What are you scared of?
What do bullies and sex have in common? Based on work by scientists at the European Molecular Biology Laboratory (EMBL) in Monterotondo, Italy, it…
Bigger, better, faster
The molecular machine that makes essential components of ribosomes – the cell’s protein factories – is like a Swiss-army knife, researchers at…
Choreographed origami
An important step in building ribosomes – the cell’s protein factories – is like a strictly choreographed dance, scientists at the European…
Without a trace
Migrating cells, it seems, cover their tracks not for fear of being followed, but to keep moving forward. Scientists at the European Molecular…
Potential new drug target for cystic fibrosis
Scientists at the European Molecular Biology Laboratory (EMBL) in Heidelberg and Regensburg University, both in Germany, and the University of…
From fireman to arsonist
Like a fireman who becomes an arsonist, a protein that prevents cells becoming cancerous can also cause tumours, scientists at the European Molecular…
PS: It’s not cholesterol
How our body processes cholesterol has a well-known impact on our health, but it turns out that another ‘fat molecule’ – or lipid – may be at…
Cells eat themselves into shape
The process cells use to ‘swallow’ up nutrients, hormones and other signals from their environment – called endocytosis – can play a crucial…
How to build your gate
It’s a parent’s nightmare: opening a Lego set and being faced with 500 pieces, but no instructions on how to assemble them into the…
But what does it do?
Although we know the tool’s general purpose, it can sometimes be difficult to tell if a specific pair of precision tweezers belongs to a surgeon or…
Pushing the boundaries of transcription
Like musicians in an orchestra who have the same musical score but start and finish playing at different intervals, cells with the same genes start…
Become a member of Euro-BioImaging
Euro-BioImaging, the pan-European open access research infrastructure for biological and medical imaging technologies, invites leading European…
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