Genetics
Breathing beneath the skin
Beautiful flashes of blue colour help light the way for researchers to study cells in fruit fly larva that provide oxygen to…
The curious genome of the tuatara, an ancient reptile in peril
A global team of researchers including the Flicek Team at EMBL-EBI has partnered up with the Māori tribe Ngātiwai to sequence the genome of the…
Bagpipe and Pokemon, or how not to name a human gene
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,…
Unpicking the complexity of DNA mutations
DNA damage caused by chemical mutagens is not repaired immediately and can create more genetic diversity in…
DNA damage and faulty repair jointly cause mutations
DNA mutations are caused by a combination of DNA damage and repair, shows study by EMBL-EBI and…
Pinpointing rare disease mutations
New resource that categorises genes essential for supporting life could be used to identify rare disease…
Ageing and disease
Dame Janet Thornton presents the 2019 EMBL Insight Lecture: Ageing and disease – what is the…
A tool to monitor tuberculosis
Funding awarded to EMBL-EBI for tuberculosis monitoring…
Wielding the genetic scissors
What CRISPR may bring for the future of biology, and how it is used at…
Exploring the principles of episodic memory
Nobel prize laureate Susumu Tonegawa describes his work in memory research over the past…
Welcome: Santiago Rompani
New EMBL group leader explores what neurobiology can teach us about what it means to be…
More than 100 new gut bacteria discovered in human microbiome
A new database of bacteria in the human microbiome is the most comprehensive to…
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