protein helps prevent disease - Researchers identify protein recycling mechanism that helps protect from genetic disorders]]></title>
      <link>http://www.embl.de/aboutus/communication_outreach/press_releases/2009/090501_Heidelberg/</link>
      <description><![CDATA[Recycling is important not only on a global scale, but also at the cellular level, since key molecules tend to be available in limited numbers. This means a cell needs to have efficient recycling mechanisms. Researchers at the European Molecular Biology Laboratory (EMBL) and Heidelberg University, Germany, have now uncovered the first step in the recycling of a crucial molecular tag which ensures the instructions encoded in our genes are correctly carried out. ]]></description>
      <pubDate>30 Apr 2009 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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      <title><![CDATA[New study reveals the protein that makes phosphate chains in yeast - Phosphate chains store energy and have many more different functions in a cell]]></title>
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      <description><![CDATA[It can be found in all life forms, and serves a multitude of purposes, from energy storage to stress response to bone calcification. This molecular jack-of-all trades is polyphosphate, a long chain of phosphate molecules. Researchers at the European Molecular Biology Laboratory [EMBL] in Heidelberg, Germany, are now the first to uncover how this chain is assembled in eukaryotes [organisms whose cells have a nucleus]. ]]></description>
      <pubDate>23 Apr 2009 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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      <title><![CDATA[Picture Release - Images of Medaka juveniles taken with a Digital Scanned Laser Light Sheet Fluorescence Microscope.]]></title>
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      <description><![CDATA[The two images of Medaka juveniles, a full body shot and a head close-up, were taken at the European Molecular Biology Laboratory (EMBL), with a newly developed microscope called Digital Scanned Laser Light Sheet Fluorescence Microscope.]]></description>
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      <title><![CDATA[New findings reveal how influenza virus hijacks human cells - Scientists provide atomic resolution details of a promising drug target in influenza virus]]></title>
      <link>http://www.embl.de/aboutus/communication_outreach/press_releases/2009/090204_grenoble/</link>
      <description><![CDATA[Researchers at the European Molecular Biology Laboratory (EMBL) and the joint Unit of Virus Host-Cell Interaction (UVHCI) of EMBL, the University Joseph Fourier (UJF) and the National Centre for Scientific Research (CNRS) in Grenoble, France, have now precisely defined an important drug target in influenza.]]></description>
      <pubDate>04 Feb 2009 01:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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      <title><![CDATA[Re-write the textbooks: transcription is bidirectional - A genome wide study of transcription in yeast redefines the concept of promoters]]></title>
      <link>http://www.embl.de/aboutus/communication_outreach/press_releases/2009/090125_heidelberg-hinxton/</link>
      <description><![CDATA[Researchers in the groups of Lars Steinmetz at the European Molecular Biology Laboratory (EMBL) in Heidelberg, Germany, and Wolfgang Huber at the European Bioinformatics Institute (EMBL-EBI) in Hinxton, UK, have now unravelled how yeast generates its transcripts and have come a step closer to understanding their function. ]]></description>
      <pubDate>25 Jan 2009 01:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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      <title><![CDATA[Leica Microsystems to Become Founder Partner of EMBL Advanced Training Centre - Strengthening the Research and Education Network]]></title>
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      <description><![CDATA[Microscope designer Leica Microsystems and the European Molecular Biology Laboratory [EMBL] signed a corporate partnership agreement today whereby Leica Microsystems becomes a founder partner of the EMBL Advanced Training Centre scheduled to be completed in September 2009.]]></description>
      <pubDate>12 Dec 2008 01:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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      <description><![CDATA[Cell division is one of the most fundamental processes of life. It explains how one cell can give rise to an organism of several million cells, it determines the shape of different life forms and it underpins our body's capacity to heal when injured. Often we only notice how important cell division really is when it goes wrong and results in cancer or other diseases.]]></description>
      <pubDate>03 Dec 2008 01:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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      <title><![CDATA[EMBL and PerkinElmer announce corporate partnership to support EMBL Advanced Training Centre - Collaboration to support advancement of molecular biology excellence, training, research and events in Europe]]></title>
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      <description><![CDATA[The European Molecular Biology Laboratory (EMBL) and PerkinElmer Life and Analytical Sciences, a global leader in life science research, drug discovery and cellular science, today announced that they have entered into a corporate partnership in support of EMBL's Advanced Training Centre in Heidelberg, Germany. ]]></description>
      <pubDate>24 Nov 2008 01:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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      <title><![CDATA[Uncovering secrets of life in the ocean - Researchers unravel how the very first eyes in evolution might have worked and how they guide the swimming of marine plankton towards light]]></title>
      <link>http://www.embl.de/aboutus/communication_outreach/press_releases/2008/081120_heidelberg/</link>
      <description><![CDATA[Scientists at the European Molecular Biology Laboratory (EMBL) and the Max Planck Institute (MPI) for Developmental Biology now explain the remarkable ability of marine zooplankton to swim towards light.]]></description>
      <pubDate>20 Nov 2008 01:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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      <description><![CDATA[What at the first sight could be pictures of planets or other cosmic structures are actually microscope images of balls (cysts) of human kidney cells.]]></description>
      <pubDate>21 Oct 2008 22:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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      <title><![CDATA[Researchers establish international human microbiome consortium - Coordinated global effort to investigate role of microbes in human health and disease]]></title>
      <link>http://www.embl.de/aboutus/communication_outreach/press_releases/2008/081016_heidelberg/</link>
      <description><![CDATA[Today at a meeting organised by the European Molecular Biology Laboratory [EMBL] in Heidelberg, Germany, scientists from around the globe announced the formation of the International Human Microbiome Consortium [IHMC], an effort that will enable researchers to characterise the relationship of the human microbiome in the maintenance of health and disease.]]></description>
      <pubDate>16 Oct 2008 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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