New directions for molecular systems biology at EMBL
People & Perspectives Julia Mahamid and Nassos Typas reflect on the direction of the Molecular Systems Biology Unit they now lead at EMBL Heidelberg.
2024
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EMBL scientists receive prestigious ERC Synergy Grants
EMBL Announcements Jan Kosinski, Julia Mahamid, and Georg Zeller have received grants to enable ambitious projects aimed at mapping the cellular protein synthesis machinery in context and understanding complex host-microbiome interactions, respectively.
2023
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EMBL scientists elected to EMBO Membership
Lab MattersPeople & Perspectives Three EMBL group leaders and six EMBL alumni were recognised for their contributions to the life sciences.
2023
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Seeing antibiotics in action inside a pathogenic bacterium
Science & Technology New research by EMBL scientists shows at atomic detail how antibiotics affect the process of protein production inside bacteria.
2022
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Illuminating protein complexes in cells
Lab MattersPeople & Perspectives EMBL group leaders Julia Mahamid, Anna Kreshuk & Jonas Ries awarded Chan Zuckerberg Initiative grant to advance what we see inside cells.
2021
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Seeing through a cell
Science & Technology Liang Xue used cryo-electron tomography to capture this detailed image of a Mycoplasma pneumoniae cell.
2021
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The central dogma of molecular biology
Science & Technology This colourful image shows biological information flow in action: It’s a supramolecular assembly of DNA, RNA and proteins, observed directly inside a bacterial cell while turning genetic information into protein.
2021
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Seeing deeper inside cells
Science & Technology While cryo-electron tomography (cryo-ET) was first envisioned in 1968, the advances the Mahamid group are bringing to this 3D method for studying molecules directly inside cells are new, and are likely to greatly expand its use.
2020
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Visualising the cell’s molecular machinery in action
Science & Technology A new approach that allows researchers to see molecular machinery at work inside cells has offered a deeper understanding of how bacteria produce proteins and a unique glimpse into how they respond to antibiotics.
2020
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