Roadworks on the motorways of the cell
A cell is a busy place. In a permanent rush hour, molecules are transported along a dynamic motorway system made up of filaments called microtubules.…
Magna Carta for Researchers
Today, Janez Potočnik, European Commissioner for Science and Research, received a statement of support for the European Charter for Researchers and…
Better, faster, easier
Today the European Molecular Biology Laboratory’s European Bioinformatics Institute (EMBL-EBI) launches its new, faster and easier…
Europe and India join forces to make more biological models available for research
The BioModels Database, hosted by the European Molecular Biology Laboratory’s European Bioinformatics Institute (EMBL-EBI) in…
CiteXplore
Today the European Molecular Biology Laboratory’s European Bioinformatics Institute (EMBL-EBI) launches CiteXplore, a new freely…
Helping muscle regenerate
Muscle wasting can occur at all ages as the result of genetic defects, heart failure, spinal injury or cancer. A therapy to cure the loss of muscle…
Giving European science a headstart through training
Today, the German Minister for Education and Research, Annette Schavan, breaks ground for the new training and conference centre for the life…
How nature tinkers with the cellular clock
The life of a cell is all about growing and dividing at the right time. That is why the cell cycle is one of the most tightly regulated cellular…
New EMBL/CRG Research Unit for Systems Biology launched today
Today the European Molecular Biology Laboratory (EMBL), the Centre for Genomic Regulation (CRG) and the Spanish Ministry for Education and Science…
Lost in the labyrinth
Blood cells have limited lifespans, which means that they must be continually replaced by calling up reserves and turning these into the blood cell…
A wandering eye
Eyes are among the earliest recognisable structures in an embryo; they start off as bulges on the sides of tube-shaped tissue that will eventually…
A switch between life and death
Cells in an embryo divide at an amazing rate to build a whole body, but this growth needs to be controlled. Otherwise the result may be defects in…
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