Working together to facilitate BioSAXS experiments
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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Cells, boundaries, and the emergence of biological order
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 Annual Report 2025 online
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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Large-scale microbiome study identifies robust colorectal cancer signature
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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EasyGrid: towards better automation in cryo-electron microscopy
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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We are EMBL: Alana Sousa on data and machine learning, from young stars to crystals
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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Five takeaways from the first European conference on sex differences
At a recent EMBL conference, scientists shared research aimed at understanding the source of gender differences.
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Inside the genome: insights from the ‘Brain (epi)genome’ conference
A recent EMBO workshop brought together researchers who are expanding our understanding of how layers of genetic and epigenetic regulation underlie critical brain functions.
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Tracing environmental change through river microbiomes in Luxembourg
EMBL and partners carried out a new TREC pilot project in Luxembourg to study how freshwater microbiomes respond to environmental change. By sampling rivers, soils, and wastewater sites along the Mose…
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The scientists behind the data: investing in Europe’s data stewardship workforce
EMBL is coordinating STARDAST, a new €8M Horizon Europe project to strengthen data stewardship careers, FAIR data practices, and open science across Europe.
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