cryo-EM
Visualising the cell’s molecular machinery in action
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.
Understanding chromosome organisation
EMBL scientists and collaborators help reveal the process by which enormous quantities of DNA are folded into cells.
Investigating the structure and mechanisms of coronavirus biomolecules
While global research on coronaviruses has shed light on the function of many SARS-CoV-2 proteins, the role of some crucial components remains unknown. Researchers at EMBL Grenoble will use a range of structural biology methods to try to solve some of the puzzles of the molecular mechanics of…
Understanding the influenza virus
The infectious disease commonly known as flu is caused by the influenza virus. It spreads around the world in seasonal outbreaks, causing millions of infections and hundreds of thousands of deaths each year. Stephen Cusack, Head of EMBL Grenoble, has been studying different aspects of the influenza…
Supporting international research on the structure of the coronavirus
EMBL Heidelberg reopens the Cryo-Electron Microscopy Service Platform to support coronavirus structural biology research.
Photo-micropatterning advances structural cell biology
A new technique in cryo-EM
A tRNA modifier at work
Using cryo-EM, scientists have determined the structure of a large protein complex called Elongator.
Breaking the bottleneck in imaging data collection
Scientists develop software tools for automated acquisition of electron microscopy data
Translating blue-sky research into the clinic
What does it take to create a vaccine or improve cancer therapies?
More effective insulin thanks to first 3D image
New study reveals how to make therapeutic insulins more effective than they currently are
