Genetics
Unpicking the complexity of DNA mutations
DNA damage caused by chemical mutagens is not repaired immediately and can create more genetic diversity in tumours.…
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 collaborators.…
Pinpointing rare disease mutations
New resource that categorises genes essential for supporting life could be used to identify rare disease mutations…
Ageing and disease
Dame Janet Thornton presents the 2019 EMBL Insight Lecture: Ageing and disease – what is the link?…
A tool to monitor tuberculosis
Funding awarded to EMBL-EBI for tuberculosis monitoring tool…
Wielding the genetic scissors
What CRISPR may bring for the future of biology, and how it is used at EMBL…
Exploring the principles of episodic memory
Nobel prize laureate Susumu Tonegawa describes his work in memory research over the past decade…
Welcome: Santiago Rompani
New EMBL group leader explores what neurobiology can teach us about what it means to be human…
More than 100 new gut bacteria discovered in human microbiome
A new database of bacteria in the human microbiome is the most comprehensive to date.…
The web meets genomics: a DNA search engine for microbes
New search engine allows researchers to identify antibiotic resistance genes or mutations in real time…
