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14 July 2022 Visualising the ocean below and above surface, showing several species and giving written details on the ocean microbiome composition

Priorities for ocean microbiome research

Science & Technology Microbial communities play essential roles in ocean ecology and planetary health. A recent publication highlights priorities for understanding and protecting ocean microbiomes.

2022

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13 July 2022 Decorative image showing a double helix DNA road and with what look like road signs.

Uncharted territories in the human genome

Science & Technology Scientists identify previously unexplored gene segments to be added to human genome databases.

2022

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19 December 2014

EMBL, its alumni and Greece

Showcasing EMBL at the Congress of the Hellenic Society of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology.

2014

alumni

18 December 2014

Alumni awards

Announcing winners of the John Kendrew Young Scientist Award, and inaugural Lennart Philipson Award.

2014

alumni

15 December 2014

Luxembourg collaboration

Lab Matters Third round of calls for joint research projects between EMBL and Luxembourg in 2015

2014

lab-matters

11 December 2014

Lighting the way

EMBL Hamburg celebrates four decades of vision, pioneering research and beamline services.

2014

events

11 December 2014

Dinner with a Nobel Laureate

Lab Matters The day EMBL Hamburg predocs and postdocs invited Nobel Prize Winner Ada Yonath to dinner.

2014

lab-matters

9 December 2014 A bundle of nerves that relays information from touch receptors on the skin to the spinal cord and ultimately the brain, imaged with the new technique. IMAGE: EMBL/L.CASTALDI

Delighting in detail

Unprecedented detail in images of mouse neurons thanks to new SNAP-tagging microscopy technique.

2014

science

5 December 2014

Four decades at EMBL

Employee number 47 retires, leaving behind a legacy that intricately linked her life with EMBL.

2014

alumni

28 November 2014

MASSIF step forward

In two months, 2.3 million diffraction images collected on new, fully automated ESRF/EMBL beamline.

2014

science

28 November 2014 WormBase Parasite

Record parasitic worm dataset

Largest collection of helminth genomic data ever assembled, in new open-access WormBase ParaSite.

2014

science

27 November 2014

Argentina: EMBL in action

Lab Matters Workshops, seminars and honorary lectures – strong start for EMBL’s newest associate member state.

2014

lab-matters

21 November 2014

Big biology, big success

EMBL-EBI supports Big Biology Day, inspiring 500 youngsters with jelly-baby DNA and golf-tee viruses.

2014

events

19 November 2014

For food – back to EMBL

Get a flavour of the 15th EMBL|EMBO Science and Society Conference from alumnus Freddy Frischknecht.

2014

alumni

19 November 2014

20 years in the making

First complete picture of flu virus polymerase. A story of two decades of blood, sweat and sneezes.

2014

science

19 November 2014

Events preview and review

Which courses and conferences will you attend in 2015? EMBL’s annual event calendar: out now!

2014

events

19 November 2014

Foods are us!

Appetite to ZzZzZzZ… bite-sized highlights from this year’s Science and Society conference.

2014

events

18 November 2014 Kyung-Min Noh. PHOTO: EMBL/M.SCHUPP

Welcome: Kyung-Min Noh

The important thing is forming good biological questions, says new group leader in Genome Biology.

2014

science

18 November 2014

On a SAXS quest

Course attendees go hunting (protein) aliens in a quest for optimal SAXS data.

2014

events

17 November 2014 Judith Zaugg. PHOTO: EMBL/M. SCHUPP

Welcome: Judith Zaugg

Whether it’s information or people, the art of connecting is key to new group leader Judith Zaugg

2014

science

14 November 2014 Participants at an EMBL-Illumina training course. PHOTO: EMBL/M. SCHUPP

Next generation training

First series of training courses jointly organised by EMBL and Illumina is a resounding success.

2014

events

11 November 2014

Polish connections

Alumna Anna Bartosik shares insights and hopes for EMBL's newest prospect member state, Poland.

2014

alumni

4 November 2014

Big (Protein) Data to Knowledge

Lab Matters 'Big Data to Knowledge' project by UCLA, Scripps and EMBL-EBI to transform protein data to knowledge.

2014

lab-matters

4 November 2014 EMPIAR logo

Building an EMPIAR

EMPIAR lets researchers take a closer look at the images used to build 3D molecular structures.

2014

science

4 November 2014

Zombies and crystals

Open Day in Grenoble celebrates crystallography for the Fête de la Science.

2014

events

3 November 2014

Witamy! EMBL welcomes Poland as prospect member state

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…

2014

events

3 November 2014

PEPC recipe for success

How to make good quality samples for good quality structural biology experiments.

2014

events

27 October 2014 The pollen trap used by Arkadiusz to collect pollen. PHOTO: ARKADIUSZ JANKIEWICZ

Looking for the beauty in science

Lab Matters How the author of a prize-winning project on bee travel ended up at a stem cells and cancer conference

2014

lab-matters

23 October 2014

Chamber of secrets

Like sports teams, cells can huddle to communicate in secret and organise group behaviour

2014

science

21 October 2014 Map of EMBL-EBI users

Job dispatched

Lab Matters How does EMBL-EBI run millions of jobs for its users while moving its two large data centres?

2014

lab-matters

20 October 2014

Breaking boundaries

How Nobel-winning work by alumnus Stefan Hell shapes and inspires current EMBL scientists' research.

2014

science

17 October 2014 Nick Goldman and Charlotte Davies

Music of the spheres

Lab Matters Music, bubbles and DNA: a collaborative project brings artist and scientist together

2014

lab-matters

17 October 2014 Five-armed starfish

Superstars of science

From anemones to starfish, sea creatures are helping understand development, evolution and more.

2014

science

17 October 2014 Close-up of flow cytometer

Go with the flow

Flow cytometry: finding needles in haystacks

2014

science

17 October 2014 Sarah Teichmann. PHOTO: UNIVERSITY OF CAMBRIDGE

Awards & Honours

Lab Matters EMBL scientists regularly receive prestigious awards - meet the latest honourees

2014

lab-matters

17 October 2014

100 different stories

Lab Matters Drumming, drama, dancing and discovery in a diary of art and science event, Roche Continents.

2014

lab-matters

17 October 2014

Reviews: Inspiring stories

Lab Matters Bibliophiles from the Lab pick out the stories that have inspired them at work and elsewhere.

2014

lab-matters

17 October 2014

A toast to EMBL

German Science Minister and other honoured guests celebrate 40 years of ‘Learning from life’.

2014

events

17 October 2014

Pathways: Science meets arts

Alumnus Giovanni Frazzetto on what happens when art, literature, theatre, and science come together.

2014

alumni

17 October 2014

Source of inspiration

Lab Matters PhD student Charles breeze found inspiration at this year's Lindau Nobel Laureate meeting.

2014

lab-matters

17 October 2014

Witness to history

EMBL Alumna Frieda Glöckner looks back more than four decades to where it all began.

2014

alumni

9 October 2014

Blog roundup: September

Lab Matters Pathfinding – poetic and practical – was a common theme in blogs from the EMBL network.

2014

lab-matters

8 October 2014

EU Codefest

Pooling programming and problem-solving expertise in bioinformatics at EMBL-EBI.

2014

events

6 October 2014

Hungary joins EMBL as prospect member state

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.…

2014

events

25 September 2014 Marine ragworm brain

How plankton gets jet lagged

How plankton gets jet lagged: the same hormone governs our sleep patterns and a daily marine migration.

2014

science

15 September 2014

Obituary: Stephen Fuller

Stephen Fuller, from 1981–2000 an EMBL postdoc, group leader then Head of Unit, died on 25 August.

2014

alumni

10 September 2014 Gibbon genome sequenced

Gibbon genome joins Ensembl

Gibbon genome gives insights into evolution of this singing, swinging, tree-dwelling ape.

2014

science

10 September 2014 RNAcentral launched

RNAcentral Station

RNAcentral is the first unified resource for all types of non-coding RNA data.

2014

science

8 September 2014

Obituary: Andrew D. Robertson

Lab Matters Andrew D Robertson, scientific coordinator of EICAT between 2011–12, died on 14 August 2014.

2014

lab-matters

5 September 2014

Scientists for a day

Lab Matters Tschira-Jugendakademie pupils get hands-on during day of DNA barcoding

2014

lab-matters

27 August 2014

Nordic networks

Lab Matters Nordic partners focus on "enhancing research enterprise", says Kjetil Taskén

2014

lab-matters

21 August 2014

Drawing on nature

PhD Symposium poster reveals how a cell’s inner workings serve as both inspiration and toolkit.

2014

events

20 August 2014

Binding bracelet

Vasa protein preserves pieces of 'enemy' DNA to help protect the genes of future generations.

2014

science

18 August 2014 Artist Stephen John Wright

Art inspired by data science

Lab Matters Artist Stephen Wright gifts artwork inspired by DNA storage research to EMBL-EBI.

2014

lab-matters

11 August 2014

From students to mentors

PhD students reap rewards and rave reviews as Summer School of Science organisers

2014

events

8 August 2014

New, improved human genome

Ensembl has incorporated a vast amount of knowledge into a fully annotated reference human genome

2014

science

6 August 2014

Unpacking iron overload

A rare form of an iron overload disorder kills pancreatic function, Heidelberg scientists find

2014

science

6 August 2014

Clarity in the cold

How fruit flies beat the cold, plus the value of precisely controlled experiments and detailed analysis

2014

science

4 August 2014 Explosion on gene motif

On editing the genetic code

Edward Lemke edits special issue of ChemBioChem on boom of technology for genetic code expansion

2014

science

31 July 2014 Global Alliance for Genomics and Health

New genomics API

Lab Matters New genomics API allows researchers to share anonymised genetic data seamlessly across platforms.

2014

lab-matters

31 July 2014 Speakers, session chairs and special guests from Austria and abroad, with past and present links to EMBO and EMBL, unite at EMBanniversary celebration. PHOTO: CeMM

EMBanniversary AUSTRIA

Celebrating 50 years of EMBO, 40 years of EMBL and the success of molecular biology in Austria

2014

alumni

16 July 2014

Ask EMBL… anything!

Lab Matters Have a pressing question? EMBL experts are standing by to answer! Submit yours today.

2014

lab-matters

15 July 2014

Czech-ing out EMBL Council

Lab Matters Czech delegate Jana Bystřická represents EMBL's 21st member state at her first Council Meeting.

2014

lab-matters

10 July 2014

Science meets politics

Anniversary reflections on connections between scientific and political interests.

2014

events

8 July 2014 Head of EMBL Monterotondo, Philip Avner, makes a toast.

Buon Compleanno!

EMBL Monterotondo celebrates double anniversary with fun, fireworks, festa and familiar faces

2014

alumni

1 July 2014 Vasily Sysoev

Back to school

Lab Matters School ambassadors show next generation that scientists are more ‘role model’ than ‘mad professor’

2014

lab-matters

1 July 2014 Matthias Wilmanns receives his membership certificate

Awards & Honours

Lab Matters EMBL scientists regularly receive prestigious awards - meet the latest honourees

2014

lab-matters

1 July 2014

Pathways: Science writing

Scientist-turned-writer Lucas Brouwers follows his instincts to find interesting stories

2014

alumni

1 July 2014

The future’s bright

Surprising protein from a flu-like virus is 10 000th ESRF structure

2014

science

1 July 2014

In our DNA

Lab Matters To photographer Horst Hamann, it's the people, not the science, that make EMBL unique

2014

lab-matters

1 July 2014 Back to the Future, Part II (1989) PHOTO: UNIVERSAL STUDIOS

Reviews: Science on screen

Lab Matters Film enthusiasts from the Lab review their favourite science movies, one for each EMBL decade

2014

lab-matters

1 July 2014

Nothing but blue skies

Focusing on basic research is crucial for the development of more advanced genetics techniques

2014

science

1 July 2014

Obituary: Christian Boulin

Lab Matters Christian Boulin, EMBL’s Director of Core Facilities and Services, died on 27 April 2014

2014

lab-matters

1 July 2014

Resourceful alumni

Two EMBL alumni, each developing community-led tools to support life science research

2014

alumni

1 July 2014

The shape of things to come

New ways of handling and distributing data at PDBe to tackle ever larger and more complex proteins

2014

science

1 July 2014 Silke Schumacher

Still growing at 40

Lab Matters Busy times for EMBL keep Director of International Relations Silke Schumacher on the move

2014

lab-matters

1 July 2014

For the record

New EMBL Archive will serve as a record of accomplishments, past, present and future

2014

alumni

1 July 2014 Illustration: Aad Goudappel, Rotterdam

Five for the future

Lab Matters Scientists from EMBL's five sites reflect on the opportunities and challenges that might lie ahead

2014

lab-matters

1 July 2014 Question mark

Q&A

Lab Matters Which scientific breakthroughs would EMBL scientists most like to see in the next 40 years?

2014

lab-matters

1 July 2014 Alumna Siyi Zhang celebrates completing a 12.4K race in San Francisco

Getting shirty

Staff and alumni around the world get active in EMBL running shirts to celebrate our anniversary

2014

alumni

25 June 2014

On target

ConnectionsLab Matters A new EMBL-EBI biomedical initiative works to determine the best target proteins for new drugs.

2014

connectionslab-matters

25 June 2014

Chain reactions

Science & Technology Scientists determine the structure of auxin response factors: daisy-chains that regulate gene expression

2014

sciencescience-technology

25 June 2014

Taken out of context

Science & Technology Enabling neighbours: intact genes can cause cancer when placed near "enhancing" regions of DNA

2014

sciencescience-technology

21 June 2014 Ocean Sampling Day 2014

Capturing marine biodiversity

Science & Technology Data from first ever worldwide Ocean Sampling Day will be shared via EMBL-EBI resources this autumn.

2014

sciencescience-technology

10 June 2014

Czech Republic becomes EMBL’s 21st member state

Connections 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…

2014

connectionsevents

25 May 2014

Insights into genetics of cleft lip

Science & Technology How a DNA stretch influences face formation and contributes to common congenital malformations

2014

sciencescience-technology

18 May 2014

First, catch your DNA

Science & Technology DNA-coralling protein complex in an unexpected bind

2014

sciencescience-technology

9 May 2014

How immune cells use steroids

Science & Technology Genome Campus researchers discover that some immune cells turn themselves off by producing a steroid.

2014

sciencescience-technology

8 May 2014 Microscopy image

Remodelling the cell

Science & Technology The balance behind membrane changes that turn one cell into 6000 as a fruit fly embryo develops

2014

sciencescience-technology

24 April 2014

Tsetse fly genome sequenced

Science & Technology Tsetse fly genome sequenced; scientists hope to find new ways to control sleeping sickness.

2014

sciencescience-technology

22 April 2014

Argentina joins EMBL as associate member state

Connections 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…

2014

connectionsevents

27 March 2014

Where do you start when developing a new medicine?

ConnectionsLab 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…

2014

connectionslab-matters

7 March 2014

Slovak Republic becomes EMBL Prospect Member State

Connections 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…

2014

connectionsevents

24 February 2014

Pan-European imaging infrastructure gains momentum

ConnectionsLab 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)…

2014

connectionslab-matters

2 February 2014

Making your brain social

Science & Technology 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…

2014

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