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      <title><![CDATA[A matter of priorities - Bacteria evolved way to safeguard crucial genetic material]]></title>
      <link>http://www.embl.de/aboutus/communication_outreach/media_relations/2012/120422_Hinxton/</link>
      <description><![CDATA[Bacteria evolved ‘risk management’ strategy to protect key genes from mutation, scientists at EMBL-EBI have found. The work is published today in Nature.]]></description>
      <pubDate>22 Apr 2012 17:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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      <title><![CDATA[Picture Release - Spring tails]]></title>
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      <description><![CDATA[As spring arrives, flowers seem to bloom everywhere – even under the electron microscopes at EMBL. The image, which has been false-coloured for artistic effect, shows a slice through the tails of mouse sperm, where each ‘flower’ is the tail that a sperm cell wags to swim.]]></description>
      <pubDate>20 Mar 2012 07:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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      <title><![CDATA[Need for speed - Molecular ticket determines RNA’s destination and speed inside egg cell]]></title>
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      <description><![CDATA[In fruit fly egg cells, oskar RNA carries a stamped ticket detailing its destination and guaranteeing it will travel fast enough, scientists at EMBL Heidelberg have found. The study, published in NSMB, provides clues to how a single molecule could receive tickets for different destinations, depending on what type of cell it is in.]]></description>
      <pubDate>18 Mar 2012 18:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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      <title><![CDATA[Flying high in Europe - Big science teams up with big business to kick‐start European cloud computing]]></title>
      <link>http://www.embl.de/aboutus/communication_outreach/media_relations/2012/120301_Heidelberg/</link>
      <description><![CDATA[A consortium of leading IT providers and CERN, EMBL and ESA announce a partnership to launch a European cloud computing platform. ‘Helix Nebula ‐ the Science Cloud’, will support the massive IT requirements of European scientists, and become available to governmental organisations and industry after an initial pilot phase.]]></description>
      <pubDate>01 Mar 2012 12:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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      <title><![CDATA[Making the most of what you have - Bacterium fine-tunes proteins for enhanced functionality]]></title>
      <link>http://www.embl.de/aboutus/communication_outreach/media_relations/2012/120228_Heidelberg/</link>
      <description><![CDATA[The bacterium that causes atypical pneumonia is helping scientists uncover how cells make the most of limited resources. By measuring all the proteins this bacterium produces, scientists at EMBL Heidelberg and collaborators have found that the secret is fine-tuning.]]></description>
      <pubDate>28 Feb 2012 14:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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      <title><![CDATA[New distributed research infrastructure for structural biology - Instruct formally launched]]></title>
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      <description><![CDATA[Instruct, a new distributed research infrastructure for the science of structural biology, is formally launched today at a signing ceremony in Brussels attended by Stephen Cusack, Head of EMBL Grenoble, and the European Commission Director-General for Research and Innovation, among others.]]></description>
      <pubDate>23 Feb 2012 07:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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      <title><![CDATA[Trapped in a ring - Ring-like protein complex helps ensure accurate protein production]]></title>
      <link>http://www.embl.de/aboutus/communication_outreach/media_relations/2012/120219_Heidelberg/</link>
      <description><![CDATA[A ring-like structure found in a protein complex called ‘Elongator’ provides new clues to its tasks inside the cell and to its role in neurodegenerative diseases. It is the first three-dimensional structure of part of this complex, and was published online today in NSMB.]]></description>
      <pubDate>19 Feb 2012 18:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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      <title><![CDATA[Stretching helices help keep muscles together - Muscle protein stretches in novel way]]></title>
      <link>http://www.embl.de/aboutus/communication_outreach/media_relations/2012/120214_Hamburg/</link>
      <description><![CDATA[Scientists at EMBL Hamburg have discovered that the elastic part of myomesin, a protein that links muscle filaments, can stretch to two and a half times its original length, unfolding in a way that was hitherto unknown. The work is published today in PLoS Biology.]]></description>
      <pubDate>14 Feb 2012 22:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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      <title><![CDATA[Collective action - Occupied genetic switches hold clues to cells’ history]]></title>
      <link>http://www.embl.de/aboutus/communication_outreach/media_relations/2012/120202_Heidelberg/</link>
      <description><![CDATA[Genetic switches called enhancers and the molecules that activate them can be used to draw a cell’s family tree, EMBL scientists have found.]]></description>
      <pubDate>02 Feb 2012 17:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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      <title><![CDATA[Rigged to explode? - Inherited mutation links exploding chromosomes to cancer]]></title>
      <link>http://www.embl.de/aboutus/communication_outreach/media_relations/2012/120119_Heidelberg/</link>
      <description><![CDATA[An inherited mutation is likely the link between exploding chromosomes and the paediatric brain tumour which is the second most common cause of childhood mortality in developed countries, scientists at EMBL, DKFZ and the University Hospital, all in Heidelberg, Germany, have discovered.]]></description>
      <pubDate>19 Jan 2012 17:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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      <title><![CDATA[Evolution by 'copy-paste' - Study provides new insights into an ancient mechanism of mammalian evolution]]></title>
      <link>http://www.embl.de/aboutus/communication_outreach/media_relations/2012/120112_Hinxton/</link>
      <description><![CDATA[Researchers at EMBL-EBI and colleagues have found a simple and widespread way in which DNA is remodelled in six mammalian species, including humans. The study, published in the journal Cell, sheds light on an ancient mechanism of evolution that is still at work in our genome.]]></description>
      <pubDate>12 Jan 2012 07:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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      <title><![CDATA[Tracking genes’ remote controls - New method for observing enhancer activity during development]]></title>
      <link>http://www.embl.de/aboutus/communication_outreach/media_relations/2012/120108_Heidelberg/</link>
      <description><![CDATA[Scientists at the European Molecular Biology Laboratory (EMBL) in Heidelberg, can now see - and predict - exactly when remote controls, genetic sequences known as enhancers in cells' nuclei, are activated in a real embryo.]]></description>
      <pubDate>08 Jan 2012 03:55:00 GMT</pubDate>
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      <title><![CDATA[UK invests £75 million in European research infrastructure to support knowledge-based economy - Support for ELIXIR research infrastructure]]></title>
      <link>http://www.embl.de/aboutus/communication_outreach/media_relations/2011/111205_Hinxton/</link>
      <description><![CDATA[EMBL's European Bioinformatics Institute (EMBL-EBI) and the BBSRC warmly welcome today’s announcement from the UK Government of a £75 million commitment from the Department for Business, Innovation and Skills’ Large Facilities Capital Fund for the ELIXIR research infrastructure.]]></description>
      <pubDate>05 Dec 2011 09:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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      <title><![CDATA[Intruder detected: raise the alarm! - How a molecular switch activates the anti-viral innate immune response]]></title>
      <link>http://www.embl.de/aboutus/communication_outreach/media_relations/2011/111014_Grenoble/</link>
      <description><![CDATA[Scientists at EMBL Grenoble have discovered how a protein sounds the alarm when it detects viruses invading a cell. The study, published today in Cell, is a key development in our understanding of the innate immune response, shedding light on how cells rapidly respond to a wide range of viruses including influenza, rabies and hepatitis.]]></description>
      <pubDate>13 Oct 2011 16:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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      <title><![CDATA[Five countries and EMBL sign Memorandum of Understanding to make ELIXIR a reality - ]]></title>
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      <description><![CDATA[Today marks an important step for ELIXIR, Europe’s emerging research infrastructure for life-science information, as EMBL and Denmark, Finland, the Netherlands, Sweden and the United Kingdom have signed a Memorandum of Understanding to catalyse the implementation and construction of ELIXIR, with more countries planning to join in the near future.]]></description>
      <pubDate>14 Sep 2011 07:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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      <title><![CDATA[Fishing games gone wrong - Trial-and-error behind important cause of female infertility]]></title>
      <link>http://www.embl.de/aboutus/communication_outreach/media_relations/2011/110819_Heidelberg/</link>
      <description><![CDATA[When an egg cell is being formed, the cellular machinery which separates chromosomes is extremely imprecise at fishing them out of the cell’s interior, scientists at EMBL Heidelberg have discovered. The findings, published in Cell, could explain why errors in the number of chromosomes in the egg cell are the leading cause of miscarriages and severe congenital diseases like Down's syndrome, as well as causing female infertility. ]]></description>
      <pubDate>18 Aug 2011 16:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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      <title><![CDATA[Live from the scene: biochemistry in action - New microscope follows single molecules by the millisecond]]></title>
      <link>http://www.embl.de/aboutus/communication_outreach/media_relations/2011/110807_Heidelberg/</link>
      <description><![CDATA[Researchers can now watch molecules move in living cells, literally millisecond by millisecond, thanks to a new microscope developed by scientists at EMBL Heidelberg. Published online today in Nature Biotechnology, the new technique provides insights into processes that were so far invisible.]]></description>
      <pubDate>07 Aug 2011 17:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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      <title><![CDATA[Gardening in the brain - Specialist cells prune connections between neurons]]></title>
      <link>http://www.embl.de/aboutus/communication_outreach/media_relations/2011/110721_Monterotondo/</link>
      <description><![CDATA[Cells called microglia prune the connections between neurons, shaping how the brain is wired, scientists at EMBL Monterotondo discovered.]]></description>
      <pubDate>21 Jul 2011 18:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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      <title><![CDATA[A hot species for cool structures - Complex proteins in 3D thanks to simple heat-loving fungus]]></title>
      <link>http://www.embl.de/aboutus/communication_outreach/media_relations/2011/110722_Heidelberg/</link>
      <description><![CDATA[A fungus that lives at extremely high temperatures could help understand structures within our own cells. Scientists at EMBL and Heidelberg University were the first to sequence and analyse the genome of a heat-loving fungus, and used that information to determine the long sought 3-dimensional structure of the inner ring of the nuclear pore.]]></description>
      <pubDate>21 Jul 2011 16:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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      <title><![CDATA[Keeping it together - ‘Cord-stopper’ protein complex makes chromosomes easier to move]]></title>
      <link>http://www.embl.de/aboutus/communication_outreach/media_relations/2011/110717_Heidelberg/</link>
      <description><![CDATA[Scientists at EMBL Heidelberg have discovered how condensin keeps chromosome arms folded and easy-to-transport during cell division, potentially acting as a cord-stopper. ]]></description>
      <pubDate>17 Jul 2011 17:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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      <title><![CDATA[Obituary - Lennart Philipson - EMBL’s second Director General, Lennart Philipson, has died.]]></title>
      <link>http://www.embl.de/aboutus/communication_outreach/media_relations/2011/110704_Heidelberg/</link>
      <description><![CDATA[Lennart Philipson, who served as EMBL’s second Director General, has passed away. Lennart headed EMBL for over a decade between 1982-93, a crucial time for molecular biology when different scientific disciplines in the life sciences were becoming increasingly interlinked. ]]></description>
      <pubDate>05 Jul 2011 06:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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      <title><![CDATA[What's your gut type? - Gut bacteria could help with diagnostics and influence treatments]]></title>
      <link>http://www.embl.de/aboutus/communication_outreach/media_relations/2011/110420_Heidelberg/</link>
      <description><![CDATA[Scientists at EMBL Heidelberg and collaborators have found that humans have 3 different gut types. The study, published today in Nature, also uncovers microbial genetic markers that are related to traits like age, gender and body-mass index. The findings could help diagnose and predict outcomes for diseases like colo-rectal cancer, and inform treatment.]]></description>
      <pubDate>20 Apr 2011 17:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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      <title><![CDATA[Small code change, big effect - Using synthetic biology to label proteins precisely]]></title>
      <link>http://www.embl.de/aboutus/communication_outreach/media_relations/2011/110324_Heidelberg/</link>
      <description><![CDATA[Scientists at EMBL Heidelberg have developed a new method which enables researchers to label any protein of their choice with any of a wide variety of previously available compounds, in living cells, by introducing a single artificial amino acid.]]></description>
      <pubDate>24 Mar 2011 10:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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      <title><![CDATA[The informant: a jumping gene - New method for studying gene regulation]]></title>
      <link>http://www.embl.de/aboutus/communication_outreach/media_relations/2011/110320_Heidelberg/</link>
      <description><![CDATA[Scientists at EMBL Heidelberg have developed a new method for studying gene regulation, by employing a jumping gene as an informant. Called GROMIT, it allows scientists to also create mouse models for human diseases caused by chromosomal rearrangements, such as Down syndrome.]]></description>
      <pubDate>20 Mar 2011 18:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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      <title><![CDATA[Suggesting genes' friends, facebook-style - New method reveals genes’ combined effects]]></title>
      <link>http://www.embl.de/aboutus/communication_outreach/media_relations/2011/110306_Heidelberg/</link>
      <description><![CDATA[Scientists at EMBL Heidelberg and the DKFZ have developed a new method that uncovers the combined effects of genes. Published online today in Nature Methods, it helps understand how different genes can amplify, cancel out or mask each others’ effects, and enables scientists to suggest genes that interfere with each other in much the same manner that facebook suggests friends.]]></description>
      <pubDate>06 Mar 2011 18:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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      <title><![CDATA[European Commission and EMBL renew cooperation - Memorandum of Understanding signed in Heidelberg]]></title>
      <link>http://www.embl.de/aboutus/communication_outreach/media_relations/2011/110304_Heidelberg/</link>
      <description><![CDATA[In a Memorandum of Understanding signed today, the European Commission (EC)
and the European Molecular Biology Laboratory (EMBL) formalise their desire to maintain and further develop their cooperation.]]></description>
      <pubDate>04 Mar 2011 16:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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      <title><![CDATA[Two in one - Multi-tasking protein provides new approaches for anti-tuberculosis drugs]]></title>
      <link>http://www.embl.de/aboutus/communication_outreach/media_relations/2011/110214_Hamburg/</link>
      <description><![CDATA[Scientists from EMBL Hamburg reveal new insights into the workings of an enzyme from Mycobacterium tuberculosis, the bacterium that causes tuberculosis. The findings present new opportunities for developing organism-specific drugs, which target the pathogen but leave other microorganisms, which are beneficial to us, untouched. ]]></description>
      <pubDate>14 Feb 2011 20:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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      <title><![CDATA[BBSRC and EMBL-EBI welcome UK funds earmarked for major bioscience data infrastructure project - ]]></title>
      <link>http://www.embl.de/aboutus/communication_outreach/media_relations/2011/110209_Heidelberg-Hinxton/</link>
      <description><![CDATA[The Biotechnology and Biological Sciences Research Council (BBSRC) and the European Molecular Biology Laboratory’s European Bioinformatics Institute (EMBL-EBI) welcome news that funding has been earmarked from the UK’s Large Facilities Capital Fund for ELIXIR - the European Life-science Infrastructure for Biological Information - as announced today.]]></description>
      <pubDate>09 Feb 2011 11:55:00 GMT</pubDate>
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      <title><![CDATA[Blood-clotting protein linked to cancer and septicaemia - Research could lead to new therapies]]></title>
      <link>http://www.embl.de/aboutus/communication_outreach/media_relations/2011/110204_Heidelberg/</link>
      <description><![CDATA[Scientists in a collaboration between EMBL Heidelberg and the University of Heidelberg Medical Centre have discovered how stressed cells boost the production of the key blood-clotting factor, thrombin. Their work, published today in Molecular Cell, shows how cancer cells may be taking advantage of this process, and opens new possibilities for fighting back against cancer and septicaemia.]]></description>
      <pubDate>03 Feb 2011 17:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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      <title><![CDATA[The human genome's breaking points - Comprehensive catalogue uncovers genetic sequence of large-scale differences between human genomes]]></title>
      <link>http://www.embl.de/aboutus/communication_outreach/media_relations/2011/110202_Heidelberg/</link>
      <description><![CDATA[Scientists at EMBL Heidelberg and collaborators have identified the genetic sequence of an unprecedented 28 000 structural variants (SVs) – large portions of the human genome which differ from one person to another. The work, published in Nature, could help find the genetic causes of some diseases and also begins to explain why certain parts of the human genome change more than others.]]></description>
      <pubDate>02 Feb 2011 18:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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      <title><![CDATA[Intelligent microscopy - EMBL software runs experiments on its own]]></title>
      <link>http://www.embl.de/aboutus/communication_outreach/media_relations/2011/110123_Heidelberg/</link>
      <description><![CDATA[Scientists at EMBL Heidelberg created new software that rapidly learns what researchers are looking for and automatically performs complex microscopy experiments. The work is published in Nature Methods.]]></description>
      <pubDate>23 Jan 2011 18:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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      <title><![CDATA[How cells export and embed proteins in the membrane - EMBL scientists first to visualise crucial step]]></title>
      <link>http://www.embl.de/aboutus/communication_outreach/media_relations/2010/101212_Grenoble/</link>
      <description><![CDATA[Scientists at EMBL Grenoble were the first to determine the structure of a ribosome-protein complex involved in carrying nascent proteins out of the cell. Their work, published today in Nature Structural and Molecular Biology, could increase understanding of illnesses such as cystic fibrosis and some forms of Parkinson’s disease.]]></description>
      <pubDate>12 Dec 2010 18:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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      <title><![CDATA[Better imaging from bench to bedside - Pan-European project for open access to coordinated imaging infrastructures]]></title>
      <link>http://www.embl.de/aboutus/communication_outreach/media_relations/2010/101201_Heidelberg/</link>
      <description><![CDATA[Euro-BioImaging, a project which launches its preparatory phase today, aims to provide scientists throughout Europe with open access to state-of-the-art imaging technologies at all levels of biological and biomedical research, from bench to bedside.]]></description>
      <pubDate>02 Dec 2010 15:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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      <title><![CDATA[One-touch make-up - for our cells - Novel system for efficient multi-labelling of mammalian cells]]></title>
      <link>http://www.embl.de/aboutus/communication_outreach/media_relations/2010/101116_Grenoble/</link>
      <description><![CDATA[A new technique developed by scientists at EMBL Grenoble and collaborators enables them to introduce up to 15 fluorescent markers to a mammalian cell in one go, and could help speed up drug development and screening. ]]></description>
      <pubDate>16 Nov 2010 16:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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      <title><![CDATA[European XFEL joins EIROforum - New Partner strengthens the EIROforum collaboration and the European Research Area]]></title>
      <link>http://www.embl.de/aboutus/communication_outreach/media_relations/2010/101108_Culham/</link>
      <description><![CDATA[New Partner strengthens the EIROforum collaboration and the European Research Area]]></description>
      <pubDate>08 Nov 2010 09:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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      <title><![CDATA[1000 Genomes Project ushers in new era for human genetics - Pilot phase completion yields valuable insights into nature of human genetic variation]]></title>
      <link>http://www.embl.de/aboutus/communication_outreach/media_relations/2010/101027_Heidelberg_Hinxton/</link>
      <description><![CDATA[Researchers at EMBL-EBI and colleagues around the world have completed the pilot phase of the 1000 Genomes Project, a major international collaboration to build a detailed map of human genetic variation. Published today in Nature, the study provides valuable insights into the nature of human genetic variation and will underpin the next phase of human genetic research. ]]></description>
      <pubDate>27 Oct 2010 17:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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      <title><![CDATA[Brainy worms: Evolution of the cerebral cortex - EMBL scientists uncover counterpart of cerebral cortex in marine worms]]></title>
      <link>http://www.embl.de/aboutus/communication_outreach/media_relations/2010/100903_Heidelberg/</link>
      <description><![CDATA[Unexpectedly, scientists at EMBL Heidelberg have now discovered a true counterpart of the cerebral cortex in an invertebrate, a marine worm. Their findings, published today in Cell, give an idea of what the most ancient higher brain centres looked like, and what our distant ancestors used them for.]]></description>
      <pubDate>02 Sep 2010 16:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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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/media_relations/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>
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      <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/media_relations/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>
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      <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/media_relations/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>
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      <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>
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      <title><![CDATA[Making enough red blood cells - EMBL scientists identify molecules that ensure red blood cell production]]></title>
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      <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>
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      <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>
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      <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>
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      <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/media_relations/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>
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      <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>
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      <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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