28 March 2024
Research highlights, Science, Science & Technology
New study uncovers the potential of immunotherapy in preventing breast cancer and creates the openly available Human Breast Cell Atlas.
2024
research-highlightssciencescience-technology
27 March 2024
Updates from data resources
The SARS-CoV-2 Data Hubs are a set of tools coupled with infrastructure that support four components: the submission, analysis, presentation and visualisation of SARS-CoV-2 raw read data, and its resulting analyses. What makes Data Hubs attractive is a unique set of features: A new publication in…
2024
updates-from-data-resources
20 March 2024
People & Perspectives, Perspectives, Science
Data standards that have been silently enabling discovery in the life sciences for decades are now making AI advances possible.
2024
people-perspectivesperspectivesscience
13 March 2024
Science, Technology and innovation
AI annotations added to the SureChEMBL database increase the depth of data made available to users.
2024
sciencetechnology-and-innovation
12 March 2024
People & Perspectives, Perspectives, Science
Team Leader Sameer Velankar on why accessible training is key for AlphaFold and AI tools more generally.
2024
people-perspectivesperspectivesscience
8 March 2024
Updates from data resources
The MGnify data resource for microbiome data has launched the latest MGnify Genomes catalogue comprising 112,951 genomes derived from mouse gut datasets, represented by 2,847 species-level cluster representative genomes. This catalogue was generated as part of our work with the MRC funded…
2024
updates-from-data-resources
7 March 2024
Announcements, Science, Science & Technology
Plasmodium falciparum, a malaria parasite, uses gene conversion to produce genetic diversity in two surface protein genes targeted by the human immune system.
2024
announcementssciencescience-technology
6 March 2024
Announcements, Science, Science & Technology
An international team of researchers aim to combine social determinants of health with genomics, immune profiling, and exposomics data to tackle cancer inequities at an unprecedented scale.
2024
announcementssciencescience-technology
1 March 2024
Announcements
The Federated European Genome-phenome Archive (FEGA) marks a significant milestone with the release of its first datasets.
28 February 2024
Updates from data resources
Version 11.24 of DECIPHER introduces a new ACMG/AMP pathogenicity interface for sequence variant predictions, displays ClinGen Variant Curation Expert Panel recommendations on gene pages, and updates ACMG secondary finding information to v3.2.
2024
updates-from-data-resources
5 February 2024
Lab Matters, People & Perspectives
Jacqueline shares her experience of EMBL's international PhD programme.
2024
lab-matterspeople-perspectives
1 February 2024
Updates from data resources
New Europe PMC tools support preprint review discovery
2024
updates-from-data-resources
1 February 2024
Lab Matters, People & Perspectives
Renato Alves talks about his time at EMBL, the Bio-IT project, his wishes for EMBL in its anniversary year, and how a passion for night hikes and stargazing led to the creation of EMBL’s astronomy club.
2024
lab-matterspeople-perspectives
29 January 2024
Updates from data resources
InterPro version 98.0 and InterProScan 5.66-98.0 are now available. InterPro now features hundreds of new methods integrated from partner databases, and InterProScan draws on over 40000 entries. InterPro version 98.0 New features include: InterPro 98.0 covers 81.7% of UniProt Knowledgebase release…
2024
updates-from-data-resources
29 January 2024
Lab Matters, People & Perspectives
Kyle Morris joins EMBL-EBI as Electron Microscopy Data Bank (EMDB) Team Leader.
2024
lab-matterspeople-perspectives
26 January 2024
Science, Technology and innovation
Streamlining proteomics data access for machine learning applications.
2024
sciencetechnology-and-innovation
12 January 2024
Updates from data resources
The Ensembl 111 features a range of new Ensembl VEP plugins and updated agricultural, fish, plant and metazoa species.
2024
updates-from-data-resources
9 January 2024
Announcements
A $3.8 million grant from the Gordon and Betty Moore Foundation will help researchers lay groundwork for the Biodiversity Cell Atlas.
20 December 2023
Research highlights, Science & Technology
Researchers reveal that healthy lung development hinges on immune-epithelial crosstalk, with implications for respiratory diseases.
2023
research-highlightsscience-technology
30 November 2023
Announcements
UK Research and Innovation (UKRI) has confirmed £80.7 million of funding for EMBL’s European Bioinformatics Institute (EMBL-EBI). The funding comes from the UKRI Infrastructure Fund and will be distributed over the course of six years. It is set to help EMBL-EBI transform its technical…
29 November 2023
Announcements, Science, Science & Technology
The new initiative brings together genomic data from various biodiversity projects to aid conservation and biodiversity efforts.
2023
announcementssciencescience-technology
23 November 2023
Updates from data resources
Two new data portals are set to support infectious disease monitoring and research across Europe; the Swedish Pathogens Data Portal and the Netherlands COVID-19 Data Portal.
2023
updates-from-data-resources
22 November 2023
Announcements
Leading charities Children with Cancer UK and Cancer Research UK will co-fund a major £5.5 million research programme to advance precision medicine for relapsed childhood cancers.
22 November 2023
Lab Matters, People & Perspectives
EMBL scientist Oliver Stegle explains how AI-based tools have the potential to transform our ability to better understand the complexity of life and how these tools will shape the future of life science exploration.
2023
lab-matterspeople-perspectives
16 November 2023
Technology and innovation
Large language models are changing the way we carry out scientific data curation, annotation, and research, setting the stage for a more efficient understanding of scientific literature
2023
technology-and-innovation
15 November 2023
Perspectives
Where to start when thinking about the sustainability of informatics projects
15 November 2023
EMBLetc
Large language models are changing the way we carry out scientific data curation, annotation, and research, setting the stage for a more efficient understanding of scientific literature
14 November 2023
Updates from data resources
InterPro version 97.0 and InterProScan 5.64-97.0 are now available. InterPro now features hundreds of new methods integrated from partner databases, and InterProScan draws on over 40000 entries.
2023
updates-from-data-resources
2 November 2023
Updates from data resources
Users no longer need to download large datasets with the new galleries feature
2023
updates-from-data-resources
31 October 2023
Perspectives
As science increasingly relies on big data and AI tools, the carbon footprint of computational work is on the rise
26 October 2023
Updates from data resources
In response to user community demands, the AlphaFold Protein Structure database has introduced sequence-based search and cluster members.
2023
updates-from-data-resources
16 October 2023
Research highlights
The Lees group develops a tool that can scale up bacterial genome annotation.
26 September 2023
Updates from data resources
InterPro version 96.0 and InterProScan 5.64-96.0 are now available.
2023
updates-from-data-resources
25 September 2023
Lab Matters, People & Perspectives, Perspectives
PhD student Valentina Lorenzi is using single-cell sequencing data to create a map of the developing human reproductive system.
2023
lab-matterspeople-perspectivesperspectives
21 September 2023
Science & Technology, Technology and innovation
Enzymes constitute a large fraction of genomes – 20% in humans – which makes them a very important part of life. Despite decades of studies and a rich literature dedicated to understanding the reaction mechanisms of enzymes, the rules of enzyme catalysis are still not fully clear. A new…
2023
science-technologytechnology-and-innovation
19 September 2023
Science & Technology, Technology and innovation
Ensembl Variant Effect Predictor integrates Google DeepMind’s new AlphaMissense Database for better predictions of genetic variant pathogenicity.
2023
science-technologytechnology-and-innovation
14 September 2023
Research highlights, Science, Science & Technology
New research improves understanding of the molecular mechanisms behind why some cancers respond to immunotherapy and others don't.
2023
research-highlightssciencescience-technology
13 September 2023
Research highlights, Science, Science & Technology
Researchers use the AlphaFold database and Foldseek Cluster algorithm to analyse millions of predicted protein structures and offer new insights into protein evolution.
2023
research-highlightssciencescience-technology
11 September 2023
Perspectives
EMBL-EBI’s Deputy Head of Research Virginie Uhlmann delves into the institute’s unique research landscape and the essential qualities for effective leadership in this field
21 August 2023
People & Perspectives, Perspectives, Science
Experience in data management and coordination has enabled EMBL alumna Laura Clarke to pursue a career in AI development.
2023
people-perspectivesperspectivesscience
14 August 2023
People & Perspectives, Perspectives, Science
EMBL-EBI Senior Scientist Rob Finn explains why data coordination and sharing are fundamental for a sustainable blue economy.
2023
people-perspectivesperspectivesscience
10 August 2023
Research highlights, Science, Science & Technology
SComatic enables researchers to link genotype to phenotype using only single-cell profiling data
2023
research-highlightssciencescience-technology
1 August 2023
Lab Matters, People & Perspectives, Perspectives
By upskilling researchers on bioinformatics skills and tools, EMBL alumna Emily Perry is helping to make genomic medicine more accessible.
2023
lab-matterspeople-perspectivesperspectives
25 July 2023
Updates from data resources
Ensembl 110 and Ensembl Genomes 57 have introduced in-house prokaryotic gene annotation across genomes available in Ensembl Bacteria. Since its inception, Ensembl Bacteria has imported user-submitted annotations from the International Nucleotide Sequence Database Collaboration (INSDC) for…
2023
updates-from-data-resources
20 July 2023
Updates from data resources
The latest Expression Atlas release is now live and contains a wider range of RNA-seq and proteomics datasets.
2023
updates-from-data-resources
18 July 2023
Technology and innovation
The GA4GH standard refget quietly helps decipher millions of genomes sequenced worldwide, and it just got better.
2023
technology-and-innovation
17 July 2023
Updates from data resources
Ensembl 100 release brings exciting updates, such as the addition of regulation data to 5 animal genomes studied extensively in agriculture.
2023
updates-from-data-resources
13 July 2023
Updates from data resources
We are excited to announce the latest releases of IntAct and Complex Portal. IntAct 244 highlights Complex Portal 244 highlights
2023
updates-from-data-resources
12 July 2023
Announcements, EMBL Announcements, Lab Matters
Construction begins on EMBL-EBI's new building named after Janet Thornton.
2023
announcementsembl-announcementslab-matters
7 July 2023
Updates from data resources
InterPro version 95.0 and InterProScan 5.63-95.0 are now available! InterPro now features hundreds of new methods integrated from partner databases, and InterProScan draws on over 39000 entries. InterPro version 95.0 – new features include: InterPro 95.0 covers 81.7% of UniProt Knowledgebase…
2023
updates-from-data-resources
6 July 2023
Announcements, EMBL Announcements, Science
Closer collaborations with EMBL-EBI data resources set to further develop and grow this unique rare disease platform.
2023
announcementsembl-announcementsscience
5 July 2023
Science, Science & Technology, Technology and innovation
Enabling researchers worldwide to share and analyse pathogen data generated across the world
2023
sciencescience-technologytechnology-and-innovation
5 July 2023
Announcements, EMBL Announcements
Coming from a pharmaceutical industry background, David Hulcoop is set to take over as Executive Director of the public-private partnership Open Targets.
2023
announcementsembl-announcements
4 July 2023
Updates from data resources
Better search for Europe PMC funder grants with ROR IDs
2023
updates-from-data-resources
3 July 2023
Science, Science & Technology
A third of all known proteins are either completely or partially unstructured. EMBL scientists contributed to a new set of guidelines – Minimum Information About a Disorder Experiment (MIADE) – that will help researchers share data on unstructured proteins in a more useful way and will enable…
2023
sciencescience-technology
29 June 2023
Perspectives
New framework to improve the FAIRness of clinical and molecular datasets
27 June 2023
Science, Science & Technology, Technology and innovation
HoloFood, the first consistent collection of multiomic data about chicken and salmon gut microbiomes, set to enable the development of better animal feeds.
2023
sciencescience-technologytechnology-and-innovation
22 June 2023
Updates from data resources
The AlphaFold Database boasts improved user experience, including better search filters and an improved 3D viewer.
2023
updates-from-data-resources
8 June 2023
Perspectives, Science, Science & Technology
EMBL-EBI data resources are being used to deliver thousands of genetic diagnostics to patients every month.
2023
perspectivessciencescience-technology
7 June 2023
Announcements, Lab Matters, People & Perspectives
In recognition of Janet Thornton’s retirement, we look back at some of her biggest accomplishments shaping the field of bioinformatics.
2023
announcementslab-matterspeople-perspectives
2 June 2023
Science, Science & Technology, Technology and innovation
A new tool for the interpretation of missense variation in humans – ProtVar – will help enable drug discovery.
2023
sciencescience-technologytechnology-and-innovation
26 May 2023
Connections, Technology and innovation
The PLAST-CELL project aims to understanding cancer progression by quantifying a cancer cell’s ability to respond to environmental stress that threatens its survival
2023
connectionstechnology-and-innovation
22 May 2023
Lab Matters, People & Perspectives, Research highlights
Postdoctoral researcher Carolin Sauer is leveraging long-read sequencing to develop new detection methods for various cancers.
2023
lab-matterspeople-perspectivesresearch-highlights
17 May 2023
Updates from data resources
InterPro 94.0 features hundreds of new methods integrated from partner databases, and InterProScan draws on over 38,000 entries.
2023
updates-from-data-resources
16 May 2023
Technology and innovation
BioImage Archive Team Leader Matthew Hartley shares his experience and tips for people interested in managing a bioinformatics core facility.
2023
technology-and-innovation
15 May 2023
EMBLetc
In recognition of Janet Thornton’s retirement, we look back at some of her biggest accomplishments in shaping the field of bioinformatics.
15 May 2023
EMBLetc
Desmond Higgins, 2023 Lennart Philipson Award winner, discusses his time at EMBL and his research developing sequence alignment tools.
11 May 2023
Research highlights, Science & Technology
Understanding chromothripsis offers insights into how cancer develops.
2023
research-highlightsscience-technology
10 May 2023
Announcements, Science, Science & Technology
The human pangenome – one of the most complete collections of genome sequences released so far – captures rich human diversity.
2023
announcementssciencescience-technology
3 May 2023
Announcements, Lab Matters, Science & Technology
EMBL-EBI is making a key contribution to a historic effort to understand the function of every human gene
2023
announcementslab-mattersscience-technology
25 April 2023
Lab Matters, People & Perspectives, Perspectives
On the 20th anniversary of the Human Genome Project, we look back at its history, wonder and potential.
2023
lab-matterspeople-perspectivesperspectives
19 April 2023
People & Perspectives, Perspectives
As a postdoc Alex Almeida used bioinformatics to push the boundaries of what we know about the gut microbiome. Here, Almeida explains how his time at EMBL-EBI generated new research avenues, and how the skills and connections from his postdoc prepared him for leading his own research group at the…
2023
people-perspectivesperspectives
18 April 2023
Science & Technology, Updates from data resources
WormBase ParaSite release 18 adds largest number of new genomes and annotations since launch, as well as full integration with AlphaFold.
2023
science-technologyupdates-from-data-resources
11 April 2023
Research highlights, Science, Science & Technology
EMBL-EBI researchers have developed a new tool capable of performing state-of-the-art phylogenetic inference on larger datasets than previously thought possible.
2023
research-highlightssciencescience-technology
6 April 2023
Connections, Technology and innovation
Darwin Tree of Life project improves bioinformatics tools for biodiversity data analysis
2023
connectionstechnology-and-innovation
4 April 2023
Updates from data resources
The European Nucleotide Archive database introduces mandatory spatiotemporal metadata for data submissions.
2023
updates-from-data-resources
29 March 2023
Alumni
Two former EMBL scientists have been recognised for their outstanding contributions to the fields of science communication and multiple sequence alignment research, respectively.
21 March 2023
Perspectives
Using long-read sequencing and machine learning approaches, EMBL alumna Lara Urban is making a difference in the field of One Health.
17 March 2023
Updates from data resources
EMBL-EBI's metagenomics data resource increases in size and supports groundbreaking AI tools for protein structure prediction.
2023
updates-from-data-resources
9 March 2023
Research highlights, Science
EMBL-EBI researchers use UK Biobank data to uncover new information about rare diseases of the eye.
2023
research-highlightsscience
7 March 2023
Updates from data resources
InterPro now features hundreds of new methods integrated from partner databases, and InterProScan draws on over 38,000 entries. InterPro version 93.0 InterPro 93.0 integrates 300 new methods from the CDD (261), PANTHER (12), PROSITE profiles (17), SMART (9), TIGRFAMs (1) databases, and covers 81.7%…
2023
updates-from-data-resources
6 March 2023
Perspectives, Science
As major biodiversity projects ramp up, EMBL-EBI enables genomic data sharing for all species.
3 March 2023
Updates from data resources
The Single Cell Expression Atlas (SCEA) now includes more datasets and species.
2023
updates-from-data-resources
28 February 2023
Perspectives, Science
Why open data from model organisms is essential for rare disease research.
27 February 2023
Announcements
The Open Global Data Citation Corpus will become a central place for research data citations, and include accession numbers supplied by Europe PMC.
27 February 2023
Research highlights, Science
Researchers create a network of interacting proteins – or interactome – to aid drug discovery.
2023
research-highlightsscience
23 February 2023
Updates from data resources
EMBL-EBI’s Software Development and Operations team is delighted to announce the launch of a brand-new Job Dispatcher website, currently in development. The updated website provides a landing page for the Job Dispatcher services, making it easier for users to find and navigate services…
2023
updates-from-data-resources
22 February 2023
Lab Matters, People & Perspectives, Perspectives
Jo McEntyre talks about data services, open data and a new era for research assessment.
2023
lab-matterspeople-perspectivesperspectives
16 February 2023
Lab Matters, Science & Technology
EMBL is one of the partners of this project that aims to accelerate drug discovery and development, bringing in expertise from EMBL Grenoble and EMBL-EBI.
2023
lab-mattersscience-technology
13 February 2023
Announcements
EMBL-EBI congratulates Matt Hurles on being appointed as the new Director of the Wellcome Sanger Institute.
9 February 2023
Perspectives, Science
Open data played a pivotal role in the development of the AlphaFold AI. The same open principles now apply to AlphaFold predictions.
8 February 2023
Updates from data resources
Latest Ensembl and Ensembl Genomes releases bring updates to donkey and horse assemblies, and lots of new plants and metazoa.
2023
updates-from-data-resources
6 February 2023
Announcements, Science
Funding awarded for developing tools to harness marine microbiome data for biotechnological applications and ecosystem services.
2023
announcementsscience
3 February 2023
Perspectives, Science
Genomic sequencing and big data analysis are two novel technologies driving researchers’ understanding of the complexities of cancer.
1 February 2023
Updates from data resources
Aggregating clinical, genomic and functional data from patient-derived xenografts, organoids and cell lines
2023
updates-from-data-resources
26 January 2023
Science, Science & Technology, Technology and innovation
Open Targets is using artificial intelligence and machine learning to identify and prioritise drug targets.
2023
sciencescience-technologytechnology-and-innovation
16 January 2023
Perspectives, Science, Science & Technology
We look back through some of the 2022 highlights from the Darwin Tree of Life project.
2023
perspectivessciencescience-technology
11 January 2023
Lab Matters, People & Perspectives
Rob Finn, one of the co-chairs of the Microbial Ecosystems theme, discusses his work, the challenges of multidisciplinary research, and how the theme is already helping to promote the exchange of scientific ideas.
2023
lab-matterspeople-perspectives
4 January 2023
Updates from data resources
InterPro version 92.0 and InterProScan 5.60-92.0 are now available. InterPro now features hundreds of new methods integrated from partner databases, and InterProScan draws on over 38000 entries.
2023
updates-from-data-resources
3 January 2023
Research highlights, Science, Science & Technology
A new method developed by EMBL-EBI researchers helps to streamline nanopore sequencing in real-time.
2023
research-highlightssciencescience-technology
22 December 2022
Announcements, Science
Open data resources that enable global research and development recognised by the Global Biodata Coalition.
2022
announcementsscience
21 December 2022
Research highlights
Researchers have genetically profiled nearly 200,000 cells from lungs, mapping their precise locations in tissue to discover an unexpected new immune niche in our airways.
20 December 2022
Updates from data resources
The first cohort study linking data across categories was recently added on the Pathogens Portal Cohort Browser and is also accessible from the BioSamples browser. This pilot study comes from Erasmus Medical Centre through the ReCoDID project, one of the COVID-19 Data Platform supporting…
2022
updates-from-data-resources
16 December 2022
Announcements
Andy Cafferkey takes on strategic role to help the institute respond to increasing demands from the global life science community.
8 December 2022
Research highlights, Science
Unveiling a useful tool for understanding human lung development.
2022
research-highlightsscience
25 November 2022
Announcements, Science
EMBL-EBI supports new European Commission project set to support the use of genomics in research and healthcare.
2022
announcementsscience
22 November 2022
Announcements
An ambitious project to sequence the genomes of all known species of euglenoids will drive research on biofuels and sustainable foods.
16 November 2022
EMBLetc
The CABANA project was born out of a desire to strengthen bioinformatics capacity and accelerate data-driven biology in Latin America.
11 November 2022
Announcements, Science
Open Targets announces that Genentech will become the seventh partner in the drug discovery and validation consortium.
2022
announcementsscience
11 November 2022
Perspectives, Science
Our experts discuss the importance of open science for food security and preserving global biodiversity.
9 November 2022
Research highlights, Science
Researchers have created a tool that maps in previously unseen detail how breast cancer develops and spreads.
2022
research-highlightsscience
7 November 2022
Research highlights, Science
Researchers use social media to share findings on how useful AlphaFold predictions are for different applications.
2022
research-highlightsscience
2 November 2022
Announcements, Science
Researchers across EMBL are helping to make artificial intelligence (AI) models for bioimaging analysis interoperable and openly available to the scientific community.
2022
announcementsscience
1 November 2022
Announcements
Virginie Uhlmann will support the Interim Head of Research in managing the institute's computational research groups.
25 October 2022
Announcements, Science
NIH BRAIN Initiative to fund brain atlases, network coordination, and knowledge sharing to explore brain function research.
2022
announcementsscience
24 October 2022
Updates from data resources
You can now superpose AlphaFold models onto PDB structures at the touch of a button using the PDBe-KB aggregated views of proteins.
2022
updates-from-data-resources
21 October 2022
Updates from data resources
We are pleased to announce the release of Ensembl 108, and the corresponding release of Ensembl Genomes 55 featuring changes in the human default tracks, new genomes in Ensembl Plants and Ensembl Metazoa, and the addition of mitochondrial annotation for Tasmanian devil. Genome assemblies and…
2022
updates-from-data-resources
20 October 2022
Updates from data resources
We are pleased to announce the release of InterPro 91.0 and InterProScan 5.59-91.0
2022
updates-from-data-resources
19 October 2022
Updates from data resources
Data continues to be available in BioStudies.
2022
updates-from-data-resources
13 October 2022
Technology and innovation
Over 40 million protein annotations have been added to the UniProt database using a Google Research natural language processing model.
2022
technology-and-innovation
11 October 2022
Announcements, Science
EMBL-EBI’s MGnify data resource helps researchers find enzymes for novel applications.
2022
announcementsscience
4 October 2022
Announcements, Science
European experts gather to launch a project that aims to characterise and conserve life on Earth using DNA data.
2022
announcementsscience
29 September 2022
Announcements
The Royal Microscopical Society recognises Ardan Patwardhan’s contributions to the field of electron microscopy.
22 August 2022
People & Perspectives, Perspectives, Science
Ewan Birney, Deputy Director General of EMBL and Director of EMBL-EBI, reveals the key factors that enabled AlphaFold to change the world of biology.
2022
people-perspectivesperspectivesscience
12 August 2022
Research highlights, Science, Science & Technology
A new method for the robust analysis of copy number variation and used UK Biobank data to identify links between genome and disease.
2022
research-highlightssciencescience-technology
11 August 2022
Research highlights, Science, Science & Technology
International consortium analyses the genetic sequences and antibiotic susceptibility of 10,000 global Mycobacterium tuberculosis isolates.
2022
research-highlightssciencescience-technology
9 August 2022
Updates from data resources
InterPro version 90.0 and InterProScan 5.57-90.0 are now available. InterPro now features hundreds of new methods integrated from partner databases, and InterProScan draws on over 40000 entries
2022
updates-from-data-resources
1 August 2022
Research highlights, Science, Science & Technology
Machine learning has helped researchers uncover new insights into how bacteria infect host cells.
2022
research-highlightssciencescience-technology
28 July 2022
Science, Science & Technology, Technology and innovation
AlphaFold database offers a look at 3D protein universe.
2022
sciencescience-technologytechnology-and-innovation
27 July 2022
Connections, Events
The first meeting of the Latvian Bioinformatics Forum points towards an even brighter future for the country’s role in European life sciences
18 July 2022
Science, Science & Technology
EMBL researchers now understand the function of an elusive small DNA in bacteria and have developed a tool that can be used to better understand what might ‘switch on’ bacterial immune defences.
2022
sciencescience-technology
13 July 2022
Research highlights, Science, Science & Technology
Scientists identify previously unexplored gene segments to be added to human genome databases.
2022
research-highlightssciencescience-technology
20 June 2022
Announcements
A closer look at how genome sequencing is helping us protect biodiversity and our latest public engagement activities
17 June 2022
Announcements
Funding set to support data resources for key areas of antimicrobial resistance, sustainable agriculture and biodiversity loss
9 June 2022
Updates from data resources
On 30 September 2022 the ArrayExpress interface will close. All datasets have now been migrated from ArrayExpress into the BioStudies ArrayExpress collection
2022
updates-from-data-resources
8 June 2022
Announcements, Connections, Lab Matters
The African BioGenome Project and EMBL have signed a Memorandum of Understanding to support each other in building genomics and bioinformatics capacity across Africa
2022
announcementsconnectionslab-matters
7 June 2022
Announcements
Tapping the potential of computational biology and bioinformatics to understand blood-related diseases.
1 June 2022
Research highlights, Science, Science & Technology
Researchers discover how DNA mutations change blood cell production and how this relates to ageing and cancer development.
2022
research-highlightssciencescience-technology
31 May 2022
Science, Science & Technology, Technology and innovation
Researchers in the Ensembl team are making the most of machine learning methods to speed up genome annotation pipelines
2022
sciencescience-technologytechnology-and-innovation
23 May 2022
Lab Matters, People & Perspectives
Fergal Martin discusses the importance of open access data and his work in different biodiversity initiatives
2022
lab-matterspeople-perspectives
17 May 2022
Lab Matters, People & Perspectives, Perspectives
Janet Thornton, the inaugural winner of the FEBS Journal Open Science Award, explains the importance and impact of open science.
2022
lab-matterspeople-perspectivesperspectives
12 May 2022
Science, Science & Technology, Technology and innovation
How text mining collaborations benefit our research, data resources, and the wider scientific community.
2022
sciencescience-technologytechnology-and-innovation
11 May 2022
Updates from data resources
2.4 billion protein sequences are now available in the latest MGnify release including new annotations provided by Google AI
2022
updates-from-data-resources
11 May 2022
Lab Matters, People & Perspectives
Peter Harrison discusses the importance of data accessibility and his passion for biodiversity and agricultural genomics.
2022
lab-matterspeople-perspectives
6 May 2022
Updates from data resources
New dataset of predicted protein complexes accessible through 3D-Beacons Network.
2022
updates-from-data-resources
5 May 2022
Perspectives, Science, Science & Technology
Virginie Uhlmann shares her tips for using deep learning for bioimage analysis in the life sciences.
2022
perspectivessciencescience-technology
21 April 2022
Announcements
The GBC is a coalition of life sciences and biomedical research funders that aims to optimise the funding and management of biodata resources worldwide. The organisation has two priority aims: to better coordinate and share approaches for efficient management and growth of the biodata…
6 April 2022
Research highlights, Science, Science & Technology
Researchers from the MANE collaboration bring you the most comprehensive human genome annotation dataset to date.
2022
research-highlightssciencescience-technology
30 March 2022
Lab Matters, People & Perspectives
John Lees joins EMBL-EBI as a Group Leader in Pathogen informatics and modelling.
2022
lab-matterspeople-perspectives
29 March 2022
Updates from data resources
The latest Single Cell Expression Atlas (SCEA) release is here and features collaborations with DiscovAIR and the Fly Cell Atlas
2022
updates-from-data-resources
23 March 2022
Perspectives, Science, Science & Technology
Zamin Iqbal and his team are working with researchers all over the globe to help put a stop to Tuberculosis
2022
perspectivessciencescience-technology
21 March 2022
Announcements, Science, Science & Technology
Our researchers highlight their contributions to the Darwin Tree of Life project and how new genome annotations helps to further biodiversity research
2022
announcementssciencescience-technology
17 March 2022
Perspectives, Science, Science & Technology
The African BioGenome Project aims to safeguard biodiversity and build bioinformatics capacity across Africa
2022
perspectivessciencescience-technology
4 March 2022
Perspectives, Science, Science & Technology
Deep learning models can improve protein annotations and has helped expand the Pfam database.
2022
perspectivessciencescience-technology
24 February 2022
Updates from data resources
New Expression Atlas release features differential-proteomics and baseline-proteomics experiments in collaboration with the PRIDE team at EMBL-EBI. This also includes new baseline DIA proteomics experiments as well as new differential proteomics datasets. To improve reproducibility,…
2022
updates-from-data-resources
23 February 2022
Announcements, Science, Science & Technology
Scientists urge the adoption of a sensible international policy for digital sequence information.
2022
announcementssciencescience-technology
10 February 2022
Announcements, Connections, Science
Open Targets, a consortium focused on drug target identification, prioritisation, and validation, announced today that Pfizer has joined as a partner.
2022
announcementsconnectionsscience
7 February 2022
Science, Science & Technology
DeepMind visits EMBL Heidelberg to discuss current and future implications of Artificial Intelligence for life science research.
2022
sciencescience-technology
17 December 2021
Science, Science & Technology
The systematic application of AI in life sciences as in the AlphaFold algorithm for predicting protein structures has been named '2021 Breakthrough of the Year' by Science magazine.
2021
sciencescience-technology
16 November 2021
Science, Science & Technology
How genomics, open data, and multidisciplinary science can improve food security.
2021
sciencescience-technology
10 November 2021
Science, Science & Technology
A vast, curated collection of bacterial genomes is now organised, searchable and open to the community.
2021
sciencescience-technology
27 October 2021
Lab Matters, Science & Technology
Independent study reveals that EMBL-EBI open data resources are critical for the life sciences.
2021
lab-mattersscience-technology
26 October 2021
Science, Science & Technology
International project uses biomolecular data to improve animal feed and make meat production more sustainable
2021
sciencescience-technology
30 July 2021
Lab Matters, People & Perspectives
Distinctions recognise Peer’s development and sharing of bioinformatics tools as well as his significant contributions to bioinformatics research, education, and services.
2021
lab-matterspeople-perspectives
21 May 2021
Science, Science & Technology
EMBL scientists support research on malaria by providing freely available data resources and using innovative experimental approaches. Our Course and Conference Office facilitates the exchange of knowledge in the field by hosting the annual BioMalPar conference.
2021
sciencescience-technology
27 April 2021
Science, Science & Technology
EMBL scientists, together with collaborators from Heidelberg University, have provided further evidence of the gut’s role in COVID-19.
2021
sciencescience-technology
16 April 2021
Science, Science & Technology
Researchers have used a metagenomics approach to piece together the genomes of yeasts found in wild lichens.
2021
sciencescience-technology
9 March 2021
EMBL Announcements, Lab Matters
The contribution of EMBL Group Leader and Senior Scientist Wolfgang Huber has been recognised by the International Society for Computational Biology
2021
embl-announcementslab-matters
3 March 2021
Science, Science & Technology
Thousands of new protein structure models, prected using deep learning, now available to explore
2021
sciencescience-technology
18 February 2021
Science, Science & Technology
Scientists identify more than 140 000 virus species in the human gut; more than half have never been seen before
2021
sciencescience-technology
9 February 2021
Science, Science & Technology
Researchers at EMBL Heidelberg have identified sequences in human proteins that might be used by SARS-CoV-2 to infect cells. They have discovered that the virus might hijack certain cellular processes, and they discuss potentially relevant drugs for treating COVID-19.
2021
sciencescience-technology
3 February 2021
Science, Science & Technology
A new lineage of coronavirus was first identified in the UK, but why is it spreading much more rapidly within the population?
2021
sciencescience-technology
22 December 2020
Science, Science & Technology
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 highlights.
2020
sciencescience-technology
4 December 2020
Science, Science & Technology
How artificial intelligence can help us solve the mysteries of the protein universe
2020
sciencescience-technology
30 November 2020
Science, Science & Technology
Bioinformaticians at EMBL-EBI and beyond are adapting computational tools to investigate coronavirus genomes and proteins.
2020
sciencescience-technology
23 November 2020
Connections, Science
Microbiomes, plastics, and connectivity – AtlantECO aims to understand the fabric of the Atlantic Ocean.
15 October 2020
Science, Science & Technology
Scientists from the Beltrao Group at EMBL-EBI and collaborators identified drug targets common to SARS-CoV-2, SARS-CoV-1, and MERS-CoV, three pathogenic coronaviruses. They also found potential drugs that could be repurposed as COVID-19 treatments, and against emerging coronavirus strains in the…
2020
sciencescience-technology
10 September 2020
Lab Matters
ARISE fellowships to offer first-ever comprehensive training for bioscience infrastructure operations
7 September 2020
Science, Science & Technology
The Gerstung Group at EMBL-EBI and collaborators have developed a statistical model that analyses genomic data to predict whether a patient has a high or low risk of developing oesophageal cancer.
2020
sciencescience-technology
2 September 2020
EMBL Announcements, Lab Matters
EMBL-EBI is one of the eight European institutes involved in the Humanoid Cell Atlas initiative, a new open-access platform that combines single-cell profiling and organoid technology
2020
embl-announcementslab-matters
19 August 2020
Science, Science & Technology
An international team of scientists involving Ewan Birney's group has investigated the function of a complex mesh of muscle fibres that line the inner surface of the heart.
2020
sciencescience-technology
3 August 2020
Science, Science & Technology
The human genome harbours about 19 000 protein-coding genes, many of which still have no known function. As scientists unveil the secrets of our DNA, they come across novel genes that they need to refer to using a unique name. The Human Genome Organisation’s Gene Nomenclature Committee (HGNC) at…
2020
sciencescience-technology
27 July 2020
Science, Science & Technology
Researchers have developed an artificial intelligence algorithm that uses computer vision to analyse tissue samples from cancer patients. The algorithm can distinguish between healthy and cancerous tissues, and can also identify patterns DNA and RNA changes in tumours.
2020
sciencescience-technology
20 July 2020
Science, Science & Technology
An international team of scientists has collated all known bacterial genomes from the human gut microbiome into a single large database. Their work will allow researchers to explore the links between bacterial genes and proteins, and their effects on human health.
2020
sciencescience-technology
17 July 2020
Lab Matters
European collaboration receives funding to explore risks and impact of future infectious disease outbreaks.
24 June 2020
Science, Science & Technology
DNA damage caused by chemical mutagens is not repaired immediately and can create more genetic diversity in tumours.
2020
sciencescience-technology
13 May 2020
Science, Science & Technology
EMBL scientists will contribute to the new German COVID-19 OMICS Initiative to study the biological mechanisms contributing to coronavirus infections. EMBL group leaders Jan Korbel and Oliver Stegle, who is also affiliated with the DKFZ Heidelberg, will coordinate the set-up of IT infrastructures…
2020
sciencescience-technology
6 May 2020
Science, Science & Technology
DNA mutations are caused by a combination of DNA damage and repair, shows study by EMBL-EBI and collaborators.
2020
sciencescience-technology
24 April 2020
Science, Science & Technology
In March 2020, planes were grounded, streets went quiet, and our lives changed forever. But while the world came to a halt, many scientists were ramping up their efforts to understand the new virus.
2020
sciencescience-technology
20 April 2020
Science, Science & Technology
The new collaborative space will help scientists, public health and healthcare professionals around the world to fight the coronavirus pandemic.
2020
sciencescience-technology
5 February 2020
Science, Science & Technology
Scientists from EMBL present a tool for large-scale analysis of genomic data with cloud computing. Main advantages of the new tool, called Butler, are continuous system monitoring and its ability to self-heal in case of failure, allowing for 43% more efficient data processing than previous…
2020
sciencescience-technology
20 December 2019
Science, Science & Technology
The software diffTF quantifies activity of transcription factors and predicts their mode of action
2019
sciencescience-technology
13 December 2019
Science, Science & Technology
Resource has implications for disease research
2019
sciencescience-technology
22 November 2019
People & Perspectives, Science
Crick and EMBL PhDs talk science over coffee
2019
people-perspectivesscience
12 November 2019
EMBL Announcements, Science
Children's rights stored in synthetic DNA
2019
embl-announcementsscience
8 November 2019
Events, People & Perspectives
On microbiomes, public engagement and not being boring
2019
eventspeople-perspectives
18 October 2019
Science, Science & Technology
Funding awarded to EMBL-EBI for tuberculosis monitoring tool
2019
sciencescience-technology
12 September 2019
Science, Science & Technology
Immunotherapy: the role of B cells
2019
sciencescience-technology
28 August 2019
People & Perspectives, Science
Exploring the cancer genomics labyrinth
2019
people-perspectivesscience
15 August 2019
Science, Science & Technology
Understanding how ageing works at a molecular level
2019
sciencescience-technology
6 August 2019
EMBL Announcements, Science
Schoolchildren get creative with 3D protein structures
2019
embl-announcementsscience
4 July 2019
Lab Matters, People & Perspectives
Setting up a kids coding club - where to start
2019
lab-matterspeople-perspectives
2 July 2019
Science, Science & Technology
The BioImage Archive - EMBL-EBI's first dedicated imaging data resource
2019
sciencescience-technology
28 June 2019
Science, Science & Technology
The increasing importance of code in the biological sciences
2019
sciencescience-technology
26 June 2019
Science, Science & Technology
Using genomics to help endangered species
2019
sciencescience-technology
12 April 2019
Lab Matters
Building bonds between academia and industry
21 March 2019
Lab Matters
PDBe-KB - new data resource for protein structure and function launches
20 February 2019
Science, Science & Technology
How organs form in a mouse embryo
2019
sciencescience-technology
31 January 2019
Lab Matters
Enhancing the world's bioinformatics infrastructure
31 January 2019
Lab Matters
A collection of the most read articles from the EMBL news website in 2018
3 December 2018
Science, Science & Technology
EMBL-EBI industry case study: Biocatalysts
2018
sciencescience-technology
26 November 2018
Science, Science & Technology
New algorithm will enhance understanding of relationship between genotype and environmental factors
2018
sciencescience-technology
26 November 2018
Lab Matters
Building bridges between scientists and software developers
30 October 2018
Connections, Lab Matters
Pharmaceutical company Sanofi strengthens drug targets discovery collaboration Open Targets
2018
connectionslab-matters
30 August 2018
Science, Science & Technology
Complex metabolomics analyses in the cloud
2018
sciencescience-technology
17 July 2018
Science, Science & Technology
Europe PMC adds preprints to its search
2018
sciencescience-technology
10 July 2018
Science, Science & Technology
Acute myloid leukaemia risk could be detected years before diagnosis
2018
sciencescience-technology
20 June 2018
Science, Science & Technology
New computational method uses multi-omics analysis for personalised medicine
2018
sciencescience-technology
31 May 2018
Science, Science & Technology
Of mice and gorillas: using mouse data for conservation
2018
sciencescience-technology
24 May 2018
Lab Matters, People & Perspectives
EMBL-EBI PhD student launches start-up focusing on epigenetics and wellbeing
2018
lab-matterspeople-perspectives
4 May 2018
Connections, Lab Matters
New partner strengthens drug discovery collaboration
2018
connectionslab-matters
3 May 2018
Science, Science & Technology
What worms can tell us about cancer
2018
sciencescience-technology
5 April 2018
Science, Science & Technology
Launch of the first free global online catalogue of PDX models
2018
sciencescience-technology
28 March 2018
People & Perspectives, Science
New EMBL-EBI Group Leader will make sense of bioimaging data
2018
people-perspectivesscience
22 March 2018
Science, Science & Technology
What does a cell's location tell us?
2018
sciencescience-technology
12 February 2018
Science, Science & Technology
Network of genes linked to development of diabetes
2018
sciencescience-technology
8 February 2018
EMBL Announcements, Events
EMBL’s training programme launches its first e-learning courses: introductions to optogenetics and CLEM
2018
embl-announcementsevents
6 December 2017
Science, Science & Technology
High resolution 3D protein structures in a giffy with PDBe
2017
sciencescience-technology
4 December 2017
Lab Matters, People & Perspectives
Takeda joins pioneering public-private drug discover collaboration Open Targets
2017
lab-matterspeople-perspectives
1 December 2017
Science, Science & Technology
New BioModels infrastructure supports significantly more model formats and offers improved search
2017
sciencescience-technology
22 November 2017
Science, Science & Technology
Insights into the reproduction of Plasmodium parasites in mosquitoes reveal rapid and broad activity
2017
sciencescience-technology
7 November 2017
Science
How open data is changing our pursuit of discovery
3 October 2017
People & Perspectives, Science
EMBL’s new group leader based in Hamburg aims to create models of infection cycles
2017
people-perspectivesscience
29 September 2017
Events, Lab Matters
EMBL-EBI and collaborators engage schools in a large-scale genome decoding project
22 September 2017
Events, Lab Matters
International experts gather at EMBL-EBI to reflect on the future of bioinformatics training
29 August 2017
Science, Science & Technology
How patient-derived computational models can help researchers understand cancer
2017
sciencescience-technology
1 August 2017
People & Perspectives, Science
The Iqbal research group hopes to build a 'Google of bacteria' to help better interpret the genome
2017
people-perspectivesscience
24 July 2017
Connections, Lab Matters
EMBL-EBI supports bioinformatics training and capacity in Latin America
2017
connectionslab-matters
26 June 2017
Science, Science & Technology
IMPC explains how much the sex of animals is misdirecting research results
2017
sciencescience-technology
26 June 2017
Science, Science & Technology
EMBL-EBI and IMPC characterised over 3000 mouse genes, revealing new gene associations with disease
2017
sciencescience-technology
14 June 2017
Science, Science & Technology
The Image Data Resource - prototype of the first open repository linking imaging and molecular data
2017
sciencescience-technology
11 May 2017
Science, Science & Technology
Introducing one of the largest collections of high-quality human induced pluripotent stem cells
2017
sciencescience-technology
13 April 2017
Science, Science & Technology
EMBL-EBI researchers identify mouse epigenetic clock that could help scientists understand ageing
2017
sciencescience-technology
6 April 2017
Lab Matters
Silke Schumacher explains how the new EMBL site in Barcelona came into being
31 March 2017
Science, Science & Technology
Researchers use single-cell sequencing to understand how cells age
2017
sciencescience-technology
29 March 2017
Lab Matters, People & Perspectives
Anna Tramontano, bioinformatics pioneer and EMBL alumna, has passed away
2017
lab-matterspeople-perspectives
29 March 2017
Lab Matters, People & Perspectives
Janet Thornton reflects on the contributions of EMBL alumna Anna Tramontano
2017
lab-matterspeople-perspectives
29 March 2017
Alumni, People & Perspectives
The research community mourns the passing of Anna Tramontano
2017
alumnipeople-perspectives
24 February 2017
Alumni, People & Perspectives
EMBL alumna Nicola Mulder reflects on her pan-African bioinformatics project and its impact
2017
alumnipeople-perspectives
13 February 2017
Science, Science & Technology
EMBL scientists discovered that common mutations can change the shape of gene promoters
2017
sciencescience-technology
12 January 2017
Science, Science & Technology
New mechanism revealed
2017
sciencescience-technology
20 December 2016
Lab Matters, Science & Technology
Ewan Birney's nine "Structures of Christmas" celebrate 20 years of PDBe
2016
lab-mattersscience-technology
15 November 2016
Science, Science & Technology
Open source bioinformatics method for finding metabolites makes experiments comparable across labs
2016
sciencescience-technology
4 November 2016
Science, Science & Technology
Where design meets bioinformatics, new scientific perspectives abound.
2016
sciencescience-technology
30 August 2016
Lab Matters
Unexpected adventures at EMBL LearningLAB focused on biodiversity
30 August 2016
Science, Science & Technology
'The PDB plays a crucial role in structural biology research and development'
2016
sciencescience-technology
30 August 2016
Alumni, People & Perspectives
Scientific community manager, alumnus Aidan Budd, connects people with shared interests, values, goals
2016
alumnipeople-perspectives
26 August 2016
Science, Science & Technology
Team leader investigates how the gut microbiome could relate to human diseases
2016
sciencescience-technology
4 August 2016
Lab Matters
German students visit EMBL-EBI on a tour to explore a new culture and different career paths
7 July 2016
Science, Science & Technology
“Like getting hold of a microscope for the first time”
2016
sciencescience-technology
28 April 2016
Science, Science & Technology
Stool transplants: finding the right match important, EMBL study shows
2016
sciencescience-technology
24 March 2016
Science, Science & Technology
Subtle genetic differences destine cells to placenta or animal, very early in embryo development
2016
sciencescience-technology
25 February 2016
Science, Science & Technology
“It’s a bit like drawing a picture of an intricate object just by looking at its shadow on the wall."
2016
sciencescience-technology
11 February 2016
Lab Matters
Independent analysis of EMBL-EBI underscores the value and impact of open data in the life sciences
10 February 2016
Science, Science & Technology
Plankton network linked to ocean's biological carbon pump revealed
2016
sciencescience-technology
17 December 2015
Events
GOBLET initiative supports pan-African bioinformatics trainers in Cape Town.
2 December 2015
Science
Commonly used diabetes drug metformin impacts gut bacteria more than disease itself
11 November 2015
Events
Annual EMBL-EBI Open Day showcases bioinformatics services, training and career opportunities.
9 November 2015
Science
Embryology, genomics and bioinformatics combine to identify factors regulating mammalian pluripotency.
29 October 2015
Science
Enzyme Portal makes it easier to explore all enzyme-related data in EMBL-EBI’s public resources.
15 October 2015
Science
Evaluation of MinION™ sequencer finds performance and reliability consistently good.
2 October 2015
Science
1000 Genomes Project pushed technologies and knowledge forward to understand what is 'normal' human genetic variation
29 September 2015
Events
EMBL-Wellcome Genome Campus events collaboration showcases open, application-based science.
28 September 2015
Events
Insights from organisers of upcoming EMBO|EMBL Aquatic Microeukaryotes symposium.
28 September 2015
Events
Highlights from EMBL-EBI’s Training Programme: Open Day, revamped webpages, free webinar series.
10 September 2015
Science
New computational method to study biological signalling networks in healthy and cancer cells.
3 September 2015
Lab Matters
New group explores why patients with same cancer exhibit unique constellations of genetic mutations.
24 August 2015
Lab Matters
Janet Thornton reflects on her time as Director of one of Europe’s fastest growing research institutes.
20 August 2015
Science
Collaboration between scientists reveals collaboration between lipids.
6 August 2015
Science
A mathematician who got ‘sucked in’ to biological problems, meet new team leader Theodore Alexandrov.
4 August 2015
Science
Multidisciplinary research provides clues to new treatments for deadly form of leukaemia in children
3 August 2015
Science
How T-cells are trained on what not to kill
9 July 2015
Science
Jan Korbel and colleagues publish commentary on risks and rewards of genome cloud computing.
16 June 2015
Science
Researchers at EMBL-EBI speed up complex GWAS analyses with new method and algorithm.
10 June 2015
Lab Matters
CERN openlab enters a new phase, expanding to include EMBL-EBI and other public research organisations.
2 June 2015
Lab Matters
HMMER – a fast, sensitive search tool – helps find sequence relationships deep in evolutionary time.
27 May 2015
Lab Matters
ELIXIR receives major Horizon 2020 funding to ‘EXCELERATE' activities over the next four years.
21 May 2015
Science
Tara Oceans results reveal climate change insights, and a treasure trove of novel species and genes.
5 May 2015
Lab Matters
In their quest to make structural biology more accessible, PDBe launches a new website.
9 April 2015
Lab Matters
Major EU funding for CORBEL, facilitating access to data and biological imaging facilities.
7 April 2015
Lab Matters
GWAS Catalog, originally developed by the NHGRI in the US, moves to EMBL-EBI.
11 March 2015
Lab Matters
Rolf Apweiler and Ewan Birney appointed Joint Directors of EMBL-EBI, as Janet Thornton steps down.
10 March 2015
Lab Matters
A quick round-up of the latest EMBL-EBI service releases.
2 March 2015
Lab Matters
Building and visualising protein-interaction networks is easier and more accurate thanks to IntAct.
6 February 2015
Science
Tried and tested do's and don'ts of crowdsource writing.
28 January 2015
Science
How repurposing non-coding elements in the genome gave rise to the great ‘mammalian radiation’.
20 January 2015
Lab Matters
New project aims to speed up detection and response to disease outbreaks using genome technology.
8 January 2015
Lab Matters
EMBL-EBI supports relaunch of yourgenome.org, to bring genetics advances to a wider audience.
1 December 2014
Science
Genome-based insights into evolution of malaria-carrying Anopheles mosquitoes.
28 November 2014
Science
Largest collection of helminth genomic data ever assembled, in new open-access WormBase ParaSite.
17 November 2014
Science
Whether it’s information or people, the art of connecting is key to new group leader Judith Zaugg
4 November 2014
Lab Matters
'Big Data to Knowledge' project by UCLA, Scripps and EMBL-EBI to transform protein data to knowledge.
31 October 2014
Science
New, open repository helps researchers share computational models of disease.
21 October 2014
Science
European Variation Archive makes it easier to explore detailed information about genetic variation.
21 October 2014
Lab Matters
How does EMBL-EBI run millions of jobs for its users while moving its two large data centres?
17 October 2014
Lab Matters
Music, bubbles and DNA: a collaborative project brings artist and scientist together
17 October 2014
Lab Matters
EMBL scientists regularly receive prestigious awards - meet the latest honourees
9 October 2014
Lab Matters
Pathfinding – poetic and practical – was a common theme in blogs from the EMBL network.
8 October 2014
Events
Pooling programming and problem-solving expertise in bioinformatics at EMBL-EBI.
15 September 2014
Events
EMBL-EBI hosts successful first EMBO Practical Course in Genotype to Phenotype Mapping.
12 September 2014
Science
Researchers produce pristine stem cells, which can be precisely changed into clinically relevant cell types.
10 September 2014
Science
Gibbon genome gives insights into evolution of this singing, swinging, tree-dwelling ape.
10 September 2014
Science
RNAcentral is the first unified resource for all types of non-coding RNA data.
29 August 2014
Science
Bronwen Aken discusses what research into the rabbit genome reveals about animal domestication.
8 August 2014
Science
Ensembl has incorporated a vast amount of knowledge into a fully annotated reference human genome
8 July 2014
Alumni
EMBL-EBI’s anniversary celebration: blue skies thinking, Robin Ince and a biology-themed cake
1 July 2014
Lab Matters
School ambassadors show next generation that scientists are more ‘role model’ than ‘mad professor’
1 July 2014
Lab Matters
EMBL scientists regularly receive prestigious awards - meet the latest honourees
1 July 2014
Science
New ways of handling and distributing data at PDBe to tackle ever larger and more complex proteins
21 June 2014
Science, Science & Technology
Data from first ever worldwide Ocean Sampling Day will be shared via EMBL-EBI resources this autumn.
2014
sciencescience-technology
16 June 2014
Connections, Events
Teaming up in Ireland to address big challenges in biology
9 May 2014
Science, Science & Technology
Genome Campus researchers discover that some immune cells turn themselves off by producing a steroid.
2014
sciencescience-technology
24 April 2014
Science, Science & Technology
Tsetse fly genome sequenced; scientists hope to find new ways to control sleeping sickness.
2014
sciencescience-technology
4 March 2010
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,…
19 January 2010
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…
18 January 2010
Science
ChEMBLdb, a vast online database of information on the properties and activities of drugs and drug-like small molecules and their targets, launches today with information on over half a million compounds. The data lie at the heart of translating information from the human genome into successful new…
22 January 2008
Lab Matters
Drawing on the expertise of multi-disciplinary research teams, the map developed by the 1000 Genomes Project will provide a view of biomedically relevant DNA variations at a resolution unmatched by current resources. The European Bioinformatics Institute (EBI), working with long-term collaborator…
23 October 2007
Lab Matters
The European Molecular Biology Laboratory’s European Bioinformatics Institute (EMBL-EBI) officially opens its new East Wing today with a reception for prominent guests. The East Wing will be jointly opened by Ian Pearson, Minister of State for Science and Innovation, UK, and Robert-Jan Smits,…
27 November 2006
Lab Matters
Today the European Molecular Biology Laboratory’s European Bioinformatics Institute (EMBL-EBI) launches CiteXplore, a new freely accessible literature resource service. Biological researchers require two crucial sources of information: scientific literature published in peerreviewed…
25 April 2006
Lab Matters
EMBOSS, the European Molecular Biology Open Software Suite, has received a vital funding boost from the UK Biotechnology and Biological Sciences Research Council (BBSRC) that will guarantee its continued maintenance under an open source license for the next three years. This ends two years of…
12 September 2005
Lab Matters
The European Commission has selected the EBI to coordinate a project that will stimulate and explore synergies between bioinformatics (the science of storing, retrieving and analysing large amounts of biological information) and medical informatics (the science of processing, sharing and using…
28 February 2005
Lab Matters
The International Society for Computational Biology has named two scientists from the European Bioinformatics Institute as the winners of its awards for 2005. Janet Thornton wins the Senior Scientist Accomplishment Award while the Overton Prize goes to Ewan Birney. Thomas Lengauer, the ISCB’s…
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