{"id":738,"date":"2021-09-06T09:59:20","date_gmt":"2021-09-06T09:59:20","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.embl.org\/groups\/sample-preparation-characterisation\/?page_id=738"},"modified":"2021-09-06T09:59:54","modified_gmt":"2021-09-06T09:59:54","slug":"news","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.embl.org\/groups\/sample-preparation-characterisation\/news\/","title":{"rendered":"News"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<div class=\"vf-grid | vf-grid__col-3\"><div class=\"vf-grid__col--span-2\"><!--[vf\/content]-->\n<div class=\"vf-content\">\n<div class=\"vf-content-hub-html\" data-cache=\"82c4b229\">\n  <!-- Generated by: http:\/\/content.embl.org\/api\/v1\/pattern.html?filter-content-type=article&amp;filter-field-value%5Bfield_target_display%5D=embl&amp;limit=10&amp;pattern=vf-news-item-default&amp;sort-field-value%5Bcreated%5D=DESC -->\n      <article class=\"vf-summary vf-summary--news\" data-embl-js-conditional-edit=\"2523469\">\n\n              <span class=\"vf-summary__date\">10 Sep 2026<\/span>\n      \n                    <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/acxngcvroo.cloudimg.io\/v7\/https:\/\/www.embl.org\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/Mueller_240222_02.jpg?w=600&amp;h=400&amp;force_format=jpeg&amp;q=30\" alt=\"News image\" class=\"vf-summary__image\" \/>\n      \n              <h3 class=\"vf-summary__title\">\n                      <a href=\"https:\/\/www.embl.org\/news\/people-perspectives\/what-ive-learned-christoph-muller\/\" class=\"vf-summary__link\">What I\u2019ve Learned: Christoph M\u00fcller<\/a>\n                  <\/h3>\n      \n              <p class=\"vf-summary__text\">\n                    Christoph M\u00fcller shared his thoughts on the state of life sciences and structural biology after 35 years as a researcher who has made important contributions to the field.\n        <\/p>\n      \n      <a class=\"vf-text vf-text--body-r vf-link embl-conditional-edit\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer nofollow\" href=\"\/node\/2523469\" target=\"_blank\">Edit<\/a>\n\n    <\/article>\n      <article class=\"vf-summary vf-summary--news\" data-embl-js-conditional-edit=\"2512367\">\n\n              <span class=\"vf-summary__date\">08 Sep 2026<\/span>\n      \n                    <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/acxngcvroo.cloudimg.io\/v7\/https:\/\/www.embl.org\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/Bulgarian-Delegation_HD.jpg?w=600&amp;h=400&amp;force_format=jpeg&amp;q=30\" alt=\"News image\" class=\"vf-summary__image\" \/>\n      \n              <h3 class=\"vf-summary__title\">\n                      <a href=\"https:\/\/www.embl.org\/news\/connections\/bulgaria-delegation\/\" class=\"vf-summary__link\">Building momentum towards Bulgaria\u2019s full EMBL membership<\/a>\n                  <\/h3>\n      \n              <p class=\"vf-summary__text\">\n                    EMBL Heidelberg welcomed a delegation from Bulgaria to strengthen scientific connections and explore opportunities for deeper collaboration.\n        <\/p>\n      \n      <a class=\"vf-text vf-text--body-r vf-link embl-conditional-edit\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer nofollow\" href=\"\/node\/2512367\" target=\"_blank\">Edit<\/a>\n\n    <\/article>\n      <article class=\"vf-summary vf-summary--news\" data-embl-js-conditional-edit=\"2490855\">\n\n              <span class=\"vf-summary__date\">04 Sep 2026<\/span>\n      \n                    <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/acxngcvroo.cloudimg.io\/v7\/https:\/\/www.embl.org\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/ada-yonath.png?w=600&amp;h=400&amp;force_format=jpeg&amp;q=30\" alt=\"News image\" class=\"vf-summary__image\" \/>\n      \n              <h3 class=\"vf-summary__title\">\n                      <a href=\"https:\/\/www.embl.org\/news\/people-perspectives\/professor-ada-yonath-1939-2026\/\" class=\"vf-summary__link\">Professor Ada Yonath (1939\u20132026)<\/a>\n                  <\/h3>\n      \n              <p class=\"vf-summary__text\">\n                    EMBL mourns the loss of Professor Ada Yonath (1939\u20132026), the Nobel Prize-winning crystallographer. We were proud to be part of her orbit as she conducted some of her pioneering work on the ribosome a\u2026\n        <\/p>\n      \n      <a class=\"vf-text vf-text--body-r vf-link embl-conditional-edit\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer nofollow\" href=\"\/node\/2490855\" target=\"_blank\">Edit<\/a>\n\n    <\/article>\n      <article class=\"vf-summary vf-summary--news\" data-embl-js-conditional-edit=\"2480023\">\n\n              <span class=\"vf-summary__date\">02 Sep 2026<\/span>\n      \n                    <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/acxngcvroo.cloudimg.io\/v7\/https:\/\/www.embl.org\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/20260714_BCN_EBISUYA.jpg?w=600&amp;h=400&amp;force_format=jpeg&amp;q=30\" alt=\"News image\" class=\"vf-summary__image\" \/>\n      \n              <h3 class=\"vf-summary__title\">\n                      <a href=\"https:\/\/www.embl.org\/news\/?p=81361\" class=\"vf-summary__link\">Bovine stem cells offer new approach to future cultivated steak research<\/a>\n                  <\/h3>\n      \n              <p class=\"vf-summary__text\">\n                    EMBL Barcelona researchers develop self-organising bovine tissues that contain muscle, nerve, and blood vessel cells.\n        <\/p>\n      \n      <a class=\"vf-text vf-text--body-r vf-link embl-conditional-edit\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer nofollow\" href=\"\/node\/2480023\" target=\"_blank\">Edit<\/a>\n\n    <\/article>\n      <article class=\"vf-summary vf-summary--news\" data-embl-js-conditional-edit=\"2469465\">\n\n              <span class=\"vf-summary__date\">31 Aug 2026<\/span>\n      \n                    <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/acxngcvroo.cloudimg.io\/v7\/https:\/\/www.embl.org\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/Daniel_portrait_1000x600.jpg?w=600&amp;h=400&amp;force_format=jpeg&amp;q=30\" alt=\"News image\" class=\"vf-summary__image\" \/>\n      \n              <h3 class=\"vf-summary__title\">\n                      <a href=\"https:\/\/www.embl.org\/news\/people-perspectives\/we-are-embl-daniel-santos-olivan-on-staying-flexible-as-ai-reshapes-research\/\" class=\"vf-summary__link\">We are EMBL: Daniel Santos-Oliv\u00e1n on staying flexible as AI reshapes research<\/a>\n                  <\/h3>\n      \n              <p class=\"vf-summary__text\">\n                    Daniel Santos-Oliv\u00e1n, Computational Scientist in the Torres-S\u00e1nchez group at EMBL Barcelona, talks about bringing the tools of theoretical physics to biology and how artificial intelligence is reshapi\u2026\n        <\/p>\n      \n      <a class=\"vf-text vf-text--body-r vf-link embl-conditional-edit\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer nofollow\" href=\"\/node\/2469465\" target=\"_blank\">Edit<\/a>\n\n    <\/article>\n      <article class=\"vf-summary vf-summary--news\" data-embl-js-conditional-edit=\"2410279\">\n\n              <span class=\"vf-summary__date\">19 Aug 2026<\/span>\n      \n                    <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/acxngcvroo.cloudimg.io\/v7\/https:\/\/www.embl.org\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/1SavitskyTypas_KinasePhages.jpg?w=600&amp;h=400&amp;force_format=jpeg&amp;q=30\" alt=\"News image\" class=\"vf-summary__image\" \/>\n      \n              <h3 class=\"vf-summary__title\">\n                      <a href=\"https:\/\/www.embl.org\/news\/science-technology\/a-viral-loose-cannon-enzyme-helps-phages-shut-down-bacterial-defences\/\" class=\"vf-summary__link\">A viral \u2018loose cannon\u2019 enzyme helps phages shut down bacterial defences<\/a>\n                  <\/h3>\n      \n              <p class=\"vf-summary__text\">\n                    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\u2019s immune system.\n        <\/p>\n      \n      <a class=\"vf-text vf-text--body-r vf-link embl-conditional-edit\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer nofollow\" href=\"\/node\/2410279\" target=\"_blank\">Edit<\/a>\n\n    <\/article>\n      <article class=\"vf-summary vf-summary--news\" data-embl-js-conditional-edit=\"2404905\">\n\n              <span class=\"vf-summary__date\">18 Aug 2026<\/span>\n      \n                    <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/acxngcvroo.cloudimg.io\/v7\/https:\/\/www.embl.org\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/EbisuyaSavitski_COLOUR.jpg?w=600&amp;h=400&amp;force_format=jpeg&amp;q=30\" alt=\"News image\" class=\"vf-summary__image\" \/>\n      \n              <h3 class=\"vf-summary__title\">\n                      <a href=\"https:\/\/www.embl.org\/news\/science-technology\/protein-degradation-rate-helps-explain-why-humans-develop-more-slowly-than-mice\/\" class=\"vf-summary__link\">Protein degradation rate helps explain why humans develop more slowly than mice<\/a>\n                  <\/h3>\n      \n              <p class=\"vf-summary__text\">\n                    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.\n        <\/p>\n      \n      <a class=\"vf-text vf-text--body-r vf-link embl-conditional-edit\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer nofollow\" href=\"\/node\/2404905\" target=\"_blank\">Edit<\/a>\n\n    <\/article>\n      <article class=\"vf-summary vf-summary--news\" data-embl-js-conditional-edit=\"2367251\">\n\n              <span class=\"vf-summary__date\">10 Aug 2026<\/span>\n      \n                    <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/acxngcvroo.cloudimg.io\/v7\/https:\/\/www.embl.org\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/FeaturedOption1Thanasi.png?w=600&amp;h=400&amp;force_format=jpeg&amp;q=30\" alt=\"News image\" class=\"vf-summary__image\" \/>\n      \n              <h3 class=\"vf-summary__title\">\n                      <a href=\"https:\/\/www.embl.org\/news\/people-perspectives\/welcome-athanasios-athanassiadis\/\" class=\"vf-summary__link\">Welcome: Athanasios Athanassiadis<\/a>\n                  <\/h3>\n      \n              <p class=\"vf-summary__text\">\n                    EMBL\u2019s new Head of Scientific Instrumentation Workshops discusses how building customised experimental setups can enable exciting new research.\n        <\/p>\n      \n      <a class=\"vf-text vf-text--body-r vf-link embl-conditional-edit\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer nofollow\" href=\"\/node\/2367251\" target=\"_blank\">Edit<\/a>\n\n    <\/article>\n      <article class=\"vf-summary vf-summary--news\" data-embl-js-conditional-edit=\"2340467\">\n\n              <span class=\"vf-summary__date\">05 Aug 2026<\/span>\n      \n                    <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/acxngcvroo.cloudimg.io\/v7\/https:\/\/www.embl.org\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/TeamingFeature.jpeg?w=600&amp;h=400&amp;force_format=jpeg&amp;q=30\" alt=\"News image\" class=\"vf-summary__image\" \/>\n      \n              <h3 class=\"vf-summary__title\">\n                      <a href=\"https:\/\/www.embl.org\/news\/embl-announcements\/embl-participates-in-two-new-european-commission-funded-widening-research-initiatives\/\" class=\"vf-summary__link\">EMBL participates in two new European Commission-funded widening research initiatives<\/a>\n                  <\/h3>\n      \n              <p class=\"vf-summary__text\">\n                    New \u2018teaming\u2019 projects in genomic medicine and wastewater monitoring will serve important research needs in Portugal and Latvia.\n        <\/p>\n      \n      <a class=\"vf-text vf-text--body-r vf-link embl-conditional-edit\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer nofollow\" href=\"\/node\/2340467\" target=\"_blank\">Edit<\/a>\n\n    <\/article>\n      <article class=\"vf-summary vf-summary--news\" data-embl-js-conditional-edit=\"2329743\">\n\n              <span class=\"vf-summary__date\">03 Aug 2026<\/span>\n      \n                    <img decoding=\"async\" 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