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
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Molecules to Ecosystems: Jo McEntyre on data services
Lab Matters, People & Perspectives, Perspectives Jo McEntyre talks about data services, open data and a new era for research assessment.
2023
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Priorities for ocean microbiome research
Science, 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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Uncharted territories in the human genome
Research highlights, Science, Science & Technology Scientists identify previously unexplored gene segments to be added to human genome databases.
2022
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“If you want science to move forward, you have to share it”
Lab Matters, People & Perspectives EMBO Director Fiona Watt discusses preprints, data sharing, and evaluation in light of EMBL’s new Open Science policy
2022
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Loops in DNA affect which proteins are coded
Science, Science & Technology EMBL scientists unveil how 3D chromatin structure affects RNA splicing
2017
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Molecular biology as a force for peace
Lab Matters, People & Perspectives Historian Soraya de Chadarevian explores how EMBL’s first Director General shaped molecular biology
2017
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Mapping molecules on people, fields and ATMs
Science, Science & Technology Molecule mapping method raises interest in forensics, agriculture and microbiome studies
2017
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Your favourite reads of 2017
Lab Matters A look back at some of the most read stories on EMBL’s news website this year
2017
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Curious genomes
Science, Science & Technology What are the strangest genomes in EMBL-EBI's Ensembl?
2017
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Futures: Unravelling influenza
Science, Science & Technology ERC grantee Stephen Cusack shares his vision for the next ten years
2017
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The future of training
Events, Lab Matters EMBL experts outline the trends shaping scientific training in the coming years
2017
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A physical revolution
Alumni, People & Perspectives EMBL physicist-turned-biologist alumni win 2017 Kendrew and Phillipson awards
2017
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Chromosomes don’t need key protein for all their folds
Science, Science & Technology New research reveals that two different mechanisms are responsible for chromosome folding
2017
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Alasdair McDowall’s slow road to flash freezing
Alumni, People & Perspectives How a research technician with a master’s degree contributed to Nobel Prize-winning work
2017
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Enzymes’ superimposable structures revealed
Science, Science & Technology EMBL scientists superimpose structures of two-metal-ion enzymes and reveal new potential drug targets
2017
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Cells grow pores from shrinking holes
Science, Science & Technology New research shows how pores form in the membrane that surrounds a cell’s nucleus
2017
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Exploring 3D macromolecules in a flash
Science, Science & Technology High resolution 3D protein structures in a giffy with PDBe
2017
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Behind the scenes in the Fly Room
Lab Matters, People & Perspectives Curious about what goes on in EMBL’s Fly Room? Prepare to be a fly on the wall
2017
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Takeda joins drug target discovery initiative
Lab Matters, People & Perspectives Takeda joins pioneering public-private drug discover collaboration Open Targets
2017
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Welcome: Eva Kowalinski
People & Perspectives, Science New group leader based in Grenoble aims to unveil the mechanisms of RNA editing
2017
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BioModels performance boost, new model formats
Science, Science & Technology New BioModels infrastructure supports significantly more model formats and offers improved search
2017
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EMBL Barcelona co-organises first conference
Connections, Events James Sharpe, Head of EMBL Barcelona, co-chairs the morphogenetic engineering-themed conference
2017
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New technique for imaging the life aquatic
Science, Science & Technology New method for 3D imaging microorganisms lends insight into the creatures that inhabit our oceans
2017
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Edith Heard awarded Grand Prix Inserm 2017
EMBL Announcements, Lab Matters EMBL Director General elect, Edith Heard, awarded 2017’s Grand Prix Inserm for her work in epigenetics
2017
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Humans of EMBL: Curiosity
Lab Matters EMBLers across all sites share how their curiosity about the world shapes their everyday life
2017
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Diplomacy – What’s science got to do with it?
Lab Matters, People & Perspectives Interview with EMBL’s Joint Heads of Government and EU Relations
2017
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EMBL researchers awarded prestigious ERC grants
EMBL Announcements, Lab Matters Takashi Hiiragi and Lars Steinmetz received Advanced Grants from the European Research Council (ERC)
2017
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Welcome: Julia Mahamid
People & Perspectives, Science The Mahamid group studies meso-scale molecular assemblies in intact cells and model organisms at molecular resolution
2017
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FP9 should support excellent, curiosity-driven research
Lab Matters, People & Perspectives EMBL releases recommendations for the 9th EU Framework Programme for Research and Innovation
2017
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Science in space
Alumni, People & Perspectives EMBL alumna Sigrid Reinsch trained as a cell biologist – now she helps run experiments in space
2017
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How malaria springs to action in mosquitoes
Science, Science & Technology Insights into the reproduction of Plasmodium parasites in mosquitoes reveal rapid and broad activity
2017
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Hands-on science inspires Hamburg
Events, Lab Matters 20,000 visitors get sneak peek at giant particle accelerators at DESY DAY in Hamburg
2017
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Obituary: Fotis Kafatos
Alumni, People & Perspectives Former EMBL Director General Fotis Kafatos passes away
2017
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#EMBLcurious
Lab Matters, People & Perspectives Six curious questions and the EMBL community's answers. Check back each week for the next question
2017
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EMBL and HeidelbergCement explore ways to reduce carbon
Lab Matters, People & Perspectives EMBL and HeidelbergCement sign Memorandum of Understanding
2017
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A curious case of serendipity
Alumni, People & Perspectives Jacques Dubochet, Nobel laureate and former EMBL group leader, reflects on a key aha moment
2017
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High-res Ebola model could spark new questions
Science, Science & Technology EMBL researchers create highest resolution 3D model of important structure within Ebola virus
2017
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CSSB: A new approach to infectious disease
Science, Science & Technology Inside the Centre for Structural Systems Biology
2017
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Research highlights
Science, Science & Technology A summary of recent research highlights from EMBL
2017
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EMBL and ESRF renew collaboration agreement
Connections, Lab Matters EMBL and the European synchrotron ESRF extend their Joint Structural Biology Group
2017
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Supercool structures: new cryo-EM facility
Science, Science & Technology As a new cryo-EM facility is inaugurated, EMBL’s Michael Hons describes his role in the project
2017
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A smart cabinet of curiosities
Science How open data is changing our pursuit of discovery
2017
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Aid for Labs – Scientists helping each other
Lab Matters Aid for Labs is an EMBL-based charity aiming to provide scientific equipment to researchers in need
2017
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Science at sea
Science A talent for organisation has taken EMBL’s Steffi Kandels-Lewis across the globe
2017
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What bizarre flies have taught us
Science Five things researchers have learned from bizarre fruit flies
2017
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What is EMBL curious about?
Science, Science & Technology Find out how curiosity is driving some of the work we do here at EMBL
2017
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To laugh, and then think
Events, Science & Technology Meet Ig Nobel emcee Marc Abrahams, an EMBL Science and Society speaker in December
2017
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Science is universal – we must stand up for it
Events, People & Perspectives Interview with Rolf-Dieter Heuer, guest speaker at EMBL's 2017 Annual Reception
2017
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Science from ice
Alumni, People & Perspectives Working on scientific instruments has taken EMBL alumnus Simon Sheldon to the ends of the Earth
2017
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Fighting disease with structural biology
Alumni, People & Perspectives Alumnus Michael Parker talks about his career, research highlights and how EMBL has played a role
2017
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EMBL Women’s Night in Heidelberg
Events, Lab Matters Women from academia, industry and politics met at EMBL to fuel career growth and opportunities
2017
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Looping the loops: how chromosomes form
Science, Science & Technology EMBL researchers and collaborators unravel how chromosomes form
2017
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Jacques Dubochet awarded Nobel Prize for chemistry
EMBL Announcements, Science EMBL alumnus recognised for cryo-electron microscopy work
2017
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EMBL and Australia – delivering excellence
Connections, Lab Matters How Australia’s associate membership of EMBL empowers scientists and drives collaboration
2017
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New Speaker announced for Nordic EMBL Partnership
Connections, Lab Matters Bernt Eric Uhlin, Director of MIMS, will replace Kjetil Taskén, Director of NCMM
2017
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Welcome: Jan Kosinski
People & Perspectives, Science EMBL’s new group leader based in Hamburg aims to create models of infection cycles
2017
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EMBL annual reception: bridging nations
Connections, Lab Matters EMBL’s annual reception took place on 18 September, with more than 150 attendees
2017
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UK pupils and scientists explore parasite problem
Events, Lab Matters EMBL-EBI and collaborators engage schools in a large-scale genome decoding project
2017
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Welcome, Andrew Leach
People & Perspectives, Science Q&A with EMBL-EBI's Head of Chemical Biology data services
2017
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How wine-making yeast can feed wine-spoiling bacteria
Science, Science & Technology How microbes can create niches for each other
2017
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Ten years of training at EMBL-EBI
Events, Lab Matters International experts gather at EMBL-EBI to reflect on the future of bioinformatics training
2017
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Fish on fire
Science, Science & Technology New study by Paola Kuri and Maria Leptin shows how inflammation happens in zebrafish in real time
2017
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40 years of Courses and Conferences
Events, Lab Matters How the work of the Courses and Conferences team has changed over the years
2017
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Science + X: The science behind the Matrix movie
Lab Matters, People & Perspectives, Science & Technology EMBL researchers separated facts from fiction at a Friends of EMBL Science Movie Night
2017
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The future is bright as XFEL opens its doors
Connections, Science Newly opened European X-Ray Free-Electron Laser celebrates start of user operations
2017
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Funding agreed for imaging centre
Lab Matters German state and federal governments agree funding for microscopy centre at EMBL Heidelberg
2017
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Computational models of cancer available
Science, Science & Technology How patient-derived computational models can help researchers understand cancer
2017
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Bridging excellence: EMBL and Stanford’s Alliance
Connections, Events Lars Steinmetz. Director of the Life Science Alliance, reflects on the EMBL|Stanford initiative
2017
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Opinion: Archives for Science
Lab Matters, People & Perspectives Biologists Sydney Brenner and Richard J. Roberts addressed the importance of scientific archives
2017
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Alumni meeting in Oxford
Alumni EMBL alumni met in Oxford for an afternoon of science talks and networking
2017
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Welcome: Justin Crocker
People & Perspectives, Science Meet Justin Crocker, EMBL’s new group leader in gene regulation during evolution and development
2017
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Welcome: Evangelia Petsalaki
People & Perspectives, Science A new group at EMBL-EBI aims to decipher cell signalling networks
2017
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Welcome: Zamin Iqbal
People & Perspectives, Science The Iqbal research group hopes to build a 'Google of bacteria' to help better interpret the genome
2017
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Italian school students experience life in the lab
Lab Matters School student Andrea Totaro and EMBL group leader Christophe Lancrin reflect
2017
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New England Biolabs partners with EMBL
Connections, Lab Matters NEB joins EMBL’s corporate partnership programme
2017
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Bioinformatics in Latin America
Connections, Lab Matters EMBL-EBI supports bioinformatics training and capacity in Latin America
2017
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UK Biobank partners with the EGA
Connections, Science Genetic data from a major cohort now distributed via EMBL-EBI
2017
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Cyclists rise to charity challenge
Lab Matters EMBL’s cycling team complete epic journey to raise money for Heidelberg’s children’s hospital
2017
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New name for EMBL’s site in Italy
EMBL Announcements, Lab Matters EMBL’s unit in Italy changes name to better reflect new research focuses and highlight its location
2017
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EIROforum, a driver for international science
Connections, Science EMBL’s Iain Mattaj, the new Chair of EIROforum, on EIROforum’s role
2017
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CSSB opens its doors
Connections, Lab Matters On 29 June, at a ceremony in front of 700 guests, the Centre for Structural Systems Biology (CSSB) in Hamburg, was officially opened. At the event on the Deutsches Elektronen-Synchrotron (DESY) Campus in Hamburg, Helmut Dosch, Chairman of the DESY Board of Directors, presented Head of EMBL Hamburg…
2017
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Solving the nucleosome: twenty years on
Events, Science & Technology Tim Richmond looks back on the work that revealed the high-resolution structure of the nucleosome
2017
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40 years of electron microscopy training at EMBL
Events, Lab Matters Celebrating 40 years since the first EMBO electron microscopy training course
2017
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2018 EMBL course and conference sneak preview
Events, Lab Matters The 2018 EMBL course and conference sneak preview is now available!
2017
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EMBL Council selects next Director General
EMBL Announcements, Lab Matters Edith Heard’s mandate scheduled to begin 1 January 2019
2017
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How bacteria affect your wellbeing
Events, Science & Technology Science and Society event answers controversial questions about gut microbes
2017
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The sexual dimorphism dilemma
Science, Science & Technology IMPC explains how much the sex of animals is misdirecting research results
2017
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Mouse genes could help decipher disease
Science, Science & Technology EMBL-EBI and IMPC characterised over 3000 mouse genes, revealing new gene associations with disease
2017
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UX toolkit aids industry R&D
Events, Science & Technology Exploring the potential of user experience for life sciences through industry workshops
2017
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Open imaging data for biology
Science, Science & Technology The Image Data Resource - prototype of the first open repository linking imaging and molecular data
2017
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Senses: Fathoming fear
Science, Science & Technology EMBL’s Cornelius Gross wants to understand fear responses and the brain circuitry that governs them
2017
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Mapping gene expression, cell by cell
Science, Science & Technology EMBL researchers complete a molecular atlas showing gene expression in all cells in an entire animal
2017
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Senses: Silencing noise
Science, Science & Technology Two EMBL researchers are exploring new ways to filter out noise and get to the data they need
2017
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Human Cell Atlas data platform kicks off
Lab Matters, Science & Technology EMBL-EBI, the Broad and UCSC Genomics Institute to build Data Coordination Platform with CZI support
2017
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Senses: What you see is how you feel
Science, Science & Technology EMBL’s Hiroki Asari investigates how our internal state can change the way our eyes work
2017
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Welcome: James Sharpe
People & Perspectives, Science Meet the head of EMBL's new Barcelona site, James Sharpe
2017
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James Sharpe appointed Head of EMBL Barcelona
EMBL Announcements, Lab Matters Inventor of OPT will be the first Head of EMBL’s new Barcelona site
2017
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Sorting out HIV
Science, Science & Technology An EMBL collaboration devises a new method that could speed up vaccine development for HIV
2017
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Humans of EMBL: Senses
Lab Matters, People & Perspectives People across EMBL’s sites reflect on the ways they perceive their world
2017
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Cell changes drive breast cancer relapse
Science, Science & Technology Hallmarks of residual breat cancer cells suggest new approaches for preventing relapse
2017
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HipSci: The human stem cell bank
Science, Science & Technology Introducing one of the largest collections of high-quality human induced pluripotent stem cells
2017
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Obituary: Riccardo Cortese
Alumni, People & Perspectives The life science community is deeply saddened by the loss of EMBL alumnus Riccardo Cortese
2017
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EMBL spin-off Luxendo acquired by Bruker
Connections, Lab Matters Accelerating researchers’ access to next-generation light-sheet microscopy
2017
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Welcome: Jamie Hackett
People & Perspectives, Science Meet Monterotondo’s new group leader for epigenetic reprogramming and inheritance, Jamie Hackett
2017
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Futures: Phosphatases
Science, Science & Technology ERC grantee Maja Köhn shares her vision for the next ten years
2017
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Hungary becomes EMBL member state
EMBL Announcements, Lab Matters EMBL welcomes its 23rd member state, with a promising collaboration already in place
2017
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Illuminating insulin release
Science, Science & Technology EMBL researchers develop an optical method for measuring the release of insulin from single cells
2017
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Embryos use ancient viral DNA
Science, Science & Technology EMBL scientists detect important function of genetic sequence our ancestors assimilated from a virus
2017
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A race against the ageing clock
Science, Science & Technology EMBL-EBI researchers identify mouse epigenetic clock that could help scientists understand ageing
2017
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Obituary: Konrad Müller
Lab Matters, People & Perspectives EMBL alumnus Konrad Müller has sadly passed away
2017
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Experience life in the lab!
Lab Matters Call for applications for school students to join ‘Summer in Science’ in Monterotondo
2017
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Structure of key system for TB infection
Science, Science & Technology EMBL scientists add crucial knowledge to understanding of the bacterium that causes tuberculosis
2017
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EMBL to open new site in Barcelona
EMBL Announcements, Lab Matters Spanish government and EMBL sign agreement for new site
2017
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The story behind EMBL’s Barcelona site
Lab Matters EMBL Director-General, Iain Mattaj, reflects on the work done to establish a new site in Barcelona
2017
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Strengthening links with Italian research community
Connections, Lab Matters EMBL’s Monterotondo site strengthens links with the Italian scientific community
2017
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Blood stem cell differentiation is continuous
Science, Science & Technology Study by EMBL and DKFZ researchers means origins of myeloid leukaemias may need rethinking
2017
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Behind the scenes: Building EMBL’s Barcelona site
Lab Matters Silke Schumacher explains how the new EMBL site in Barcelona came into being
2017
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When science meets management
Events, Lab Matters New Master's programme for research infrastructure managers – set to launch autumn 2017
2017
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Ageing: cell coordination breakdown
Science, Science & Technology Researchers use single-cell sequencing to understand how cells age
2017
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Obituary: Anna Tramontano
Lab Matters, People & Perspectives Anna Tramontano, bioinformatics pioneer and EMBL alumna, has passed away
2017
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A tribute to Anna Tramontano
Lab Matters, People & Perspectives Janet Thornton reflects on the contributions of EMBL alumna Anna Tramontano
2017
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In remembrance of Anna Tramontano
Alumni, People & Perspectives The research community mourns the passing of Anna Tramontano
2017
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Opinion: Scientists must be part of the conversation
Lab Matters, People & Perspectives Diversity, internationality and collaboration works, writes EMBL Director-General Iain Mattaj
2017
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John Kendrew’s legacy
Lab Matters, People & Perspectives “Without John Kendrew there would have been no EMBL,” wrote Ken Holmes
2017
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Futures: The dark proteome
Science, Science & Technology ERC grantee Edward Lemke shares his vision for the next ten years
2017
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Welcome: Monika Lachner
Lab Matters, People & Perspectives EMBL’s new Academic Coordinator and Dean of Graduate Studies Monika Lachner leads programmes that help young scientists to flourish
2017
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Futures: Brain evolution
Science, Science & Technology ERC grantee Detlev Arendt shares his vision for the next ten years
2017
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Futures: Genome regulation
Science, Science & Technology ERC grantee Eileen Furlong shares her vision for the next ten years
2017
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Cell division offers hope to fight antibiotic resistance
Science, Science & Technology Keeping bacterial chromosomes tangled could lead to new approaches to treatment
2017
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Women in science: Glass half full?
Lab Matters Ottoline Leyser on the fallacy of failure and the road to self-determination
2017
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Fresh insight into how immune cells fight malaria
Science, Science & Technology Reconstructing T-cell development in high resolution
2017
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Unlocking the secrets of nuclear movements
Science, Science & Technology EMBL researchers develop a computer model to explore the movement of nuclei in a multinuclear cell
2017
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Pathways: Life science investment
Alumni, People & Perspectives EMBL alumnus Joep Muijrers talks about making the transition from science into business
2017
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Metabolism matters
Science, Science & Technology Differentiated and undifferentiated cells get energy in different ways, sensor made at EMBL shows
2017
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SESAME: a light in the desert
Alumni, People & Perspectives EMBL alumna Zehra Sayers key driver of the Middle East’s first synchrotron project
2017
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Building bioinformatics capacity in Africa
Alumni, People & Perspectives EMBL alumna Nicola Mulder reflects on her pan-African bioinformatics project and its impact
2017
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Building labs with flies
Alumni, People & Perspectives Flies can do a lot for science, inside and outside the lab. EMBL alumna Isabel Palacios explains how
2017
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Sartorius joins EMBL’s Corporate Partnership Programme
Connections, Lab Matters Sartorius and EMBL join forces to support advanced training and science education
2017
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New EMBL and GSK collaboration
Connections, Lab Matters GSK and EMBL have signed an agreement to enhance understanding of disease and drug mechanisms
2017
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Beamline 14’s legacy
Lab Matters, Science & Technology Beamline BM14 in Grenoble shuts down, continues collaboration with India
2017
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Lipids in real time
Science, Science & Technology A new technique developed at EMBL reveals the way fats interact with other molecules in cells
2017
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Genetic switches can change shape
Science, Science & Technology EMBL scientists discovered that common mutations can change the shape of gene promoters
2017
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Reflections by Sir John Kendrew
Lab Matters, People & Perspectives In this interview from the EMBL Archive, Sir John Kendrew reflects on his time leading 'the Lab'.
2017
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Degrees of excellence
Lab Matters Helke Hillebrand on leaving EMBL after 9 years as Academic Coordinator and Dean of Graduate Studies
2017
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Genetics of ‘room-mate’ influences health
Science, Science & Technology Healing and anxiety are influenced by the genetics of one’s social partners
2017
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Welcome: Wojciech Galej
People & Perspectives, Science New group leader Wojciech Galej investigates RNA-protein complexes involved in gene expression
2017
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Buffering mechanism protects embryonic development
Science, Science & Technology New mechanism revealed
2017
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Neural connection keeps instincts in check
Science, Science & Technology EMBL scientists find out how the prefrontal cortex puts a break on instinctive behaviours
2017
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