Welcome: Pascale Cossart
Lab Matters Pascale Cossart, one of the world’s foremost authorities on the biology of Listeria, brings four decades of expertise in intracellular bacterial parasitism to EMBL as a visiting scientist.
2022
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New bacteria and viruses found on human skin
Science Researchers have identified hundreds of new bacterial species and viruses in the human skin microbiome.
2022
science
Making sense of bacterial DNA data
Science A vast, curated collection of bacterial genomes is now organised, searchable and open to the community.
2021
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Analysis and sorting with flow cytometry
Lab Matters A technology around since the ‘60s, flow cytometry has increasing applications. New leadership at EMBL’s flow cytometry facilities is looking to ease use, expand training, and encourage more collaboration.
2021
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Tackling the collateral damage from antibiotics
Science Researchers from EMBL’s Typas group and collaborators have analysed the effects of 144 antibiotics on the wellbeing of gut microbes. The study improves our understanding of antibiotics’ side effects and suggests a new approach to mitigating the adverse effects of antibiotics therapy on gut…
2021
science
From creating new antimicrobials to combating Alzheimer’s disease
Science Structural biology provides insights into the diverse functions of fibrous protein in humans, amphibians, and bacteria.
2021
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Common medications accumulate in gut bacteria
Science A new collaborative study led by EMBL group leaders Kiran Patil, Nassos Typas, and Peer Bork has found that common medications accumulate in human gut bacteria. This process reduces drug effectiveness and affects the metabolism of common gut microbes, thereby altering the gut microbiome.
2021
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Food safety, antibiotics, and a shrinking planet
Science After work in antimicrobial resistance, EMBL postdoc Laura Carroll is using machine learning for next-gen antibiotic development.
2021
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Illuminating protein complexes in cells
Lab Matters 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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Welcome to EMBL: Gautam Dey
Lab Matters Gautam Dey is fascinated by the evolutionary origins of the nucleus, and is looking forward to making the most of EMBL's infrastructure.
2021
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Monitoring dangerous bacteria in freshwater
Science Freshwater sports can cause waterborne infections, but real-time DNA sequencing could help.
2021
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Toadlet peptide transforms into a deadly weapon against bacteria
Science Researchers at the Technion – Israel Institute of Technology and EMBL Hamburg, in collaboration with scientists in Israel and Spain, have discovered remarkable molecular properties of an antimicrobial peptide from the skin of the Australian toadlet. The discovery could inspire the development of…
2021
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Colourful test tubes
Picture of the week To study the effect of commonly used drugs on bacterial envelopes, EMBL scientists applied a biochemical assay using a colour reaction. The deeper the red, the stronger the disruptive effect of the drug.
2020
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EMBL and Tara: Hamburg
Events EMBL Hamburg and Tara raise awareness of the risks of microplastic pollution and global infection
2019
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Global microbial signatures for colorectal cancer
Science Colorectal cancer characterised by consistent changes in gut bacteria across continents, cultures and diets
2019
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2019 alumni awards
Alumni Scientists honoured for contributions in cancer immunotherapy and structural biology
2019
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Cell death trigger in tuberculosis bacteria
Science Suicide system in tuberculosis bacteria might hold key to treatment
2019
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The web meets genomics: a DNA search engine for microbes
Science New search engine allows researchers to identify antibiotic resistance genes or mutations in real time
2019
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Structure of prodrug-transporter complex revealed
Science Scientists develop structural model that could help in the development of drugs with increased absorption rates
2019
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DIY Biology kits: what’s really growing inside?
Lab Matters EMBL’s GeneCore steps up to discover the facts and settle disputes
2018
lab-matters
Looking for life using geobiology
Events Meet the organisers of EMBO’s first course on molecular geobiology
2018
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Understanding soil through its microbiome
Science First global survey of soil genomics reveals a war between fungi and bacteria
2018
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Maternal bacteria persistent in newborns
Science Scientists show how bacteria and other microorganisms are passed on from mother to child
2018
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Melting bacteria to decipher antibiotic resistance
Science EMBL scientists investigate how bacteria melt to study their reaction to drugs
2018
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Combining antibiotics changes their effectiveness
Science Combining antibiotics with each other, non-antibiotic drugs or food additives can alter their effectiveness
2018
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Dog microbiome closer to humans’ than expected
Science Dog and human gut microbiomes have more similar genes and responses to diet than previously thought
2018
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Commonly used drugs affect our gut bacteria
Science One in four drugs with human targets inhibit the growth of bacteria in the human gut, and may promote antibiotic resistance, EMBL researchers report in Nature
2018
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Molecular cuisine for gut bacteria
Science EMBL scientists show how to grow a wide range of gut bacteria in the lab
2018
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My microbes
Science In a nutshell : The gut metagenome is the collection of all the genomes of all the microbes in the human intestinal tract : it is specific to each human, like a second genetic signature At least in healthy humans, this personal metagenome is stable over time The gut metagenome is…
2012
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Making the most of what you have
Science The bacterium Mycoplasma pneumoniae, which causes atypical pneumonia, is helping scientists uncover how cells make the most of limited resources. By measuring all the proteins this bacterium produces, scientists at the European Molecular Biology Laboratory (EMBL) in Heidelberg, Germany, and…
2012
science
What’s your gut type?
Science In the future, when you walk into a doctor’s surgery or hospital, you could be asked not just about your allergies and blood group, but also about your gut type. Scientists at the European Molecular Biology Laboratory (EMBL) in Heidelberg, Germany, and collaborators in the international MetaHIT…
2011
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Bacterial balance that keeps us healthy
Science The thousands of bacteria, fungi and other microbes that live in our gut are essential contributors to our good health. They break down toxins, manufacture some vitamins and essential amino acids, and form a barrier against invaders. A study published today in Nature shows that, at 3.3 million,…
2010
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MicroRNA: a glimpse into the past
Science The last ancestor we shared with worms, which roamed the seas around 600 million years ago, may already have had a sophisticated brain that released hormones into the blood and was connected to various sensory organs. The evidence comes not from a newly found fossil but from the study of microRNAs…
2010
science
Membrane-coat proteins: bacteria have them too
Science Although they are present almost everywhere, on land and sea, a group of related bacteria in the superphylum Planctomycetes-Verrucomicrobia-Chlamydiae, or PVC, have remained in relative obscurity ever since they were first described about a decade ago. Scientists at the European Molecular Biology…
2010
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A new tree of life allows a closer look at the origin of species
Science In 1870 the German scientist Ernst Haeckel mapped the evolutionary relationships of plants and animals in the first ‘tree of life’. Since then scientists have continuously redrawn and expanded the tree adding microorganisms and using modern molecular data, yet, many parts of the tree…
2006
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