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A better look at a human RNA polymerase
New EMBL research shows where & to what degree a component of cellular machinery known as RNA Pol III is mutated and becomes…
At the core of the Integrator complex
A new paper from the Galej group at EMBL Grenoble describes the structure of key parts of the Integrator complex, involved in gene…
Insights into the new B.1.1.7 coronavirus lineage
A new lineage of coronavirus was first identified in the UK, but why is it spreading much more rapidly within the…
The SARS-CoV-2 B.1.1.7 lineage
A note on the coronavirus variant B.1.1.7, which has first been described in the U.K. and has spread to 57 countries. The note summarises…
Monitoring dangerous bacteria in freshwater
Freshwater sports can cause waterborne infections, but real-time DNA sequencing could…
Toadlet peptide transforms into a deadly weapon against bacteria
Researchers at the Technion – Israel Institute of Technology and EMBL Hamburg, in collaboration with scientists in Israel and Spain, have…
Opinion: Scientific disagreements aren’t new to COVID
Understanding why disagreement is good for COVID science. EMBL Deputy Director General Ewan Birney offers tips for sorting through the…
In kefir, microbial teamwork makes the dream work
Researchers discovered the dominant species of bacteria in kefir grains cannot endure without other species that help the 'team'…
Darwin Tree of Life: looking back on 2020
Despite restrictions, 2020 has been a busy year for the Darwin Tree of Life Project. We take a look at some of this year’s achievements and…
Stronger together
Gene activation requires the cooperative activity of multiple transcription factors. Until now, the mechanism used by these factors to coordinate…
Heating proteins to understand how genes work
A new paper from EMBL’s Savitski team and Typas group describes their work on E. coli and how it brings a greater understanding of the way genes…
Seeing deeper inside cells
While cryo-electron tomography (cryo-ET) was first envisioned in 1968, the advances the Mahamid group are bringing to this 3D method for studying…
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