Seeing antibiotics in action inside a pathogenic bacterium
Science New research by EMBL scientists shows at atomic detail how antibiotics affect the process of protein production inside bacteria.
2022
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When microbiomes collide
Science EMBL researchers used data from over 300 human faecal microbiota transplants to gain an ecological understanding of what happens when two gut microbiomes clash.
2022
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Connecting the dots between bacterial genes around the world
Science Bork Group at EMBL Heidelberg analysed a new global gene database to study how genes emerge and spread across various habitats on our planet. In the future, the group will expand the database and use it for studying microbial gene evolution and dispersal at a finer-grained scale.
2021
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The impact of drugs on gut microbes is greater than we thought
Science Researchers studying a massive cohort of European patients have found that commonly prescribed drugs for cardiometabolic disorders can have long-term effects on the gut microbiome. Such effects can complicate the understanding of how disease affects the microbiome and must be taken into…
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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Peer Bork honoured with Novozymes Prize and ISCB Senior Scientist Award
Lab Matters Distinctions recognise Peer’s development and sharing of bioinformatics tools as well as his significant contributions to bioinformatics research, education, and services.
2021
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How our gut microbiome changes over time
Science Researchers investigate how external factors can influence the persistence of microbe species in the human gut
2021
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Living laboratories
Science Under the innovative Planetary Biology research theme, EMBL scientists aim to understand life in the context of its environment.
2021
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Sex and diet affect proteotype
Science EMBL scientists have discovered that the proteome is substantially affected by both sex and diet
2019
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Many gut microbes may originate in the mouth
Science Many microbes traverse the oral-gut barrier
2019
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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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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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Diving into Autumn
Events Participants learn about EMBL’s ocean biodiversity research at the Fall Gala
2016
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Awards & Honours
Lab Matters EMBL scientists regularly receive prestigious awards – meet the latest honourees.
2016
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Bork lab peers gather
Alumni 27 former Bork lab members joined Peer for a full-day get-together this summer
2016
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Poo transplants better understood
Science Stool transplants: finding the right match important, EMBL study shows
2016
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First, find your membrane
Science Collaboration between scientists reveals collaboration between lipids.
2015
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A hot species for cool structures
Science A fungus that lives at extremely high temperatures could help understand structures within our own cells. Scientists at the European Molecular Biology Laboratory (EMBL) and Heidelberg University, both in Heidelberg, Germany, were the first to sequence and analyse the genome of a heat-loving fungus,…
2011
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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
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First-ever blueprint of a minimal cell is more complex than expected
Science What are the bare essentials of life, the indispensable ingredients required to produce a cell that can survive on its own? Can we describe the molecular anatomy of a cell, and understand how an entire organism functions as a system? These are just some of the questions that scientists in a…
2009
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Biology in four dimensions
Science Most things that happen in the cell are the work of ‘molecular machines’ – complexes of proteins that carry out important cellular functions. Until now, scientists didn’t have a clear idea of when proteins form these machines – are these complexes pre-fabricated or put…
2005
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