24 November 2023
Lab Matters
Representatives from politics, research and the philanthropist community joined the Minister's visit to EMBL exhibition “The World of Molecular Biology” in Heidelberg and welcomed the dialogue between science and society initiated by the exhibition.
28 February 2023
Perspectives, Science
Why open data from model organisms is essential for rare disease research.
22 February 2023
Lab Matters, Perspectives
Jo McEntyre talks about data services, open data and a new era for research assessment.
2023
lab-mattersperspectives
14 July 2022
Science
Microbial communities play essential roles in ocean ecology and planetary health. A recent publication highlights priorities for understanding and protecting ocean microbiomes.
13 July 2022
Research highlights, Science
Scientists identify previously unexplored gene segments to be added to human genome databases.
2022
research-highlightsscience
22 April 2022
Lab Matters
EMBO Director Fiona Watt discusses preprints, data sharing, and evaluation in light of EMBL’s new Open Science policy
19 December 2014
Alumni
Showcasing EMBL at the Congress of the Hellenic Society of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology.
18 December 2014
Science
How do E.coli and similar bacteria grow safely? By using barrel-plugs as sensors.
18 December 2014
Alumni
Announcing winners of the John Kendrew Young Scientist Award, and inaugural Lennart Philipson Award.
18 December 2014
Science
Compound that can restore the function of poorly working mitochondria, with therapeutic potential.
15 December 2014
Lab Matters
Third round of calls for joint research projects between EMBL and Luxembourg in 2015
11 December 2014
Events
EMBL Hamburg celebrates four decades of vision, pioneering research and beamline services.
11 December 2014
Lab Matters
The day EMBL Hamburg predocs and postdocs invited Nobel Prize Winner Ada Yonath to dinner.
9 December 2014
Science
Unprecedented detail in images of mouse neurons thanks to new SNAP-tagging microscopy technique.
5 December 2014
Alumni
Employee number 47 retires, leaving behind a legacy that intricately linked her life with EMBL.
1 December 2014
Science
Genome-based insights into evolution of malaria-carrying Anopheles mosquitoes.
28 November 2014
Science
In two months, 2.3 million diffraction images collected on new, fully automated ESRF/EMBL beamline.
28 November 2014
Science
Largest collection of helminth genomic data ever assembled, in new open-access WormBase ParaSite.
27 November 2014
Lab Matters
Workshops, seminars and honorary lectures – strong start for EMBL’s newest associate member state.
24 November 2014
Events
Life Science Nord event reveals how pharmaceutical companies use synchrotrons for their research.
21 November 2014
Events
EMBL-EBI supports Big Biology Day, inspiring 500 youngsters with jelly-baby DNA and golf-tee viruses.
19 November 2014
Alumni
Get a flavour of the 15th EMBL|EMBO Science and Society Conference from alumnus Freddy Frischknecht.
19 November 2014
Science
First complete picture of flu virus polymerase. A story of two decades of blood, sweat and sneezes.
19 November 2014
Alumni
Alumnus Jan Medenbach harnesses the shared experience of peers (and pioneers) at EMBL event.
19 November 2014
Events
Which courses and conferences will you attend in 2015? EMBL’s annual event calendar: out now!
19 November 2014
Events
Appetite to ZzZzZzZ… bite-sized highlights from this year’s Science and Society conference.
18 November 2014
Science
The important thing is forming good biological questions, says new group leader in Genome Biology.
18 November 2014
Events
Course attendees go hunting (protein) aliens in a quest for optimal SAXS data.
17 November 2014
Science
Whether it’s information or people, the art of connecting is key to new group leader Judith Zaugg
14 November 2014
Events
First series of training courses jointly organised by EMBL and Illumina is a resounding success.
11 November 2014
Alumni
Alumna Anna Bartosik shares insights and hopes for EMBL's newest prospect member state, Poland.
4 November 2014
Lab Matters
'Big Data to Knowledge' project by UCLA, Scripps and EMBL-EBI to transform protein data to knowledge.
4 November 2014
Science
EMPIAR lets researchers take a closer look at the images used to build 3D molecular structures.
4 November 2014
Events
Open Day in Grenoble celebrates crystallography for the Fête de la Science.
3 November 2014
Events
In a Statement of Intent signed this month, Poland becomes a prospect member state of EMBL, and the new partners agree to explore possibilities for long-term cooperation, with a view to the country becoming a full member state within three years. “Poland has a strong and active life science…
3 November 2014
Science
Unprecedented detail on HIV structure continues virus’ string of surprises.
3 November 2014
Events
How to make good quality samples for good quality structural biology experiments.
31 October 2014
Science
New, open repository helps researchers share computational models of disease.
29 October 2014
Science
Kidney cancer linked to exposure to aristolochic acid, an ingredient in some herbal remedies.
27 October 2014
Lab Matters
How the author of a prize-winning project on bee travel ended up at a stem cells and cancer conference
23 October 2014
Science
Like sports teams, cells can huddle to communicate in secret and organise group behaviour
22 October 2014
Science
Growth factor IGF-1 boosts natural defence against type-1 diabetes and multiple sclerosis
21 October 2014
Science
European Variation Archive makes it easier to explore detailed information about genetic variation.
21 October 2014
Lab Matters
How does EMBL-EBI run millions of jobs for its users while moving its two large data centres?
20 October 2014
Science
How Nobel-winning work by alumnus Stefan Hell shapes and inspires current EMBL scientists' research.
17 October 2014
Lab Matters
Music, bubbles and DNA: a collaborative project brings artist and scientist together
17 October 2014
Science
From anemones to starfish, sea creatures are helping understand development, evolution and more.
17 October 2014
Science
Flow cytometry: finding needles in haystacks
17 October 2014
Lab Matters
EMBL scientists regularly receive prestigious awards - meet the latest honourees
17 October 2014
Lab Matters
Drumming, drama, dancing and discovery in a diary of art and science event, Roche Continents.
17 October 2014
Alumni
It’s question time for Director General Iain Mattaj in this extract from the alumni reunion magazine.
17 October 2014
Lab Matters
Bibliophiles from the Lab pick out the stories that have inspired them at work and elsewhere.
17 October 2014
Events
Charles Spence invites you to taste the difference.
17 October 2014
Events
German Science Minister and other honoured guests celebrate 40 years of ‘Learning from life’.
17 October 2014
Alumni
Alumnus Giovanni Frazzetto on what happens when art, literature, theatre, and science come together.
17 October 2014
Lab Matters
PhD student Charles breeze found inspiration at this year's Lindau Nobel Laureate meeting.
17 October 2014
Alumni
Alumni Association elections: board member nominations wanted!
17 October 2014
Alumni
EMBL Alumna Frieda Glöckner looks back more than four decades to where it all began.
14 October 2014
Events
Experts from multiple fields come together to understand how the instructions in genes are read
10 October 2014
Science
From vitamin C to safe matches, a sample of notable scientists from our newest prospect member state.
9 October 2014
Lab Matters
Pathfinding – poetic and practical – was a common theme in blogs from the EMBL network.
8 October 2014
Events
Pooling programming and problem-solving expertise in bioinformatics at EMBL-EBI.
6 October 2014
Events
The European Molecular Biology Laboratory (EMBL) welcomes Hungary as its newest prospect member state. In a Statement of Intent signed this month, Hungary and EMBL agree to explore possibilities for long-term cooperation, with a view to the country becoming a full member state within three years.…
25 September 2014
Science
How plankton gets jet lagged: the same hormone governs our sleep patterns and a daily marine migration.
16 September 2014
Events
An interview with keynote speaker Michael Rossmann.
15 September 2014
Alumni
Stephen Fuller, from 1981–2000 an EMBL postdoc, group leader then Head of Unit, died on 25 August.
15 September 2014
Events
EMBL-EBI hosts successful first EMBO Practical Course in Genotype to Phenotype Mapping.
12 September 2014
Science
Evolutionary surprise: notochord likely evolved from muscle, earlier than assumed.
12 September 2014
Science
Researchers produce pristine stem cells, which can be precisely changed into clinically relevant cell types.
11 September 2014
Events
10 September 2014
Science
Gibbon genome gives insights into evolution of this singing, swinging, tree-dwelling ape.
10 September 2014
Science
RNAcentral is the first unified resource for all types of non-coding RNA data.
8 September 2014
Lab Matters
Andrew D Robertson, scientific coordinator of EICAT between 2011–12, died on 14 August 2014.
5 September 2014
Lab Matters
Tschira-Jugendakademie pupils get hands-on during day of DNA barcoding
2 September 2014
Events
Research building for interdisciplinary Centre for Structural Systems Biology (CSSB) takes shape.
29 August 2014
Science
Bronwen Aken discusses what research into the rabbit genome reveals about animal domestication.
27 August 2014
Lab Matters
Nordic partners focus on "enhancing research enterprise", says Kjetil Taskén
21 August 2014
Events
PhD Symposium poster reveals how a cell’s inner workings serve as both inspiration and toolkit.
20 August 2014
Science
Vasa protein preserves pieces of 'enemy' DNA to help protect the genes of future generations.
18 August 2014
Lab Matters
Artist Stephen Wright gifts artwork inspired by DNA storage research to EMBL-EBI.
11 August 2014
Events
PhD students reap rewards and rave reviews as Summer School of Science organisers
8 August 2014
Lab Matters
A quick round-up of the latest EMBL-EBI service releases
8 August 2014
Lab Matters
Gyron Ltd awarded contract to supply EMBL-EBI's data centres over the next five years
8 August 2014
Science
How a single molecule can attract and repel growing brain connections
8 August 2014
Science
Ensembl has incorporated a vast amount of knowledge into a fully annotated reference human genome
6 August 2014
Science
A rare form of an iron overload disorder kills pancreatic function, Heidelberg scientists find
6 August 2014
Science
How fruit flies beat the cold, plus the value of precisely controlled experiments and detailed analysis
4 August 2014
Science
Edward Lemke edits special issue of ChemBioChem on boom of technology for genetic code expansion
1 August 2014
Events
EMBL students successfully take science to the pub
31 July 2014
Alumni
"Thank you, EMBL, for changing my life" – reunion celebrates great science and great scientists
31 July 2014
Lab Matters
New genomics API allows researchers to share anonymised genetic data seamlessly across platforms.
31 July 2014
Alumni
Celebrating 50 years of EMBO, 40 years of EMBL and the success of molecular biology in Austria
24 July 2014
Science
Molecular switch enables viruses to destroy C.diff bacteria – potential alternative to antibiotics
20 July 2014
Science
Marmoset genome provides insights into chimerism: data available in Ensembl genome explorer
17 July 2014
Science
Cell biologists "underestimate the complexity" of protein interactions, says Toby Gibson.
16 July 2014
Lab Matters
Have a pressing question? EMBL experts are standing by to answer! Submit yours today.
15 July 2014
Lab Matters
Czech delegate Jana Bystřická represents EMBL's 21st member state at her first Council Meeting.
10 July 2014
Science
Embed chemists in biology departments, asking their own biological questions, says Carsten Schultz
10 July 2014
Events
Anniversary reflections on connections between scientific and political interests.
8 July 2014
Alumni
EMBL-EBI’s anniversary celebration: blue skies thinking, Robin Ince and a biology-themed cake
8 July 2014
Alumni
EMBL Monterotondo celebrates double anniversary with fun, fireworks, festa and familiar faces
2 July 2014
Science
Surprising finding: enhancers find their targets long before activation in Drosophila embryos
1 July 2014
Lab Matters
As the Lab turns 40, staff and alumni share 40 things that make EMBL, EMBL
1 July 2014
Lab Matters
School ambassadors show next generation that scientists are more ‘role model’ than ‘mad professor’
1 July 2014
Lab Matters
EMBL scientists regularly receive prestigious awards - meet the latest honourees
1 July 2014
Alumni
Scientist-turned-writer Lucas Brouwers follows his instincts to find interesting stories
1 July 2014
Science
Surprising protein from a flu-like virus is 10 000th ESRF structure
1 July 2014
Lab Matters
To photographer Horst Hamann, it's the people, not the science, that make EMBL unique
1 July 2014
Lab Matters
Film enthusiasts from the Lab review their favourite science movies, one for each EMBL decade
1 July 2014
Science
Focusing on basic research is crucial for the development of more advanced genetics techniques
1 July 2014
Lab Matters
Christian Boulin, EMBL’s Director of Core Facilities and Services, died on 27 April 2014
1 July 2014
Lab Matters
What might life alien life look like? Lewis Dartnell studies extreme bacteria to find out
1 July 2014
Lab Matters
As the Lab turns 40, staff and alumni share 40 things that make EMBL, EMBL
1 July 2014
Alumni
Two EMBL alumni, each developing community-led tools to support life science research
1 July 2014
Science
New ways of handling and distributing data at PDBe to tackle ever larger and more complex proteins
1 July 2014
Lab Matters
Busy times for EMBL keep Director of International Relations Silke Schumacher on the move
1 July 2014
Alumni
New EMBL Archive will serve as a record of accomplishments, past, present and future
1 July 2014
Lab Matters
Scientists from EMBL's five sites reflect on the opportunities and challenges that might lie ahead
1 July 2014
Lab Matters
Which scientific breakthroughs would EMBL scientists most like to see in the next 40 years?
1 July 2014
Alumni
Staff and alumni around the world get active in EMBL running shirts to celebrate our anniversary
25 June 2014
Lab Matters
A new EMBL-EBI biomedical initiative works to determine the best target proteins for new drugs.
25 June 2014
Science
Scientists determine the structure of auxin response factors: daisy-chains that regulate gene expression
25 June 2014
Science
Enabling neighbours: intact genes can cause cancer when placed near "enhancing" regions of DNA
21 June 2014
Science
Data from first ever worldwide Ocean Sampling Day will be shared via EMBL-EBI resources this autumn.
16 June 2014
Events
Teaming up in Ireland to address big challenges in biology
10 June 2014
Events
Forty years after its foundation, EMBL announces its 21st member state: the Czech Republic. Building on a successful bilateral relationship, the Czech Republic’s membership grants Czech scientists access to EMBL’s state-of-the-art instruments, facilities and world-class training…
6 June 2014
Science
Reference sheep genome, published by International Sheep Genomics Consortium, available in Ensembl
5 June 2014
Science
A kaleidoscope of molecules is needed to clean up dead brain cells, and failure can have disastrous consequences
25 May 2014
Science
How a DNA stretch influences face formation and contributes to common congenital malformations
18 May 2014
Science
High-resolution structure reveals crucial interactions for HIV maturation
18 May 2014
Science
DNA-coralling protein complex in an unexpected bind
9 May 2014
Science
Genome Campus researchers discover that some immune cells turn themselves off by producing a steroid.
8 May 2014
Science
The balance behind membrane changes that turn one cell into 6000 as a fruit fly embryo develops
24 April 2014
Science
Tsetse fly genome sequenced; scientists hope to find new ways to control sleeping sickness.
22 April 2014
Events
At a signing ceremony today, Argentina joins the European Molecular Biology Laboratory (EMBL) as an associate member state. The move strengthens the ties between the European and Latin American life science communities. It grants Argentinian scientists access to EMBL’s world-class facilities and…
27 March 2014
Lab Matters
A pioneering public-private research initiative between GSK, the European Bioinformatics Institute (EMBL-EBI) and the Wellcome Trust Sanger Institute is to harness the power of ‘big data’ and genome sequencing to improve the success rate for discovering new medicines. The new Centre for…
7 March 2014
Events
The European Molecular Biology Laboratory (EMBL) welcomes the Slovak Republic as the first country to join its new Prospect Member scheme. In a Statement of Intent signed last month, the Slovak Republic and EMBL agree to explore the possibilities for long-term cooperation, with a view to the…
24 February 2014
Lab Matters
Europe is uniting to make state-of-the-art imaging technologies accessible to biomedical researchers throughout the continent in a concerted manner. The European Molecular Biology Laboratory (EMBL) and seven countries (Belgium, Finland, Italy, Poland, Slovakia, the Netherlands, the United Kingdom)…
2 February 2014
Science
In many people with autism and other neurodevelopmental disorders, different parts of the brain don’t talk to each other very well. Scientists have now identified, for the first time, a way in which this decreased functional connectivity can come about. In a study published online today…
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