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\n\n 18 Jun 2026<\/span>\n \n \"News\n \n

\n We are EMBL: Alana Sousa on data and machine learning, from young stars to crystals<\/a>\n <\/h3>\n \n

\n 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.\n <\/p>\n \n Edit<\/a>\n\n <\/article>\n

\n\n 17 Jun 2026<\/span>\n \n \"News\n \n

\n Five takeaways from the first European conference on sex differences<\/a>\n <\/h3>\n \n

\n At a recent EMBL conference, scientists shared research aimed at understanding the source of gender differences.\n <\/p>\n \n Edit<\/a>\n\n <\/article>\n

\n\n 12 Jun 2026<\/span>\n \n \"News\n \n

\n Inside the genome: insights from the \u2018Brain (epi)genome\u2019 conference<\/a>\n <\/h3>\n \n

\n A recent EMBO workshop brought together researchers who are expanding our understanding of how layers of genetic and epigenetic regulation underlie critical brain functions.\n <\/p>\n \n Edit<\/a>\n\n <\/article>\n

\n\n 09 Jun 2026<\/span>\n \n \"News\n \n

\n Tracing environmental change through river microbiomes in Luxembourg\u00a0<\/a>\n <\/h3>\n \n

\n 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\u2026\n <\/p>\n \n Edit<\/a>\n\n <\/article>\n

\n\n 03 Jun 2026<\/span>\n \n \"News\n \n

\n The scientists behind the data: investing in Europe\u2019s data stewardship workforce<\/a>\n <\/h3>\n \n

\n EMBL is coordinating STARDAST, a new \u20ac8M Horizon Europe project to strengthen data stewardship careers, FAIR data practices, and open science across Europe.\n <\/p>\n \n Edit<\/a>\n\n <\/article>\n

\n\n 03 Jun 2026<\/span>\n \n \"News\n \n

\n We are EMBL: Neeya Jacob on streamlining operations and preserving the spark of her inner child<\/a>\n <\/h3>\n \n

\n The new Head of Administration at EMBL Rome talks about her vision for creating a stable and supportive operational environment, and the importance of leading with clarity, consistency, and compliance\u2026\n <\/p>\n \n Edit<\/a>\n\n <\/article>\n

\n\n 02 Jun 2026<\/span>\n \n \"News\n \n

\n Connecting tissue physical changes to what developing cells become<\/a>\n <\/h3>\n \n

\n Scientists find that close interactions between the mechanical properties of tissues and biochemical signalling between cells drive critical cell fate decisions during zebrafish embryo development.\n <\/p>\n \n Edit<\/a>\n\n <\/article>\n

\n\n 29 May 2026<\/span>\n \n \"News\n \n

\n Fellowships expand research horizons<\/a>\n <\/h3>\n \n

\n EMBL-UNESCO fellows reflect on experiences at EMBL that broadened their own research capacity while providing new perspectives to collaborators.\n <\/p>\n \n Edit<\/a>\n\n <\/article>\n

\n\n 14 May 2026<\/span>\n \n \"News\n \n

\n Providing a cellular \u2018all-clear\u2019 signal to resume protein synthesis<\/a>\n <\/h3>\n \n

\n A newly identified protein, SNOR, has been found to help cells in a starvation-induced dormancy restart protein synthesis once nutrients are again available.\n <\/p>\n \n Edit<\/a>\n\n <\/article>\n

\n\n 07 May 2026<\/span>\n \n \"News\n \n

\n EMBL Corporate Partnership Programme gets new member<\/a>\n <\/h3>\n \n

\n Daiichi Sankyo joins EMBL\u2019s Corporate Partnership Programme.\n <\/p>\n \n Edit<\/a>\n\n <\/article>\n <\/div>\n\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n

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