Molecular mechanisms of transcriptional regulation in eukaryotes
Scientists have found how phages, viruses that infect bacteria, effectively set off an explosion of protein modifications inside host cells that helps them evade the bacteria’s immune system.
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Researchers at EMBL analysed the protein degradation rate of around 4,000 genes. Their findings help explain why human embryonic development is slower than mouse embryonic development.
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EMBL’s new Head of Scientific Instrumentation Workshops discusses how building customised experimental setups can enable exciting new research.
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New ‘teaming’ projects in genomic medicine and wastewater monitoring will serve important research needs in Portugal and Latvia.
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EMBL alumna Lisa Maier, recipient of the 2026 John Kendrew Award, discusses her scientific achievements, the importance of science engagement, and how she carries on the ‘EMBL spirit’
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Researchers use synthetic biology approaches to test hundreds of DNA sequences for their effect on regulating gene expression.
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Researchers have found a new layer of control over DNA repair, one that operates outside the nucleus, at the Golgi complex.
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Satellites can monitor tropical forests from above, but they cannot see the microbes beneath the soil. COMADRE brings these two worlds together to reveal a more complete picture of forest health.
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How cancer develops and responds to treatment depends not only on the tumour cells themselves but also on the complex ecosystem of surrounding immune cells, blood vessels, and connective tissue. In B-…
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EMBL and Merck are bringing back the European Researchers’ Night to Heidelberg on 25 September 2026, with hands-on science, lab tours, art, and activities for all ages.
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Epitome Therapeutics, a new EMBL spin-off, translates epigenome editing research into precision medicines. Co-founded by EMBL group leader Jamie Hackett, the company builds on pioneering research from…
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EMBL Hamburg researchers and their collaborators have gained new insights into how the influenza A virus reprograms cellular machinery by tracking molecular interactions directly inside infected cells…
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Researchers have designed synthetic and inducible proteins that bind to bright fluorescent dyes with high specificity and affinity, significantly expanding the toolkit for multicolour imaging of prote…
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Members of the McCarthy Team at EMBL Grenoble talk about BSxCuBE-Web, a web-based interface to automate BioSAXS experiments, and how the ARISE programme contributed to this project.
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Scientists have shown how the boundaries of biological tissues create geometric constraints that lead cells to orient in a magnet-like manner, giving rise to structure and order inside developing embr…
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EMBL’s 2025 annual report is now online, sharing achievements across its five missions, along with key facts and figures from the year.
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New EMBL-led research identifies a robust gut microbiome signature linked to colorectal cancer, consistent across populations, sequencing methods & age groups — detectable even in early-stage disease …
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The Papp team at EMBL Grenoble has developed EasyGrid and EasyGrid Control, unique instruments that automate sample preparation and quality control for cryo-electron microscopy, cryo-electron tomograp…
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EMBL Grenoble Data Scientist for AI Alana Sousa talks about how she went from analysing star formation to improving a machine learning tool for crystal identification in structural biology.
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At a recent EMBL conference, scientists shared research aimed at understanding the source of gender differences.
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