
Shedding light on rare diseases: open data and model organisms
Perspectives, Science Why open data from model organisms is essential for rare disease research.
2023
perspectivesscience
Perspectives, Science Why open data from model organisms is essential for rare disease research.
2023
perspectivesscience
Lab Matters, Perspectives Jo McEntyre talks about data services, open data and a new era for research assessment.
2023
lab-mattersperspectives
Science Microbial communities play essential roles in ocean ecology and planetary health. A recent publication highlights priorities for understanding and protecting ocean microbiomes.
2022
science
Research highlights, Science Scientists identify previously unexplored gene segments to be added to human genome databases.
2022
research-highlightsscience
Lab Matters EMBO Director Fiona Watt discusses preprints, data sharing, and evaluation in light of EMBL’s new Open Science policy
2022
lab-matters
Science From initial development to a start-up company: Selective Plane Illumination Microscopy (SPIM) at EMBL.
2015
science
Events With 28 conferences and 57 courses, 2016 will be EMBL’s most eventful year to date.
2015
events
Events Find out what’s in store at the 2016 Core Technologies for the Life Sciences meeting.
2015
events
Events GOBLET initiative supports pan-African bioinformatics trainers in Cape Town.
2015
events
Events Designer Aditya Kusuma Jati reveals what makes a good event poster.
2015
events
Science New microscope can record the first days of a mouse embryo’s life
2015
science
Science Making it easier to visualise, understand and predict how proteins combine to drive biological processes.
2015
science
Events Two PhD students sink their teeth into the science and speculations of Jurassic Park.
2015
events
Lab Matters Identifying evidence-based relationships between drug targets and diseases.
2015
lab-matters
Science Commonly used diabetes drug metformin impacts gut bacteria more than disease itself
2015
science
Lab Matters The new Toolkit for Trainers, an online resource hosted at EMBL-EBI, helps biomedical science trainers create and explore new ways of teaching.
2015
lab-matters
Lab Matters "There’s nothing nicer than seeing a user leave the facility happy"
2015
lab-matters
Events Connecting entrepreneurs and world leaders in genomics to address opportunities and challenges.
2015
events
Science CryoEM solves 3D atomic structure of largest and most elusive RNA polymerase.
2015
science
Lab Matters Compelling short stories that shine light on the life and work of EMBL staff.
2015
lab-matters
Lab Matters Roland Block, EMBL's Head of HR, on emphasising the ‘human’ in human resources.
2015
lab-matters
Science From jumping genes to organ transplants, the non-human features that make us human.
2015
science
Events What really sets humans apart? Forming societies, teaching and compassion, says Agustin Fuentes.
2015
events
Lab Matters Ewan Birney on the risks, rewards and realities of studying humans as a model species.
2015
lab-matters
Lab Matters Halldór Stefánsson on the long history of complex interactions between humans and animals.
2015
lab-matters
Lab Matters Giuseppe Testa reflects on the myriad intersections of our digital and biological lives.
2015
lab-matters
Events Highlights from the 'What makes us human?' symposium at EMBL Heidelberg.
2015
events
Lab Matters Postdoc Thibaut Brunet reviews two popular science books that explore the rise of Homo sapiens.
2015
lab-matters
Lab Matters What does a physicist do in a biology lab?
2015
lab-matters
Lab Matters EMBL scientists regularly receive prestigious awards – meet the latest honourees.
2015
lab-matters
Lab Matters Sybrand van der Zwaag gives his five top tips for young researchers thinking about their next move.
2015
lab-matters
Events A snapshot of the many activities and events that took place in the world of EMBL this Autumn.
2015
events
Events Energy, enthusiasm and endurance on tap as thousands attend 12-hour Hamburg Night of Science.
2015
events
Science Using lasers to shed light on how tissues get into shape
2015
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Events From paper microscopes to zebrafish embryos, EMBL Science Days stand had something for everyone.
2015
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Events Annual EMBL-EBI Open Day showcases bioinformatics services, training and career opportunities.
2015
events
Science Embryology, genomics and bioinformatics combine to identify factors regulating mammalian pluripotency.
2015
science
Alumni Behind the scenes of the EMBL alumni chapter meeting in Zürich, Switzerland.
2015
alumni
Events Science met business and strangers became friends at the first Friends of EMBL Ladies Night.
2015
events
Science Fibres that pull membrane to form a vesicle exert a force that’s 2500 times a yeast cell’s own weight
2015
science
Science Findings help demonstrate the evolutionary basis for allergy.
2015
science
Science Enzyme Portal makes it easier to explore all enzyme-related data in EMBL-EBI’s public resources.
2015
science
Lab Matters Hamburg researchers have a ball creating game to explain transporter protein mechanism.
2015
lab-matters
Alumni Behind the scenes of the EMBL-VIB alumni Benelux meeting.
2015
alumni
Science Evaluation of MinION™ sequencer finds performance and reliability consistently good.
2015
science
Science Study of mouse embryonic stem cells reveals new genes involved in the stem-cell regulatory network.
2015
science
Lab Matters A microscopy technique is poised to shine new light on biological questions: as sheets of light can scan everything from developing embryos to single cells or functioning brains, a technique called light-sheet microscopy is gaining traction. It enables scientists to observe living cells in three…
2015
lab-matters
Science Spaghetti-like proteins are surprisingly effective 'keys'
2015
science
Lab Matters Amidst the excitement of Nobel Week, behind the scenes of the annual Lindau Nobel Laureate Meetings.
2015
lab-matters
Science 1000 Genomes Project pushed technologies and knowledge forward to understand what is 'normal' human genetic variation
2015
science
Science From the role of diatoms to how life evolved - scientists' pressing questions about life in the sea.
2015
science
Events Long-time events pro Antje Seeck gives us her take on how to organise a successful conference.
2015
events
Science Missing a gene may not be a big deal – a conclusion from global catalogue of genetic changes.
2015
science
Lab Matters Sveiki Lietuva! Lithuania becomes EMBL’s fourth prospect member state.
2015
lab-matters
Events EMBL-Wellcome Genome Campus events collaboration showcases open, application-based science.
2015
events
Lab Matters Gold medal celebrates Eric Karsenti’s exceptional career and outstanding contributions to biology.
2015
lab-matters
Lab Matters Renewals and reunions: EMBL’s Nordic partners look to the future.
2015
lab-matters
Events Insights from organisers of upcoming EMBO|EMBL Aquatic Microeukaryotes symposium.
2015
events
Events Highlights from EMBL-EBI’s Training Programme: Open Day, revamped webpages, free webinar series.
2015
events
Science A nuclear pore riddle: how can you use the same number of pieces to form two rings that fit inside each other?
2015
science
Science MASSIF-1 processes its 10,000th crystal, less than one year after the beamline became operational.
2015
science
Science Multifaceted approach reveals how brain and liver age, helps explain why ageing brain loses plasticity.
2015
science
Lab Matters Introducing the Small Angle Scattering Biological Data Bank, developed at EMBL Hamburg.
2015
lab-matters
Events Tara Oceans research vessel welcomes aboard scientists, policymakers and funders.
2015
events
Alumni Ephrussi group alumni reunite in Heidelberg for a surprise birthday celebration.
2015
alumni
Alumni Alumni Rune Linding and Guillermo Montoya join colleagues and peers at the first Danish chapter meeting.
2015
alumni
Science New computational method to study biological signalling networks in healthy and cancer cells.
2015
science
Events Insights from the evangelical Vint Cerf, a “founding father of the Internet”, during a visit to EMBL.
2015
events
Lab Matters “A structure alone is not so interesting, you need the biology too,” says new NMR-focused group leader
2015
lab-matters
Alumni Genevieve Almouzni and Nicolas Le Novère share their insights at alumni chapter meeting hosted in the UK.
2015
alumni
Lab Matters New group explores why patients with same cancer exhibit unique constellations of genetic mutations.
2015
lab-matters
Events "It's like living a review!" Participants of recent super-resolution microscopy course share their highlights
2015
events
Lab Matters Maja Köhn’s lab is ideal to learn what life is like working at the interface of disciplines.
2015
lab-matters
Alumni EMBL rewards the special work of alumni through the John Kendrew and Lennart Philipson awards.
2015
alumni
Alumni Andrew Miller, first head of EMBL Grenoble, reflects on four decades at the Outstation.
2015
alumni
Lab Matters Janet Thornton reflects on her time as Director of one of Europe’s fastest growing research institutes.
2015
lab-matters
Alumni EMBL Alumni Association board meets for the last time in their current constellation.
2015
alumni
Alumni Results are in for the EMBL Alumni Association board election – the board takes up office in 2016.
2015
alumni
Science Theodore Alexandrov is using mathematics to analyse the countless molecules produced by our cells.
2015
science
Events Alumnus Thomas Vaccari reflects on the first joint symposium with EMBL Monterotondo, in Milan.
2015
events
Lab Matters EMBL scientists regularly receive prestigious awards – meet the latest honourees.
2015
lab-matters
Alumni Behind the scenes of start-up Miroculus, developing a non-invasive test for early-stage disease.
2015
alumni
Science A journalist who spent six weeks aboard Tara reflects on the expedition’s extraordinary outcomes.
2015
science
Lab Matters What’s on your Summer reading list? Here are some favourites of staff in the Lab.
2015
lab-matters
Alumni Alumnus Luis Bejarano asked Spanish students to stick out their tongues to analyse their microbiome.
2015
alumni
Events A contagious cancer threatens the Tasmanian devil – extract from Science in School journal.
2015
events
Alumni Alumni Reuben Leberman, Jeremy Smith, Elena Seiradake, and Winfried Weissenhorn share their stories.
2015
alumni
Lab Matters Maria Kamber, who heads the mouse facility, ensures “dignity, compassion and respect” for her charges.
2015
lab-matters
Science EMBL scientists map ‘switches’ for distant control of gene expression.
2015
science
Science Collaboration between scientists reveals collaboration between lipids.
2015
science
Lab Matters EMBL Core Facilities collaborate with French research programme Signalife to revive training visit.
2015
lab-matters
Events Leading scientists will gather in Heidelberg this November to discuss the potential of personalised health.
2015
events
Science Crowd sourcing initiative to predict effects of toxic compounds: results of 2013 DREAM Challenge.
2015
science
Science A mathematician who got ‘sucked in’ to biological problems, meet new team leader Theodore Alexandrov.
2015
science
Science Multidisciplinary research provides clues to new treatments for deadly form of leukaemia in children
2015
science
Science How T-cells are trained on what not to kill
2015
science
Lab Matters Molecular Medicine Partnership Unit (MMPU) with the University of Heidelberg, renewed until 2025.
2015
lab-matters
Lab Matters Alumnus Damian Brunner revisits EMBL in a very special capacity, as Swiss delegate on EMBL’s Council.
2015
lab-matters
Events Web of lies? Science Movie Night reveals science behind the most famous spider bite in film history.
2015
events
Science Iron regulatory proteins play important role in combatting infection, protecting against Salmonella.
2015
science
Science 3D structure of Oskar protein gives first molecular insight into how it functions.
2015
science
Lab Matters EI3POD: flagship interdisciplinary postdoc programme opens its doors to academia and industry.
2015
lab-matters
Science 3D imaging unravels COPI coat of cells' transport vesicles.
2015
science
Science Jan Korbel and colleagues publish commentary on risks and rewards of genome cloud computing.
2015
science
Science European team identify mechanism for producing piRNAs that silence jumping genes in germline cells.
2015
science
Lab Matters “Interactions: that’s what I like the most in biology” – meet Lukáš Janošík, EUCYS 2014 prize winner.
2015
lab-matters
Lab Matters Database administrator's photo essay reflects internationality and personality of the Genome Campus.
2015
lab-matters
Lab Matters Academic community clouds take cancer research towards a brighter future.
2015
lab-matters
Events Industrial partners and BioStruct-X facility members gather for Workshop at EMBL Hamburg.
2015
events
Lab Matters Staff gather to celebrate Janet Thorton's 14 years as Director of EMBL-EBI.
2015
lab-matters
Events EMBL-EBI organises an evening of talks and discussion about the global spread of infectious disease.
2015
events
Science Behaviour of clathrin proteins, crucial for endocytosis, is clarified using new imaging techniques.
2015
science
Lab Matters Sarah Teichmann recognised for her contributions to science with the EMBO Gold Award 2015.
2015
lab-matters
Science A puzzling peculiarity resolved by Hamburg’s Sample Preparation and Characterisation facility.
2015
science
Events Staff, alumni, partners and more meet at EMBL Grenoble to celebrate Outstation's 40th anniversary.
2015
events
Science Researchers at EMBL-EBI speed up complex GWAS analyses with new method and algorithm.
2015
science
Lab Matters EMBL’s new open access policy aims to make EMBL research widely and freely accessible.
2015
lab-matters
Science Cells 'dance' as they draw together during early embryo development.
2015
science
Lab Matters CERN openlab enters a new phase, expanding to include EMBL-EBI and other public research organisations.
2015
lab-matters
Science Decaying RNA molecules tell a story that could add more chapters to the study of ribosomes.
2015
science
Lab Matters Jenny Cham blogs about how ORCID helps distinguish her from all the other Jenny Chams in the world.
2015
lab-matters
Lab Matters HMMER – a fast, sensitive search tool – helps find sequence relationships deep in evolutionary time.
2015
lab-matters
Lab Matters ELIXIR receives major Horizon 2020 funding to ‘EXCELERATE' activities over the next four years.
2015
lab-matters
Science Tara Oceans results reveal climate change insights, and a treasure trove of novel species and genes.
2015
science
Science Detailed structural study shows distantly related viruses share a common machinery for replication.
2015
science
Science EMBL scientists demonstrate that spatial constraints are a key factor in determining nucleus size.
2015
science
Science New research shows that some proteins domains can function even with big parts missing.
2015
science
Science Not all embryonic macrophages are the same, and only some are destined to become microglia.
2015
science
Science Unveiling the shape of... the 'molecular bin man' – cryoEM helps reveals p62 polymer in 3D.
2015
science
Science Stanford University biophysicist KC Huang on his collaboration with the Typas group in Heidelberg.
2015
science
Lab Matters Stephen Cusack, head of EMBL Grenoble, among 47 new Royal Society fellows.
2015
lab-matters
Lab Matters In their quest to make structural biology more accessible, PDBe launches a new website.
2015
lab-matters
Science Cooperate or compete? Microbes show us that getting along is the better choice for communities.
2015
science
Alumni Get ready to vote for your EMBL Alumni Association board.
2015
alumni
Lab Matters EMBL’s new Archivist will help chronicle the twists and turns, ups and downs of life at the Lab.
2015
lab-matters
Alumni Career insights from Riccardo Cortese, whose start-up is developing an Ebola vaccine candidate.
2015
alumni
Alumni Alumni in senior positions in industry share career challenges, highlights and EMBL’s continuing role.
2015
alumni
Lab Matters Q&A: Which analogy best describes your research?
2015
lab-matters
Events Ben Lillie takes us on a journey through the art and craft of personal narrative.
2015
events
Lab Matters Karin Sasaki is helping bridge the gap between quantitative and life science at EMBL.
2015
lab-matters
Science Radiocarbon studies are helping researchers shine light on how neurons stay stable yet adaptable.
2015
science
Science Ground-breaking microscopy technique gives unprecedented insight into endocytosis.
2015
science
Alumni Exploring the science and magic of Lil Bub – alumna launches project to sequence the ‘Lilbubome’.
2015
alumni
Science New single-cell genomics techniques bring ‘omics to evolution and development research.
2015
science
Lab Matters Major EU funding for CORBEL, facilitating access to data and biological imaging facilities.
2015
lab-matters
Lab Matters GWAS Catalog, originally developed by the NHGRI in the US, moves to EMBL-EBI.
2015
lab-matters
Science Coin toss inspires CorMap: a new statistical test that sidesteps need for error estimation.
2015
science
Science Go Team Genome! New method reveals genetic teamwork in drosophila genome.
2015
science
Lab Matters Klaus Tschira, a tireless supporter of science, education and talent, died 31 March 2015.
2015
lab-matters
Events EMBL’s corporate partners zoom in on big data and bioimaging.
2015
events
Science New fully automated technique enables scientists to chart complex protein networks in living cells.
2015
science
Lab Matters Rolf Apweiler and Ewan Birney appointed Joint Directors of EMBL-EBI, as Janet Thornton steps down.
2015
lab-matters
Lab Matters A quick round-up of the latest EMBL-EBI service releases.
2015
lab-matters
Lab Matters Wellcome Genome Campus gives first Best Practice Award for Supporting Women in Science.
2015
lab-matters
Alumni EMBL Grenoble celebrates 40 years with a symposium for staff, alumni and facility users on 4–5 June.
2015
alumni
Science Combining three different kinds of microscopy to determine how molecules move during endocytosis.
2015
science
Lab Matters Building and visualising protein-interaction networks is easier and more accurate thanks to IntAct.
2015
lab-matters
Lab Matters Jeffrey Barrett appointed Director of CTTV, the GSK, EMBL-EBI and Sanger Institute partnership.
2015
lab-matters
Science How strong does a spindle need to be? Videos put cell’s chromosome-separating machinery to the test
2015
science
Science Hamburg-led tuberculosis study demonstrates the power of collaboration.
2015
science
Events First LearningLAB of 2015 makes science of protein structure crystal clear for 22 teachers.
2015
events
Events EMBL Insight Lecture – Why do we do what we do? – now available to view online.
2015
events
Science Tried and tested do's and don'ts of crowdsource writing.
2015
science
Science New way mice starve pathogens raises alternative approach to treatments for anaemia of chronic disease
2015
science
Science New microscopy-based method goes beyond gene sequencing, pinpointing the cause of disease.
2015
science
Science How repurposing non-coding elements in the genome gave rise to the great ‘mammalian radiation’.
2015
science
Lab Matters A blog extract by Ewan Birney reflects on the challenges of moving a massive data-centre.
2015
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Science New Bar-ChIP method makes it easier to search for epigenetic marks in many samples at once
2015
science
Science First experimental proof that a key cellular machine forms by uniting pre-assembled modules.
2015
science
Lab Matters Find answers to 40 of your questions about life, the Lab and everything!
2015
lab-matters
Alumni Films by alumnus’ lab shortlisted for 2014 Visualisation Challenge, 'The Vizzies'.
2015
alumni
Alumni How the Rosetta Mission’s comet landing led to unexpected destinations for alumna Karin Ranero,
2015
alumni
Science A brief history of microscopes, from van Leeuwenhoek to Betzig, Hell and Moerner.
2015
science
Lab Matters EMBL scientists regularly receive prestigious awards – meet the latest honourees.
2015
lab-matters
Science As EMBL Hamburg celebrates 40 years, we explore the past, present and future of crystallography.
2015
science
Lab Matters Which tales have illuminated something important to you? Staff from the Lab provide their favourite.
2015
lab-matters
Lab Matters Meet Dean of Graduate Studies, Helke Hillebrand.
2015
lab-matters
Science From using light to control brain activity to illuminating fruit fly development and mice’s sense of touch
2015
science
Alumni Ken Holmes, one of the visionaries behind EMBL and EMBL Hamburg, looks back to where it all began.
2015
alumni
Lab Matters PhD student Silvia Rohr on studying eyes – and talking about it for a general audience.
2015
lab-matters
Alumni Alumnus Stefan Hell on his 2014 Nobel Prize for Chemistry
2015
alumni
Lab Matters New project aims to speed up detection and response to disease outbreaks using genome technology.
2015
lab-matters
Science New statistical method for RNA-seq analysis creates order out of seeming chaos.
2015
science
Lab Matters New Christian Boulin Fellowship: 15 awards of up to €1500 for visitors to EMBL’s Core Facilities.
2015
lab-matters
Science New group leader Marco Marcia aims to broaden horizons while mapping molecules.
2015
science
Lab Matters EMBL-EBI supports relaunch of yourgenome.org, to bring genetics advances to a wider audience.
2015
lab-matters
Science Research led by Teichmann group identifies fundamental mechanism for controlling protein function.
2015
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