Showing results out of
On this Oceans Day, EMBL’s Science Education and Public Engagement (SEPE) Team joined forces with the German-American Institute (DAI) to bring the underwater world closer to families in Heidelberg.
LAB MATTERS2025
lab-matters
Parkinson's disease, a neurodegenerative condition causing motor and non-motor symptoms like gut issues (often appearing decades early), is being investigated for its link to the gut microbiome. While previous studies have shown gut microbiome changes in Parkinson's patients, a clear consensus on…
SCIENCE & TECHNOLOGY2025
sciencescience-technology
EMBL scientists are on a quest to investigate the underlying biological processes that enable regeneration in jellyfish, which could also help us understand how wounds heal.
SCIENCE & TECHNOLOGY2025
science-technology
As Peer Bork and Ewan Birney take up interim leadership of EMBL, the organisation announces additional changes in site leadership.
EMBL ANNOUNCEMENTS2025
embl-announcements
Fifth EMBL Partnership Conference brings together participants from EMBL and partner institutions to explore how AI can drive innovation in One Health. Conference participants discussed opportunities and challenges in advancing AI in life sciences and the role collaboration.
CONNECTIONS2025
connections
Supported by EMBL services, students Misha Hegde & Mia Maurer have identified a previously unknown bacteriophage that targets Rhizobium rhizogenes, a pathogen harming crops. Using cutting-edge imaging and DNA sequencing at EMBL Heidelberg, they are exploring its potential as a natural alternative…
SCIENCE & TECHNOLOGY2025
science-technology
EMBL scientists have shown how overlapping loops of DNA stack upon each other in dividing cells to give rise to rod-shaped chromosomes.
SCIENCE & TECHNOLOGY2025
science-technology
Texas A&M University researchers work with experts from EMBL Imaging Centre to uncover how molecules navigate the nuclear pore complex.
SCIENCE & TECHNOLOGY2025
science-technology
Another EMBL-engineered advance to Brillouin microscopy has significantly widened the aperture to provide quick 3D imaging in real time of light-sensitive samples.
SCIENCE & TECHNOLOGY2025
science-technology
Scientists at EMBL and DKFZ have discovered how cells in the liver maintain their identity and avoid becoming tumour cells.
SCIENCE & TECHNOLOGY2025
science-technology
The Arendt Group at EMBL Heidelberg focuses on mechanisms of evolution, studying Platynereis dumerilli – evolutionarily ancient marine worms found broadly along European coasts.
SCIENCE & TECHNOLOGY2025
science-technology
EMBL scientists discovered that dextromethorphan, an FDA-approved active ingredient in cough syrups, has potential to treat fibrotic lung disease by containing collagen and other pro-fibrotic molecules capable of forming scars inside the cells.
SCIENCE & TECHNOLOGY2024
science-technology
The Prevedel group at EMBL Heidelberg developed a mobile microscope: miniature in scale, fast in sample imaging, and giant in resolution.
SCIENCE & TECHNOLOGY2024
science-technology
Veijo Salo, postdoc at EMBL Heidelberg, talks about seipin, the cell’s molecular ‘bubble blower’.
PEOPLE & PERSPECTIVES2024
people-perspectives
EMBL hosted a Science Day with Evonik, bringing together 16 industry experts and EMBL scientists to explore collaborative research opportunities.
CONNECTIONS2024
connections
With a novel approach, EMBL scientists discovered important interactions between molecular machines, potentially offering new opportunities for drug development.
SCIENCE & TECHNOLOGY2024
science-technology
Scientists have shown how regenerating sea anemones restore their shape following a major injury, uncovering novel cellular and molecular mechanisms.
SCIENCE & TECHNOLOGY2024
science-technology
Yuvarani Masarapu, a junior bioinformatician and doctoral student at SciLifeLab in Stockholm, spent a week with EMBL collaborators, finding solutions to research challenges and expanding her scientific perspective.
CONNECTIONS2024
connections
Scientists have developed a new machine-learning model to predict microbial load — the density of microbes in our guts — and used it to demonstrate how microbial load plays an important role in disease-microbiome associations.
SCIENCE & TECHNOLOGY2024
science-technology
EMBL’s Scientific Visitor Programme enables high-level scientific exchange and cross-fertilisation of ideas and technologies through sabbatical fellowships for researchers.
CONNECTIONS2024
connections
EMBL’s first Industry Day offered EMBL scientists a unique opportunity to network with several leading life science companies.
CONNECTIONS2024
connections
A hands-on workshop offered an excellent opportunity for scientists to connect with children with whom they share a common language.
LAB MATTERS2024
lab-matters
The function of biological molecules is intimately linked to their structure. In the 50 years since EMBL was established, its researchers and engineers have constantly provided leadership in structural biology research and services, resulting in many scientific breakthroughs and novel insights.
SCIENCE & TECHNOLOGY2024
science-technology
Creators of AI system AlphaFold receive 2024 Nobel Prize for Chemistry.
SCIENCE & TECHNOLOGY2024
sciencescience-technology
Scientists at EMBL Heidelberg and University of Virginia revealed a new cellular response to starvation: ribosomes attach to the mitochondrial outer membrane in a very unusual way, via their small subunit. The finding made in yeast might provide insights into how cancer cells survive the harsh…
SCIENCE & TECHNOLOGY2024
science-technology
EMBL Heidelberg researchers compared the effect of drugs on isolated bacteria versus those growing in communities. This is the first study showing that bacteria are more resilient when in community due to cross-protection strategies. This could help researchers design more efficient therapies.
SCIENCE & TECHNOLOGY2024
science-technology
Researchers have identified key cellular control sites that regulate gene expression and prevent the activation of ancient viral sequences in the genome.
SCIENCE & TECHNOLOGY2024
science-technology
Julia Mahamid and Nassos Typas reflect on the direction of the Molecular Systems Biology Unit they now lead at EMBL Heidelberg.
PEOPLE & PERSPECTIVES2024
people-perspectives
An AI-enhanced advanced microscopy approach offers promise in better understanding glioblastomas, one of the deadliest brain cancers.
SCIENCE & TECHNOLOGY2024
science-technology
PROMETHEUS is an EMBL-born grassroots initiative to promote and optimise impact-driven science.
PEOPLE & PERSPECTIVES2024
people-perspectives
EMBL scientists applied molecular engineering to build photoacoustic probes to label and visualise neurons deep within brain tissue.
SCIENCE & TECHNOLOGY2024
science-technology
EMBL Heidelberg researchers discovered how a protein switches between repelling and gluing chromosomes during cell division. This helps the mother cell to divide the genome equally into two daughter cells and cluster chromosomes inside the daughter nuclei, ensuring a successful cell division.
SCIENCE & TECHNOLOGY2024
science-technology
EMBL alumnus Thibaut Brunet, recipient of the 2024 John Kendrew Young Scientist Award, shares his scientific journey – from a childhood passion for nature to the discovery of a new species of choanoflagellate.
PEOPLE & PERSPECTIVES2024
people-perspectives
EMBL-Stanford Life Science Alliance fellow Jana Helsen shares how she balanced her life between two laboratories and countries, her latest research paper, and her passion for cover art.
PEOPLE & PERSPECTIVES2024
people-perspectives
Professor Edith Heard will succeed Sir Paul Nurse at the London-based institute in the summer of 2025
EMBL ANNOUNCEMENTS2024
embl-announcements
What makes EMBL unique? Among many things, it’s the infinite curiosity of its community.
LAB MATTERS2024
lab-matters
New research by EMBL scientists shows how different modes of cell division used by animals and fungi might have evolved to support diverse life cycles.
SCIENCE & TECHNOLOGY2024
science-technology
BIOcean5D is an EMBL-coordinated project co-funded by the European Union that unites 31 institutes to address pressing global challenges on marine biodiversity.
LAB MATTERS2024
lab-matters
New research from EMBL Heidelberg shows how cells in developing embryos undergo a major shift in the way they regulate gene expression as they mature and differentiate.
SCIENCE & TECHNOLOGY2024
sciencescience-technology
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.
LAB MATTERSPEOPLE & PERSPECTIVES2024
lab-matterspeople-perspectives
Sponges lack muscles and neurons. Yet, they make coordinated movements. Scientists at EMBL Heidelberg have discovered that sponge movement is controlled by an ancient ‘relaxant-inflammatory’ response that is also present in vertebrate blood vessels. The findings shed light on sponge physiology…
SCIENCE & TECHNOLOGY2024
sciencescience-technology
Former EMBL staff scientist founds a start-up – DenovAI – for broader, faster and cheaper antibody discovery using advanced machine learning and computational biophysics.
SCIENCE & TECHNOLOGY2023
sciencescience-technology
Representatives from politics, research and the philanthropist community joined the Minister's visit to EMBL exhibition “The World of Molecular Biology” in Heidelberg and welcomed the dialogue between science and society initiated by the exhibition.
CONNECTIONSLAB MATTERS2023
connectionslab-matters
Alba Diz-Muñoz and Arnaud Krebs from EMBL Heidelberg have received grants to work on projects that aim, respectively, to understand the cellular mechanics that control cell division and investigate the regulatory networks that govern transcription factor function.
EMBL ANNOUNCEMENTSLAB MATTERS2023
embl-announcementslab-matters
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.
LAB MATTERSPEOPLE & PERSPECTIVES2023
lab-matterspeople-perspectives
EMBL developmental biologists – with help from other disciplines – pursue the significance of time, timing, and transitions in organisms during their development
EMBLetc2023
Ian Smith, Chair of EMBL Australia´s Council, chats about the synergies between the organisations, opportunities for collaboration, and ideas for exciting new programmes arising out of a recent visit to EMBL Heidelberg.
CONNECTIONSLAB MATTERS2023
connectionslab-matters
EMBL researchers have created an engineered uterus that allows a closer look at a mouse embryo’s development and its interactions with the uterine environment.
SCIENCE & TECHNOLOGY2023
picture-of-the-weeksciencescience-technology
Jan Kosinski, Julia Mahamid, and Georg Zeller have received grants to enable ambitious projects aimed at mapping the cellular protein synthesis machinery in context and understanding complex host-microbiome interactions, respectively.
EMBL ANNOUNCEMENTS2023
embl-announcementsscience
Victoria Yan, Open Science & Research Information Specialist, talks about the importance of open science, the challenges she has faced in her career, and what she enjoys about working at EMBL
LAB MATTERSPEOPLE & PERSPECTIVES2023
lab-matterspeople-perspectives
Zuzana Koskova is a PhD student from Slovakia who, at the age of 19, left her country to pursue her career in biological sciences in Germany. In this interview, she talks about her interests, career aspirations, and recent participation at the Info Day held in Bratislava, where she had the…
LAB MATTERSPEOPLE & PERSPECTIVES2023
lab-matterspeople-perspectives
EMBL researchers have identified a novel mechanism that allows cells to sense obstacles in their path and avoid them while navigating complex environments.
SCIENCE & TECHNOLOGY2023
sciencescience-technology
Jordi van Gestel and Maria Zimmermann-Kogadeeva each receive 1.5 million EUR funding for research projects on microbial predators and the gut microbiome respectively
EMBL ANNOUNCEMENTSLAB MATTERS2023
embl-announcementslab-matters
For a fruit fly embryo to develop correctly, key factors need to get to the right place at the right time – a journey that starts in the developing egg, as seen in this image from the Ephrussi Group at EMBL Heidelberg
SCIENCE & TECHNOLOGY2023
picture-of-the-weeksciencescience-technology
Therese Welander talks about her inspiration, and supporting science by solving problems and overcoming challenges.
LAB MATTERSPEOPLE & PERSPECTIVES2023
lab-matterspeople-perspectives
EMBL researchers have made new strides into understanding and reversing genetic defects that underlie familial heart disease.
SCIENCE & TECHNOLOGY2023
sciencescience-technology
Research from the Eustermann group at EMBL Heidelberg reveals how the packaging of DNA into hexasomes impacts the function of enzymes involved in gene regulation.
SCIENCE & TECHNOLOGY2023
sciencescience-technology
EMBL researchers use a new cell sorting technology to gain new insights into cellular function in health and disease, as well as for other innovative applications.
SCIENCE & TECHNOLOGY2023
sciencescience-technology
Three EMBL group leaders and six EMBL alumni were recognised for their contributions to the life sciences.
LAB MATTERSPEOPLE & PERSPECTIVES2023
lab-matterspeople-perspectives
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…
SCIENCE & TECHNOLOGY2023
sciencescience-technology
During a visit to the Heidelberg EMBL campus, Minister Petra Olschowski learned about EMBL´s current research programme, its scientific operations and local collaborations, and explored its Imaging Centre and World of Molecular Biology exhibition.
CONNECTIONS2023
connectionsevents
EMBL researchers and collaborators have begun an impactful innovation-development journey, thanks to a European Commission ‘IMAGINE’ grant.
CONNECTIONSLAB MATTERS2023
connectionslab-matters
European Commission and EMBL renew commitment, agree on new areas of cooperation, in new EC DG’s first infrastructure visit since appointment.
CONNECTIONSLAB MATTERS2023
connectionslab-matters
EMBL researchers are pushing the frontiers of big data analysis in biological imaging, allowing scientists to gain a many-layered and multidimensional view of organisms, tissues, and cells in action.
EMBLetc2023
EMBL´s new permanent exhibition ‘The World of Molecular Biology’ in Heidelberg is now open for registration. The exhibition takes the visitor on a journey of scales, from genomes to ecosystems, and introduces key imaging technologies.
EMBL ANNOUNCEMENTSLAB MATTERS2023
embl-announcementslab-matters
Upcoming EMBO/EMBL symposium provides a forum to explore how organisms function together, and how they react or adapt to changes at different molecular levels.
SCIENCE & TECHNOLOGY2023
eventsscience-technology
Home to some of Europe’s most cutting-edge tools in molecular biology, EMBL has long shared its expertise and access to these tools through an extensive repertoire of courses, conferences, seminars, and other training. And now included in this mix is a job shadowing programme at EMBL Imaging…
LAB MATTERSSCIENCE & TECHNOLOGY2023
lab-mattersscience-technology
A new microscope built by EMBL researchers, based on Brillouin scattering principles, allows scientists to observe the dynamics of mechanical properties inside developing embryos in real time.
LAB MATTERSSCIENCE & TECHNOLOGY2023
lab-matterssciencescience-technology
Two former EMBL scientists have been recognised for their outstanding contributions to the fields of science communication and multiple sequence alignment research, respectively.
2023
alumni
New group leader Thomas Quail studies the fundamental processes that determine how proteins organise the genome inside a cell.
LAB MATTERSPEOPLE & PERSPECTIVES2023
lab-matterspeople-perspectives
Researchers in the Prevedel Group use photoacoustic spectroscopy setup to test and optimise probes before their usage in mouse neuroscience.
LAB MATTERSSCIENCE & TECHNOLOGY2023
lab-matterspicture-of-the-weekscience-technology
EMBL researchers are stepping outside the lab and thinking outside the box to understand the basic principles that underlie the development and evolution of organismal characteristics.
2023
science
New artificial intelligence tool adds speed and detailed cellular information to analysis of cryo-electron tomography to aid researchers’ understanding of inner cell workings.
2023
science
EMBL hosts inaugural meeting for major interdisciplinary project designed to boost understanding of ocean life
CONNECTIONSLAB MATTERS2023
connectionslab-matters
To identify which drugs disrupt bacterial envelope integrity, the Typas group uses a molecule called chlorophenyl red-β-D-galactopyranoside.
LAB MATTERSSCIENCE & TECHNOLOGY2022
lab-matterspicture-of-the-weekscience-technology
EMBL alumnus and eminent molecular biologist Peter B. Becker has been named the next chair of EMBL’s Council as of January 2023.
EMBL ANNOUNCEMENTSLAB MATTERS2022
embl-announcementslab-matters
Three EMBL scientists received this year’s ERC Starting Grants, and will be awarded €1.5 million over five years to carry out research projects.
EMBL ANNOUNCEMENTSLAB MATTERS2022
embl-announcementslab-matters
The Royal Microscopical Society awarded Ardan Patwardhan and Wim Hagen with Scientific Achievement Award
EMBL ANNOUNCEMENTSLAB MATTERS2022
embl-announcementslab-matters
Visit of delegation from the Ruđer Bošković Institute to EMBL Heidelberg marks a new chapter in scientific and institutional cooperation
CONNECTIONS2022
connectionsevents
Researchers have combined advanced light microscopy with next-generation sequencing to create a method to study cells directly in the context of their native tissues
2022
science
Leading scientific research facilities launch the Health + Life Science Alliance Heidelberg Mannheim. The research alliance aims to build the Rhine-Neckar region into an internationally leading biomedical-technological cluster focusing on life sciences, the health economy, and medical technology.
CONNECTIONS2022
connectionsevents
EMBL's Partnership Conference highlights the value of its networks, bringing researchers together to build new scientific connections.
CONNECTIONS2022
connectionsevents
Researchers have come up with a way to test the efficacy of hundreds of anticancer drug combinations – simultaneously, rapidly, and accurately.
SCIENCE & TECHNOLOGY2022
sciencescience-technology
The latest research from EMBL’s Ikmi group employs interdisciplinary approaches to show how sea anemone ‘exercise’ changes their developing size and shape, uncovering an intimate relationship between behaviour and body development
SCIENCE & TECHNOLOGY2022
sciencescience-technology
EMBL researchers used data from over 300 human faecal microbiota transplants to gain an ecological understanding of what happens when two gut microbiomes clash.
SCIENCE & TECHNOLOGY2022
sciencescience-technology
A new grant will provide a way for fundamental metabolomic research to realise its commercial potential and promise in aiding drug development and precision medicine.
LAB MATTERSSCIENCE & TECHNOLOGY2022
lab-mattersscience-technology
Physarum polycephalum, a single, giant cell containing tens of thousands of nuclei is large enough to be photographed with a phone.
SCIENCE & TECHNOLOGY2022
picture-of-the-weekscience-technology
EMBL’s imaging centre makes advanced microscopy technologies accessible to the international scientific community.
LAB MATTERS2022
lab-matterspicture-of-the-week
The EMBL Lautenschläger summer school, held 4–15 Jul 2022, introduced students from a range of scientific backgrounds to interdisciplinary life science research.
LAB MATTERS2022
eventslab-matters
EMBL and UW researchers plus additional collaborators have constructed a complete map of fruit fly embryonic development using machine learning. This research is foundational to better understanding overall embryo development in other species, including humans.
SCIENCE & TECHNOLOGY2022
sciencescience-technology
Cornelius Gross, Miki Ebisuya and Nassos Typas join EMBO, the prestigious organisation for the life sciences.
EMBL ANNOUNCEMENTSLAB MATTERS2022
embl-announcementslab-matters
Creating a cutting-edge facility for the global life science community doesn't happen overnight. We spoke to some of those who worked to turn this dream into a reality.
CONNECTIONS2022
connectionsevents
Representatives from politics, industry and academia attended the inauguration ceremony at EMBL Heidelberg
EMBL ANNOUNCEMENTS2022
embl-announcementsevents
EMBL research with Enolase 1 (ENO1) points to a possible new way to understand RNA’s leading role in how cells develop.
SCIENCE & TECHNOLOGY2022
sciencescience-technology
Scientists have solved several mysteries around the structure and function of a true molecular giant: the human nuclear pore complex. They created the most complete model of the complex thanks to combining the program AlphaFold2 with cryo-electron tomography, integrative modelling, molecular…
SCIENCE & TECHNOLOGY2022
sciencescience-technology
Two former EMBL staff members have been recognised for their outstanding contributions to research in the fields of brain evolution and cancer.
EMBL ANNOUNCEMENTS2022
alumniembl-announcements
Joint workshop brings researchers together on site and virtually to discuss broad range of planetary biology topics.
CONNECTIONS2022
connectionsevents
EMBL’s Head of Genome Biology announced as Fellow of the Royal Society for her exceptional contributions to science.
EMBL ANNOUNCEMENTSLAB MATTERS2022
embl-announcementslab-matters
Researchers at EMBL Heidelberg found that inversions in the human genome are more common than previously thought, which impacts our understanding of certain genetic diseases.
SCIENCE & TECHNOLOGY2022
sciencescience-technology
EMBL’s first Imaging Centre Symposium will occur onsite at EMBL and include tours of the new Imaging Centre on 31 May, introducing participants to the facility and its staff and featuring talks on the rapid developments in imaging technologies that have led to notable biological and medical…
EMBL ANNOUNCEMENTS2022
embl-announcementsevents
The honour recognises distinguished and continuing achievements in original research.
EMBL ANNOUNCEMENTSLAB MATTERS2022
embl-announcementslab-matters
EMBL Heidelberg’s Matthias Hentze receives the Biochemical Society’s Centenary Award for his discoveries in RNA biology.
EMBL ANNOUNCEMENTSLAB MATTERS2022
embl-announcementslab-matters
Condensates are membraneless organelles that control specific functions within a cell. Scientists at EMBL Heidelberg have shown how the physical state of condensates can influence biological function.
SCIENCE & TECHNOLOGY2022
sciencescience-technology
Judith Zaugg, Group Leader at EMBL Heidelberg, has been awarded an ERC Consolidator Grant of €2 million funded under the European Union’s Horizon Europe research and innovation programme. Over the next five years, the grant will enable her group to study cellular interactions in the human bone…
EMBL ANNOUNCEMENTSLAB MATTERS2022
embl-announcementslab-matters
A molecular signature of 27 microorganisms in stool defines the high-risk population for the most common pancreatic cancer and could be used for early detection of the disease.
SCIENCE & TECHNOLOGY2022
sciencescience-technology
A recent study by EMBL researchers proposes a new method to grow early embryos in the laboratory. With a 3D culture set-up, scientists can closely monitor the changes embryos undergo around the time of implantation.
SCIENCE & TECHNOLOGY2022
sciencescience-technology
The new permanent ‘The World of Molecular Biology’ exhibition will open in mid-2023 at EMBL’s headquarters in Heidelberg. It will encourage people to actively engage with science and its relevance for everyday life.
EMBL ANNOUNCEMENTSLAB MATTERS2022
embl-announcementslab-matters
Researchers from the Furlong group at EMBL have come up with a way to observe the development of fruit-fly embryos simultaneously at the genetic and cellular levels, generating a high-resolution and integrated view of how different cell lineages form.
SCIENCE & TECHNOLOGY2022
sciencescience-technology
Michael Dorrity, one of EMBL’s newest group leaders, is studying how the environment influences early life stages in zebrafish.
LAB MATTERSPEOPLE & PERSPECTIVES2022
lab-matterspeople-perspectives
DeepMind visits EMBL Heidelberg to discuss current and future implications of Artificial Intelligence for life science research.
SCIENCE & TECHNOLOGY2022
sciencescience-technology
The new EMBL Imaging Centre held its first on-site training workshop, introducing undergraduate students to the basics of volume electron microscopy. This marks the first of many opportunities to aid capacity-building in imaging techniques in Europe.
LAB MATTERS2022
lab-matters
EMBL researchers, in collaboration with BD Biosciences, have demonstrated a new technology that allows rapid image-based sorting of cells. The new technology represents a major upgrade to flow cytometry and has applications in diverse life science fields.
SCIENCE & TECHNOLOGY2022
sciencescience-technology
EMBL Hamburg’s Kosinski Group, the Beck Laboratory at the Max Planck Institute of Biophysics, and colleagues at EMBL Heidelberg recorded the nuclear pore complex contracting in living cells. They visualised the movement with an unprecedented level of detail with help of new software called…
SCIENCE & TECHNOLOGY2021
sciencescience-technology
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.
SCIENCE & TECHNOLOGY2021
sciencescience-technology
New structural biology research provides fundamental information critical to understanding enzyme mutations connected to rare diseases and cancers.
SCIENCE & TECHNOLOGY2021
sciencescience-technology
EMBL Senior Scientist and Head of the Genome Biology Unit is among the researchers honoured for outstanding work by the German Research Foundation (Deutsche Forschungsgemeinschaft, DFG).
EMBL ANNOUNCEMENTSLAB MATTERS2021
embl-announcementslab-matters
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…
SCIENCE & TECHNOLOGY2021
sciencescience-technology
The new EMBL Imaging Centre has announced its first open user call, and new project evaluation process and training opportunities.
EMBL ANNOUNCEMENTSLAB MATTERS2021
embl-announcementslab-matters
What can sponges tell us about the evolution of the brain? Sponges have the genes involved in neuronal function in higher animals. But if sponges don’t have brains, what is the role of these? EMBL scientists imaged the sponge digestive chamber to find out.
SCIENCE & TECHNOLOGY2021
sciencescience-technology
Svetlana Dodonova is one of EMBL's newest group leaders, leading a team of researchers who will study how genetic material is organised inside cells using structural biology approaches.
LAB MATTERSPEOPLE & PERSPECTIVES2021
lab-matterspeople-perspectives
A technology around since the ‘60s, flow cytometry has increasing applications. New leadership at EMBL’s flow cytometry facilities is looking to ease use, expand training, and encourage more collaboration.
LAB MATTERSSCIENCE & TECHNOLOGY2021
lab-mattersscience-technology
Researchers from EMBL’s Typas group and collaborators have analysed the effects of 144 antibiotics on the wellbeing of gut microbes. The study improves our understanding of antibiotics’ side effects and suggests a new approach to mitigating the adverse effects of antibiotics therapy on gut…
SCIENCE & TECHNOLOGY2021
sciencescience-technology
If researchers can identify specifically when good cells go bad, they can potentially understand disease better.
SCIENCE & TECHNOLOGY2021
sciencescience-technology
EMBL scientists and colleagues have developed an interactive atlas of the entire marine worm Platynereis dumerilii in its larval stage. The PlatyBrowser resource combines high-resolution gene expression data with volume electron microscopy images.
SCIENCE & TECHNOLOGY2021
sciencescience-technology
In the lab, Diënty Hazenbrink works with microbes that live in our guts. In her free time, she enjoys wildlife photography. A shared set of skills facilitates both activities.
LAB MATTERSPEOPLE & PERSPECTIVES2021
lab-matterspeople-perspectives
EMBL and Hungarian research institutes will collaborate to address urgent biological and environmental challenges.
CONNECTIONSLAB MATTERS2021
connectionslab-matters
Former EMBL Director General Professor Iain Mattaj was awarded the German Cross of Merit (‘Verdienstkreuz 1. Klasse des Verdienstordens der Bundesrepublik Deutschland’) at a ceremony held at EMBL Heidelberg on 9 September 2021.
EMBL ANNOUNCEMENTS2021
alumniembl-announcements
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.
SCIENCE & TECHNOLOGY2021
sciencescience-technology
Giulia Zanetti from the Institute of Structural and Molecular Biology (ISMB) in London explains how the collaboration with the Cryo-Electron Microscopy Service Platform enabled her group to reveal the structure of protein transport complexes.
LAB MATTERSSCIENCE & TECHNOLOGY2021
lab-mattersscience-technology
Distinctions recognise Peer’s development and sharing of bioinformatics tools as well as his significant contributions to bioinformatics research, education, and services.
LAB MATTERSPEOPLE & PERSPECTIVES2021
lab-matterspeople-perspectives
Mehdi Khadraoui, a former member of the EMBL Communications team, took this close-up of a black redstart.
LAB MATTERS2021
lab-matters
EMBL alumni Ilaria Piazza and Ken Holmes have been recognised for their outstanding contributions, and will receive their awards as part of the celebrations for EMBL World Alumni Day.
PEOPLE & PERSPECTIVES2021
alumnipeople-perspectives
EMBL scientists generate a high-resolution crystal structure of the Kinesin-1/aTm1 transport complex in the fruit fly.
SCIENCE & TECHNOLOGY2021
sciencescience-technology
Research in the Typas group uncovers new details of the strategies Salmonella uses to survive in infected cells.
SCIENCE & TECHNOLOGY2021
sciencescience-technology
The EMBL Imaging Centre is preparing for external user access, after an on-time and on-budget build and handover to the science team.
CONNECTIONSLAB MATTERS2021
connectionslab-matters
Dr Alexander Aulehla has been appointed the new Head of EMBL’s Developmental Biology Unit, and will take up the role starting in July 2021.
EMBL ANNOUNCEMENTSLAB MATTERS2021
embl-announcementslab-matters
EMBL PhD student Anniek Stokkermans captured this side view of a Nematostella vectensis larva during this transition, using instrumentation in the Advanced Light Microscopy Facility at EMBL Heidelberg.
SCIENCE & TECHNOLOGY2021
picture-of-the-weekscience-technology
Anna Erzberger, one of EMBL’s newest group leaders, will provide unique perspective as a theoretical biological physicist.
LAB MATTERSPEOPLE & PERSPECTIVES2021
lab-matterspeople-perspectives
Researchers investigate how external factors can influence the persistence of microbe species in the human gut
SCIENCE & TECHNOLOGY2021
sciencescience-technology
As perfect as a summer night sky, these nuclear pores help calibrate a customised super-resolution microscope in EMBL’s Ries group.
SCIENCE & TECHNOLOGY2021
picture-of-the-weekscience-technology
John Marioni, Alex Bateman, and Takashi Hiiragi have been elected to EMBO Membership.
EMBL ANNOUNCEMENTSLAB MATTERS2021
embl-announcementslab-matters
EMBL is conducting an Impact Assessment of our experimental services to understand the value these services have for our external user community. If you have accessed EMBL experimental services at one or more of our facilities to support the conduct of your research, we would like to hear from you.
LAB MATTERS2021
lab-matters
EMBL’s EU Green Week event showcased various ways molecular biology research can help solve environmental challenges.
LAB MATTERS2021
lab-matters
EMBL Director Matthias Hentze describes the Environmental Research Initiative: a community effort to solve global environmental challenges.
LAB MATTERSPEOPLE & PERSPECTIVES2021
lab-matterspeople-perspectives
Captured by EMBL postdoc Arina Rybina, these ‘nuclear twins’ are two daughter nuclei straight after division of a HeLa cell.
SCIENCE & TECHNOLOGY2021
picture-of-the-weekscience-technology
A page from a biologist’s colouring book? EMBL’s new interior wall design? Not quite – a bunch of liver cells, grown in the lab so that scientists can learn about fatty liver disease, or steatosis.
SCIENCE & TECHNOLOGY2021
picture-of-the-weekscience-technology
What does coronavirus’s spike protein look like in 3D? EMBL scientists and colleagues used cryo-electron tomography and molecular dynamics simulations to find out.
SCIENCE & TECHNOLOGY2021
picture-of-the-weekscience-technology
Throwback to June 2014: While EMBL Heidelberg’s main entrance is still in the dark, the well-known EMBL logo is already lit by the morning sun.
LAB MATTERS2021
lab-matterspicture-of-the-week
Scientists in the Stegle group and colleagues have studied induced pluripotent stem cells from around 1,000 donors to identify correlations between individual genetic variants and altered gene expression. They linked more than 4,000 of the genetic variants responsible for altered expression…
SCIENCE & TECHNOLOGY2021
sciencescience-technology
A new method has the potential to boost international research efforts to find drugs that eradicate cancer at its source.
SCIENCE & TECHNOLOGY2021
sciencescience-technology
A team of EMBL scientists and colleagues have analysed how the novel coronavirus affects proteins in human cells. They identified several human proteins as potential drug targets to prevent viral replication.
SCIENCE & TECHNOLOGY2021
sciencescience-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.
SCIENCE & TECHNOLOGY2021
sciencescience-technology
The EMBL Imaging Centre is scheduled to open in 2021 with Timo Zimmermann as Team Leader for advanced light microscopy technology development and service provision.
LAB MATTERSPEOPLE & PERSPECTIVES2021
lab-matterspeople-perspectives
One of EMBL’s newest group leaders, Olivier Duss, will explore how RNA folds into functional structures and how it works with proteins to control a diverse range of activities in the cell.
LAB MATTERSPEOPLE & PERSPECTIVES2021
lab-matterspeople-perspectives
EMBL’s sites in Grenoble, Hamburg, and Heidelberg form the newest Instruct Centre. The new centre offers users access to a broad range of state-of-the-art facilities.
CONNECTIONSLAB MATTERS2021
connectionslab-matters
Gene activation requires the cooperative activity of multiple transcription factors. Until now, the mechanism used by these factors to coordinate their actions has been poorly understood. EMBL’s Krebs group presents a DNA footprinting method that makes it possible to determine whether…
SCIENCE & TECHNOLOGY2020
sciencescience-technology
December has seen the start of a new chapter in the collaboration that has for years marked the relationship between the European Commission (EC) and EMBL.
CONNECTIONS2020
connectionsevents
A new paper from EMBL’s Savitski team and Typas group describes their work on E. coli and how it brings a greater understanding of the way genes function and interact.
SCIENCE & TECHNOLOGY2020
sciencescience-technology
With the external scaffolding removed, another step in the construction of the EMBL Imaging Centre is complete. Now we get a first glimpse of the final look of this stunning building.
LAB MATTERS2020
lab-matterspicture-of-the-week
The Chan Zuckerberg Initiative has recognised four EMBL researchers with their most recent awards, showing how tech trailblazers are integral to advancing science and medicine.
EMBL ANNOUNCEMENTSLAB MATTERS2020
embl-announcementslab-matters
Despite the cold autumn weather, workers are busy on the rooftop of the parking garage at EMBL Heidelberg. The 2176 m² rooftop is getting transformed into a combination of a green roof and a photovoltaic plant. The planted green roof will retain rainwater, while the solar panels – installed in…
LAB MATTERS2020
lab-matterspicture-of-the-week
On autumn days without Heidelberg’s characteristic fog, the woods present themself in beautiful colours. You may even capture a rainbow.
SCIENCE & TECHNOLOGY2020
picture-of-the-weekscience-technology
EMBL’s Rupert Lück is engaged in developing the European Open Science Cloud (EOSC): the infrastructure that will support the future of data sharing and analysis in Europe.
CONNECTIONSLAB MATTERS2020
connectionslab-matters
Scientists from the Beck group have studied the 3D structure of nuclear pores in budding yeast. They show how the architecture of the nuclear pore complex differs inside cells compared to its form observed in vitro studies.
SCIENCE & TECHNOLOGY2020
sciencescience-technology
An international group of researchers, led by scientists from EMBL Heidelberg, have discovered that the number of tentacle arms a sea anemone grows depends on the amount of food it eats.
SCIENCE & TECHNOLOGY2020
sciencescience-technology
The new team leader offering services in electron microscopy discusses his hopes and plans for the forthcoming EMBL Imaging Centre
LAB MATTERSPEOPLE & PERSPECTIVES2020
lab-matterspeople-perspectives
Discoveries at EMBL will help researchers to interpret one of the most common types of experiments in genomics and medical studies.
SCIENCE & TECHNOLOGY2020
sciencescience-technology
The image shows one of the four rows of roof lights above the atrium, which is the main public space of the Imaging Centre.
SCIENCE & TECHNOLOGY2020
picture-of-the-weekscience-technology
This year, EMBO elected 63 new members, including Alexander Aulehla, Group Leader and Senior Scientist at EMBL Heidelberg, and Paul Flicek, Associate Director of EMBL-EBI Services, Senior Scientist, Group and Team Leader at EMBL-EBI.
EMBL ANNOUNCEMENTSLAB MATTERS2020
embl-announcementslab-matters
Scientists at EMBL Heidelberg have investigated stem cells and how they differentiate to become neurons. Their approach included an assessment of the complex interplay of molecules during the differentiation process and generated fundamental new insights into the role of a protein called Sox2 in…
SCIENCE & TECHNOLOGY2020
sciencescience-technology
A national consortium including EMBL and the DKFZ is set to launch the German Human Genome–Phenome Archive, creating an invaluable bridge between fundamental biomedical research and applied healthcare.
CONNECTIONSLAB MATTERS2020
connectionslab-matters
Local beekeeper Jörg Staffel has set up three bee colonies on the grass slope in front of the ATC building.
LAB MATTERS2020
lab-matterspicture-of-the-week
Scientists at EMBL and Heidelberg University Hospital are studying how the novel coronavirus behaves in the gut to try to better understand its epidemiology and prevent its spread. To do this, they are combining advanced imaging and sequencing technologies to study coronavirus in human intestinal…
SCIENCE & TECHNOLOGY2020
sciencescience-technology
The emergence of previously unknown pathogens, such as the novel coronavirus SARS-CoV-2, raises many questions. To explore these questions in an international scientific forum, EMBL will host the virtual conference ‘SARS-CoV-2: Towards a New Era in Infection Research’ on 3 July. Invited…
EMBL ANNOUNCEMENTS2020
embl-announcementsevents
Scientists including members of EMBL’s Typas group have investigated how immune cells called macrophages respond to infection by the intracellular pathogen Salmonella enterica. They discovered that Salmonella causes newly produced cathepsins to accumulate in the nuclei of infected cells to…
SCIENCE & TECHNOLOGY2020
sciencescience-technology
Scientists at EMBL Heidelberg have developed a new method, called Targeted Perturb-seq (TAP-seq), which increases the scale and precision of functional genomics CRISPR–Cas9 screens by orders of magnitude. Their method overcomes limitations in previous applications of single-cell RNA sequencing,…
SCIENCE & TECHNOLOGY2020
sciencescience-technology
Researchers in EMBL’s Zaugg group have studied the causes of pulmonary arterial hypertension (PAH), a rare disease that causes high blood pressure in the arteries of the lungs. The study, carried out in collaboration with Stanford University School of Medicine, compared lung cells of patients…
SCIENCE & TECHNOLOGY2020
sciencescience-technology
The nervous system has fascinated Georgia Rapti ever since her first introduction to biology. Her research group in the Developmental Biology unit will focus on understanding the early biological events involved in the nervous system’s formation.
LAB MATTERSPEOPLE & PERSPECTIVES2020
lab-matterspeople-perspectives
The virtual EMBO | EMBL symposium ‘The Four-Dimensional Genome’ brought together 470 participants. Here, Jürgen Deka, Head of External Scientific Training, discusses how he and his team overcame the organisational challenges.
LAB MATTERS2020
eventslab-matters
EMBL researchers in the Heard group at EMBL Heidelberg explore the interaction between DNA organisation and gene expression in the early embryo
SCIENCE & TECHNOLOGY2020
sciencescience-technology
The causes of 40 percent of all cases of certain medulloblastoma – dangerous brain tumours affecting children – are hereditary. These are the findings of a recent genetic analysis carried out by scientists from EMBL and numerous colleagues around the world.
SCIENCE & TECHNOLOGY2020
sciencescience-technology
The iconic ATC – celebrating its 10 year anniversary this year – reflects the blue sky, the clouds and the rays of the Sun.
LAB MATTERS2020
lab-matterspicture-of-the-week
How Joana Moscoso bridges the gap between science and society
LAB MATTERS2020
eventslab-matters
Theresia Bauer and EMBL discuss organisational developments and future strategies
CONNECTIONSLAB MATTERS2020
connectionslab-matters
Annual Reception celebrates EMBL’s achievements in 2019 and explores its way ahead
LAB MATTERS2020
eventslab-matters
EMBL’s new Science and Society Manager shares her plans for fostering multidisciplinary dialogue
LAB MATTERSPEOPLE & PERSPECTIVES2020
lab-matterspeople-perspectives
New group leader at EMBL Heidelberg employs synthetic chemistry to develop novel tools for biology
PEOPLE & PERSPECTIVES2020
people-perspectivesscience
This technique provides a simple but effective way to study the functions of organs in living animals
SCIENCE & TECHNOLOGY2020
sciencescience-technology
Scientists provide important new insights into the molecular basis of X-inactivation
SCIENCE & TECHNOLOGY2020
sciencescience-technology
EMBL co-leads most comprehensive study of genetic causes of cancer
SCIENCE & TECHNOLOGY2020
sciencescience-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…
SCIENCE & TECHNOLOGY2020
sciencescience-technology
Analysis of whole cancer genomes gives key insights into the role of the non-coding genome in cancer
SCIENCE & TECHNOLOGY2020
sciencescience-technology
Using the data from the Pan-Cancer project EMBL scientists describe how our genetic background influences cancer development.
SCIENCE & TECHNOLOGY2020
sciencescience-technology
Muzamil Majid Khan, a postdoc in the Pepperkok team at EMBL Heidelberg, studied the piece of tissue visible in this image.
SCIENCE & TECHNOLOGY2020
picture-of-the-weekscience-technology
László Palkovics, Hungarian Minister for Innovation and Technology, visited EMBL Heidelberg
CONNECTIONS2020
connectionsevents
EMBL researchers have developed a method to observe interactions between transcription factors
SCIENCE & TECHNOLOGY2020
sciencescience-technology
Researchers have developed a cheaper and faster method to check for genetic differences in individual cells
SCIENCE & TECHNOLOGY2019
sciencescience-technology
The software diffTF quantifies activity of transcription factors and predicts their mode of action
SCIENCE & TECHNOLOGY2019
sciencescience-technology
EU funding for iNEXT-Discovery consortium unlocks key technologies for structural biology
EMBL ANNOUNCEMENTSLAB MATTERS2019
embl-announcementslab-matters
This picture of the week, taken by Arina Rybina in the Ellenberg group at EMBL Heidelberg, shows a high-resolution 3D microscopy image of living human cells: HeLa cells. In this fascinating fluorescing microspace, two newly formed daughter nuclei are captured to study the assembly of nuclear pore…
SCIENCE & TECHNOLOGY2019
picture-of-the-weekscience-technology
Exploring the diverse routes by which EMBL scientists are driving forward neurobiology
SCIENCE & TECHNOLOGY2019
sciencescience-technology
Shedding light on the mechanisms that control the fate of embryonic cells
SCIENCE & TECHNOLOGY2019
sciencescience-technology
The brain is the most complex organ in the human body. Yet despite it being the organ that makes us conscious beings – and despite the fact that researchers have been studying it for generations – it’s still a constant source of surprise. To help lift the veil on some of its mystery, Lina…
SCIENCE & TECHNOLOGY2019
picture-of-the-weekscience-technology
EMBL researchers have published two new studies involving the nuclear pore complex
SCIENCE & TECHNOLOGY2019
sciencescience-technology
New possibilities for gene therapies
SCIENCE & TECHNOLOGY2019
sciencescience-technology
EMBL’s Genomics Core Facility supports students participating in the annual iGEM competition.
SCIENCE & TECHNOLOGY2019
sciencescience-technology
During the Nacht der Forschung 2019, everyone was able to become a scientist for a day at EMBL
LAB MATTERS2019
eventslab-matters
All mammalian life starts with the fusion of egg and sperm, resulting in the creation of a single cell called a zygote. This develops into an embryo through a series of cell divisions, in which the number of cells doubles at each step. Todays’ Picture of the Week was taken by Manuel Eguren of the…
SCIENCE & TECHNOLOGY2019
picture-of-the-weekscience-technology
The inaugural EMBL Lautenschläger Summer School ran from 15–26 July at EMBL Heidelberg.
LAB MATTERS2019
eventslab-matters
Native Scientist’ organises multilingual science workshops for children of migrant communities.
LAB MATTERS2019
lab-matters
EMBL Lab Day 2019 filled the ATC with art and games
LAB MATTERS2019
eventslab-matters
Enhancers in Drosophila embryos gather together to preserve phenotypes under stressful conditions
SCIENCE & TECHNOLOGY2019
sciencescience-technology
The main funder of the EMBL Lautenschläger Summer School reflects on codes of conduct around giving
PEOPLE & PERSPECTIVES2019
eventspeople-perspectives
Michael Zimmermann's group will investigate how gut microbes affect the body’s response to drugs.
PEOPLE & PERSPECTIVES2019
people-perspectivesscience
The life science community is deeply saddened by the death of Suzanne Eaton
EMBL ANNOUNCEMENTS2019
alumniembl-announcements
Using cryo-EM, scientists have determined the structure of a large protein complex called Elongator.
SCIENCE & TECHNOLOGY2019
sciencescience-technology
How computer processing of human language is harnessed by EMBL scientists
SCIENCE & TECHNOLOGY2019
sciencescience-technology
What CRISPR may bring for the future of biology, and how it is used at EMBL
SCIENCE & TECHNOLOGY2019
sciencescience-technology
New insights into mechanisms behind embryonic development
SCIENCE & TECHNOLOGY2019
sciencescience-technology
EIPOD4 will prepare researchers for the increasing interdisciplinarity of scientific career paths
EMBL ANNOUNCEMENTSLAB MATTERS2019
embl-announcementslab-matters
The mystery of how condensin maintains the integrity of the genome during cell division.
SCIENCE & TECHNOLOGY2019
sciencescience-technology
Uncovering new role of fluid pressure in controlling embryo size and cell fate
SCIENCE & TECHNOLOGY2019
sciencescience-technology
Laboratories all over the world are often chaotic, a bit messy and look grey and unwelcoming. Not so in this lab, pictured by EMBL staff member Emily Savage. The differently coloured fluids, arranged in a row, bring vivid colours into the more subdued environment of the lab. The picture was taken…
LAB MATTERS2019
lab-matterspicture-of-the-week
Overwhelmed as a biologist getting to grips with computer programming? EMBLers are here to help!
LAB MATTERS2019
lab-matters
Professor Tim Lewens challenges the human genome’s unique place in bioethics
LAB MATTERS2019
eventslab-matters
EMBL got together with the global science festival Pint of Science to explain and celebrate science.
LAB MATTERS2019
eventslab-matters
This image – resembling a network of rivers and canals – actually shows the tracheal tip cell of a fruit fly. Fruit flies are heavily used in research and they are a common model organism in developmental biology. Researchers at EMBL use the larvae of fruit flies to study tracheal cell…
SCIENCE & TECHNOLOGY2019
picture-of-the-weekscience-technology
Scientists develop software tools for automated acquisition of electron microscopy data
SCIENCE & TECHNOLOGY2019
sciencescience-technology
EMBL is a world-leading organisation for life science research. Its scientists work in diverse research fields spanning the whole of molecular biology. While the molecules the researchers are working on are often microscopic and impossible to see with the naked eye, one research topic clearly…
SCIENCE & TECHNOLOGY2019
picture-of-the-weekscience-technology
A newly developed 3D microscope visualises fast biological processes better than ever.
SCIENCE & TECHNOLOGY2019
sciencescience-technology
EMBL scientists have discovered that the proteome is substantially affected by both sex and diet
SCIENCE & TECHNOLOGY2019
sciencescience-technology
New head of ORD will build and expand the partnerships that help EMBL achieve its ambitions
LAB MATTERS2019
lab-matters
Foundation stone ceremony for world-class high-resolution microscopy centre in Heidelberg
LAB MATTERS2019
eventslab-matters
EMBL scientists create membraneless organelle to build proteins in living cell
SCIENCE & TECHNOLOGY2019
sciencescience-technology
On 20 February, over 250 local supporters and friends met Edith Heard to celebrate a successful year
PEOPLE & PERSPECTIVES2019
eventspeople-perspectives
Scientists develop technology to measure how ATP concentration affects protein solubility in cells
SCIENCE & TECHNOLOGY2019
sciencescience-technology
Many microbes traverse the oral-gut barrier
SCIENCE & TECHNOLOGY2019
sciencescience-technology
EMBL scientists identify RNA regulating protein behaviour in switch of normal roles
SCIENCE & TECHNOLOGY2019
sciencescience-technology
Scientists develop high-throughput yeast single-cell RNA sequencing method
SCIENCE & TECHNOLOGY2019
sciencescience-technology
On January 1 2019, Edith Heard takes up the position of EMBL’s Director General
LAB MATTERSPEOPLE & PERSPECTIVES2019
lab-matterspeople-perspectives
The EMBL Teens reporters discover the European Researchers’ Night
LAB MATTERS2018
eventslab-matters
Nina Kathe, Winner of the EU Contest for Young Scientists visits EMBL
LAB MATTERS2018
eventslab-matters
How EMBL scientists are using machine learning to advance biology
LAB MATTERSSCIENCE & TECHNOLOGY2018
lab-mattersscience-technology
The De Renzis group investigated invagination, the first step of organ development in embryos.
SCIENCE & TECHNOLOGY2018
sciencescience-technology
EMBL scientists investigate the structure of a key protein involved in blood clotting
SCIENCE & TECHNOLOGY2018
sciencescience-technology
The Hentze Lab enhanced a RNA-interactome capture technique to pave the way towards medical progress
SCIENCE & TECHNOLOGY2018
sciencescience-technology
Researchers from EMBL and Heidelberg University unveil the molecular mechanisms of ageing
SCIENCE & TECHNOLOGY2018
sciencescience-technology
Meet the organisers of EMBO’s first course on molecular geobiology
SCIENCE & TECHNOLOGY2018
eventsscience-technology
EMBL and Promega collaborate to train young scientists
CONNECTIONSLAB MATTERS2018
connectionslab-matters
The EMBL community, past and present, gather for special events around Lab Day 2018
LAB MATTERS2018
eventslab-matters
Discover how EMBLers across all sites share their passion for science
LAB MATTERSPEOPLE & PERSPECTIVES2018
lab-matterspeople-perspectives
EMBL researchers visualise the proteins needed to capture molecules and bring them into a cell
SCIENCE & TECHNOLOGY2018
sciencescience-technology
EMBL scientists reveal NPC architecture of algae
SCIENCE & TECHNOLOGY2018
sciencescience-technology
EMBL researchers develop method that simplifies the isolation of DNA- and RNA- protein complexes
SCIENCE & TECHNOLOGY2018
sciencescience-technology
Combinations of cancer drugs can be quickly and cheaply tested using a novel microfluidic device
SCIENCE & TECHNOLOGY2018
sciencescience-technology
New computational method uses multi-omics analysis for personalised medicine
SCIENCE & TECHNOLOGY2018
sciencescience-technology
Roche and EMBL join forces
CONNECTIONSLAB MATTERS2018
connectionslab-matters
A history of EMBL in six objects from the EMBL Archive
LAB MATTERS2018
lab-matters
Which of our genes will be passed on to our children? Simone Köhler wants to find out
PEOPLE & PERSPECTIVES2018
people-perspectivesscience
EMBL and Pint of Science join forces to entertain and educate
LAB MATTERS2018
eventslab-matters
EMBL alumna Melina Schuh recognised for excellence in science
PEOPLE & PERSPECTIVES2018
alumnipeople-perspectives
EMBL group leader Jan Korbel reflects on his scientific origins and current research
SCIENCE & TECHNOLOGY2018
sciencescience-technology
EMBL alumna, Èlia Benito-Gutiérrez, on how her research and career evolved after searching the seas
LAB MATTERSPEOPLE & PERSPECTIVES2018
lab-matterspeople-perspectives
On April 12, EMBL hosted 200 attendees at its Annual Reception in Heidelberg and highlighted its role as a training hub.
LAB MATTERS2018
eventslab-matters
Discover how EMBL scientists are using GPU computing to push biology forward
SCIENCE & TECHNOLOGY2018
sciencescience-technology
New Heidelberg group leader creates tools to help biologists work faster and better
PEOPLE & PERSPECTIVES2018
people-perspectivesscience
Dog and human gut microbiomes have more similar genes and responses to diet than previously thought
PEOPLE & PERSPECTIVES2018
people-perspectivesscience
Markus Ralser, upcoming EMBO workshop speaker, on how metabolism brought chemistry to life
PEOPLE & PERSPECTIVES2018
eventspeople-perspectives
Open-source software allows standard microscopes to accurately image 3D structures
SCIENCE & TECHNOLOGY2018
sciencescience-technology
EMBL scientists count and locate chromosomal proteins during cell duplication
SCIENCE & TECHNOLOGY2018
sciencescience-technology
Scientists at EMBL and Cellzome develop technology to monitor the effects of drug treatments on protein degradation and synthesis
SCIENCE & TECHNOLOGY2018
sciencescience-technology
EMBL scientists show how chromatin usage in individual cells reveals developmental trajectories
SCIENCE & TECHNOLOGY2018
sciencescience-technology
EMBL experts outline the trends shaping scientific training in the coming years
2018
events
For Vasiliki Karyoti, troubleshooting and problem-solving take on a greater meaning at EMBL
LAB MATTERSPEOPLE & PERSPECTIVES2018
lab-matterspeople-perspectives
School students build fluorescence microscopes designed by members of the Prevedel group and ELLS
LAB MATTERS2018
eventslab-matters
New EMBL spinoff company Velabs Therapeutics aims to speed up discovery of therapeutic antibodies
LAB MATTERSSCIENCE & TECHNOLOGY2018
lab-mattersscience-technology
Maria Leptin reflects on how to create a research environment that serves the needs of the community
LAB MATTERSPEOPLE & PERSPECTIVES2018
lab-matterspeople-perspectives
EMBL and EMBO hosted the ERC's Scientific Council in Heidelberg 28 February to 2 March
CONNECTIONS2018
connectionsevents
Discover the past lives and journeys that brought people to EMBL
LAB MATTERSPEOPLE & PERSPECTIVES2018
lab-matterspeople-perspectives
Access to state-of-the-art microscopes and outstanding expertise
SCIENCE & TECHNOLOGY2018
sciencescience-technology
EMBL scientists discover how a molecule’s role changes from simple metabolite to instructive signal
SCIENCE & TECHNOLOGY2018
sciencescience-technology
Joining forces for single-cell research
CONNECTIONSLAB MATTERS2018
connectionslab-matters
“In testimony of my great thankfulness”
PEOPLE & PERSPECTIVES2018
alumnipeople-perspectives
New EMBL group leader explores biophysical properties of chromosomes and other cellular assemblies
PEOPLE & PERSPECTIVES2018
people-perspectivesscience
EMBL scientists create a turnover catalogue of almost 10.000 proteins from primary cells
SCIENCE & TECHNOLOGY2018
sciencescience-technology
EMBL experts outline the trends shaping scientific training in the coming years
LAB MATTERS2018
eventslab-matters
EMBL’s new group leader studies how gene expression is controlled
PEOPLE & PERSPECTIVES2018
people-perspectivesscience
EMBL’s training programme launches its first e-learning courses: introductions to optogenetics and CLEM
EMBL ANNOUNCEMENTS2018
embl-announcementsevents
What opportunities can organoids bring to further the understanding of the human brain?
SCIENCE & TECHNOLOGY2018
eventsscience-technology
EMBL scientists show that some promoters can act as enhancers and vice versa
SCIENCE & TECHNOLOGY2018
sciencescience-technology
EMBL researchers uncover how a key enzyme that helps cells make new proteins starts its work
SCIENCE & TECHNOLOGY2018
sciencescience-technology
New group leader studies sea anemones to investigate why some animals regenerate better than others
PEOPLE & PERSPECTIVES2018
people-perspectivesscience
EMBL scientists unveil how 3D chromatin structure affects RNA splicing
SCIENCE & TECHNOLOGY2017
sciencescience-technology
Molecule mapping method raises interest in forensics, agriculture and microbiome studies
SCIENCE & TECHNOLOGY2017
sciencescience-technology
A look back at some of the most read stories on EMBL’s news website this year
LAB MATTERS2017
lab-matters
EMBL experts outline the trends shaping scientific training in the coming years
LAB MATTERS2017
eventslab-matters
New research reveals that two different mechanisms are responsible for chromosome folding
SCIENCE & TECHNOLOGY2017
sciencescience-technology
How a research technician with a master’s degree contributed to Nobel Prize-winning work
PEOPLE & PERSPECTIVES2017
alumnipeople-perspectives
New research shows how pores form in the membrane that surrounds a cell’s nucleus
SCIENCE & TECHNOLOGY2017
sciencescience-technology
Curious about what goes on in EMBL’s Fly Room? Prepare to be a fly on the wall
LAB MATTERSPEOPLE & PERSPECTIVES2017
lab-matterspeople-perspectives
EMBLers across all sites share how their curiosity about the world shapes their everyday life
LAB MATTERS2017
lab-matters
Interview with EMBL’s Joint Heads of Government and EU Relations
LAB MATTERSPEOPLE & PERSPECTIVES2017
lab-matterspeople-perspectives
Takashi Hiiragi and Lars Steinmetz received Advanced Grants from the European Research Council (ERC)
EMBL ANNOUNCEMENTSLAB MATTERS2017
embl-announcementslab-matters
The Mahamid group studies meso-scale molecular assemblies in intact cells and model organisms at molecular resolution
PEOPLE & PERSPECTIVES2017
people-perspectivesscience
EMBL alumna Sigrid Reinsch trained as a cell biologist – now she helps run experiments in space
PEOPLE & PERSPECTIVES2017
alumnipeople-perspectives
EMBL and HeidelbergCement sign Memorandum of Understanding
LAB MATTERSPEOPLE & PERSPECTIVES2017
lab-matterspeople-perspectives
Jacques Dubochet, Nobel laureate and former EMBL group leader, reflects on a key aha moment
PEOPLE & PERSPECTIVES2017
alumnipeople-perspectives
EMBL researchers create highest resolution 3D model of important structure within Ebola virus
SCIENCE & TECHNOLOGY2017
sciencescience-technology
A talent for organisation has taken EMBL’s Steffi Kandels-Lewis across the globe
SCIENCE & TECHNOLOGY2017
sciencescience-technology
Meet Ig Nobel emcee Marc Abrahams, an EMBL Science and Society speaker in December
SCIENCE & TECHNOLOGY2017
eventsscience-technology
Interview with Rolf-Dieter Heuer, guest speaker at EMBL's 2017 Annual Reception
PEOPLE & PERSPECTIVES2017
eventspeople-perspectives
Working on scientific instruments has taken EMBL alumnus Simon Sheldon to the ends of the Earth
PEOPLE & PERSPECTIVES2017
alumnipeople-perspectives
Women from academia, industry and politics met at EMBL to fuel career growth and opportunities
LAB MATTERS2017
eventslab-matters
EMBL researchers and collaborators unravel how chromosomes form
SCIENCE & TECHNOLOGY2017
sciencescience-technology
EMBL alumnus recognised for cryo-electron microscopy work
EMBL ANNOUNCEMENTS2017
embl-announcementsscience
EMBL’s annual reception took place on 18 September, with more than 150 attendees
CONNECTIONSLAB MATTERS2017
connectionslab-matters
How microbes can create niches for each other
SCIENCE & TECHNOLOGY2017
sciencescience-technology
New study by Paola Kuri and Maria Leptin shows how inflammation happens in zebrafish in real time
SCIENCE & TECHNOLOGY2017
sciencescience-technology
How the work of the Courses and Conferences team has changed over the years
LAB MATTERS2017
eventslab-matters
German state and federal governments agree funding for microscopy centre at EMBL Heidelberg
LAB MATTERS2017
lab-matters
Meet Justin Crocker, EMBL’s new group leader in gene regulation during evolution and development
PEOPLE & PERSPECTIVES2017
people-perspectivesscience
NEB joins EMBL’s corporate partnership programme
CONNECTIONSLAB MATTERS2017
connectionslab-matters
EMBL’s cycling team complete epic journey to raise money for Heidelberg’s children’s hospital
LAB MATTERS2017
lab-matters
Celebrating 40 years since the first EMBO electron microscopy training course
LAB MATTERS2017
eventslab-matters
EMBL researchers complete a molecular atlas showing gene expression in all cells in an entire animal
SCIENCE & TECHNOLOGY2017
sciencescience-technology
An EMBL collaboration devises a new method that could speed up vaccine development for HIV
SCIENCE & TECHNOLOGY2017
sciencescience-technology
People across EMBL’s sites reflect on the ways they perceive their world
LAB MATTERSPEOPLE & PERSPECTIVES2017
lab-matterspeople-perspectives
Hallmarks of residual breat cancer cells suggest new approaches for preventing relapse
SCIENCE & TECHNOLOGY2017
sciencescience-technology
The life science community is deeply saddened by the loss of EMBL alumnus Riccardo Cortese
PEOPLE & PERSPECTIVES2017
alumnipeople-perspectives
Accelerating researchers’ access to next-generation light-sheet microscopy
CONNECTIONSLAB MATTERS2017
connectionslab-matters
ERC grantee Maja Köhn shares her vision for the next ten years
SCIENCE & TECHNOLOGY2017
sciencescience-technology
EMBL researchers develop an optical method for measuring the release of insulin from single cells
SCIENCE & TECHNOLOGY2017
sciencescience-technology
EMBL alumnus Konrad Müller has sadly passed away
LAB MATTERSPEOPLE & PERSPECTIVES2017
lab-matterspeople-perspectives
Study by EMBL and DKFZ researchers means origins of myeloid leukaemias may need rethinking
SCIENCE & TECHNOLOGY2017
sciencescience-technology
Anna Tramontano, bioinformatics pioneer and EMBL alumna, has passed away
LAB MATTERSPEOPLE & PERSPECTIVES2017
lab-matterspeople-perspectives
ERC grantee Edward Lemke shares his vision for the next ten years
SCIENCE & TECHNOLOGY2017
sciencescience-technology
ERC grantee Detlev Arendt shares his vision for the next ten years
SCIENCE & TECHNOLOGY2017
sciencescience-technology
ERC grantee Eileen Furlong shares her vision for the next ten years
SCIENCE & TECHNOLOGY2017
sciencescience-technology
Keeping bacterial chromosomes tangled could lead to new approaches to treatment
SCIENCE & TECHNOLOGY2017
sciencescience-technology
EMBL researchers develop a computer model to explore the movement of nuclei in a multinuclear cell
SCIENCE & TECHNOLOGY2017
sciencescience-technology
Differentiated and undifferentiated cells get energy in different ways, sensor made at EMBL shows
SCIENCE & TECHNOLOGY2017
sciencescience-technology
Sartorius and EMBL join forces to support advanced training and science education
CONNECTIONSLAB MATTERS2017
connectionslab-matters
GSK and EMBL have signed an agreement to enhance understanding of disease and drug mechanisms
CONNECTIONSLAB MATTERS2017
connectionslab-matters
A new technique developed at EMBL reveals the way fats interact with other molecules in cells
SCIENCE & TECHNOLOGY2017
sciencescience-technology
EMBL scientists discovered that common mutations can change the shape of gene promoters
SCIENCE & TECHNOLOGY2017
sciencescience-technology
Helke Hillebrand on leaving EMBL after 9 years as Academic Coordinator and Dean of Graduate Studies
LAB MATTERS2017
lab-matters
Inducible mechanism found by EMBL scientists links receptor degradation and replenishment
SCIENCE & TECHNOLOGY2016
sciencescience-technology
EMBL scientists use new techniques to describe the architecture of conical HIV capsids
SCIENCE & TECHNOLOGY2016
sciencescience-technology
EMBL’s Petra Riedinger retires after 40 years producing posters, graphics, artwork and more
LAB MATTERSPEOPLE & PERSPECTIVES2016
lab-matterspeople-perspectives
How a team of scientists and artists at EMBL transformed microscopy data into stunning 3D images
LAB MATTERSSCIENCE & TECHNOLOGY2016
lab-mattersscience-technology
Ernst Stelzer earns 2016 Lennart Philipson award for advances in light sheet microscopy
PEOPLE & PERSPECTIVES2016
alumnipeople-perspectives
Check out the newly revealed programme for 2017
LAB MATTERS2016
eventslab-matters
Cryo EM reconstruction of RNA Polymerase I reveals details of how molecule binds and transcribes DNA
SCIENCE & TECHNOLOGY2016
sciencescience-technology
Open source bioinformatics method for finding metabolites makes experiments comparable across labs
SCIENCE & TECHNOLOGY2016
sciencescience-technology
What happens when plant's leaf-placing feedback loop isn't quite right
SCIENCE & TECHNOLOGY2016
sciencescience-technology
Robert Prevedel develops deep-tissue microscopy for scientists to peer deep inside living organisms
PEOPLE & PERSPECTIVES2016
people-perspectivesscience
Participants learn about EMBL’s ocean biodiversity research at the Fall Gala
CONNECTIONS2016
connectionsevents
New platform useful for studies of protein binding, human tissue and more
SCIENCE & TECHNOLOGY2016
sciencescience-technology
We catch up with neuroscientist Craig Stark, speaker at the EMBL/EMBO Science and Society Conference
LAB MATTERSPEOPLE & PERSPECTIVES2016
lab-matterspeople-perspectives
EMBL scientists investigate how leaves grow flat to efficiently capture sunlight
SCIENCE & TECHNOLOGY2016
sciencescience-technology
Eberhard Bengsch explains why EMBL’s events programme attracts him time and again
PEOPLE & PERSPECTIVES2016
eventspeople-perspectives
Take part in an EMBL conference or symposium for free as an EMBL events reporter
LAB MATTERS2016
eventslab-matters
Side-effects of leukaemia drug explained, reveal possibility of repurposing to treat other diseases
SCIENCE & TECHNOLOGY2016
sciencescience-technology
New head of Proteomics Core Facility also runs stability proteomics lab
PEOPLE & PERSPECTIVES2016
people-perspectivesscience
Puzzle of nuclear pore formation in growing nuclei solved
SCIENCE & TECHNOLOGY2016
sciencescience-technology
Past meets present as Library head Ioanna Ydraiou interviews EMBL’s first librarian
PEOPLE & PERSPECTIVES2016
alumnipeople-perspectives
EMBL and the Hubrecht Institute signed a 5-year partnership agreement
CONNECTIONSLAB MATTERS2016
connectionslab-matters
Turning the spotlight on the diverse universe of EMBL’s 200-strong postdoc community
LAB MATTERSPEOPLE & PERSPECTIVES2016
lab-matterspeople-perspectives
Unexpected adventures at EMBL LearningLAB focused on biodiversity
LAB MATTERS2016
lab-matters
"If I have an aim, I’ll find a solution" – meet EMBL alumnus Jochen Wittbrodt
PEOPLE & PERSPECTIVES2016
alumnipeople-perspectives
Integration, collaboration and openness on agenda for Carlos Moedas, European Commissioner for Research
LAB MATTERSPEOPLE & PERSPECTIVES2016
lab-matterspeople-perspectives
Alumnus and entrepreneur Marc Zabeau speaks at inaugural Life Science Funders and Foundations event
CONNECTIONS2016
connectionsevents
Bruce Alberts on fixing the broken academic career pipeline
LAB MATTERSPEOPLE & PERSPECTIVES2016
lab-matterspeople-perspectives
Scientific community manager, alumnus Aidan Budd, connects people with shared interests, values, goals
PEOPLE & PERSPECTIVES2016
alumnipeople-perspectives
Team leader investigates how the gut microbiome could relate to human diseases
SCIENCE & TECHNOLOGY2016
sciencescience-technology
Storage of pre-made nuclear pores allows for rapid cell division in fruit fly embryos
SCIENCE & TECHNOLOGY2016
sciencescience-technology
Strength of contraction determines whether cells become embryo or placenta
SCIENCE & TECHNOLOGY2016
sciencescience-technology
Molecular messengers synthesised to help study how cells respond to outside stimuli
SCIENCE & TECHNOLOGY2016
sciencescience-technology
New technique reveals uncharted docking sites in RNA-binding proteins
SCIENCE & TECHNOLOGY2016
sciencescience-technology
EMBL Alumni Association Board review progress and discuss new initiatives
EMBL ANNOUNCEMENTS2016
alumniembl-announcements
Study provides insights into workings of new HIV drugs and how virus becomes resistant
SCIENCE & TECHNOLOGY2016
sciencescience-technology
Collaborations shorten distance between EMBL Heidelberg, Germany, and CEITEC in Brno, Czech Republic
SCIENCE & TECHNOLOGY2016
sciencescience-technology
New group leader combines physics and biology to answer the 'hows' of cell movement
PEOPLE & PERSPECTIVES2016
people-perspectivesscience
27 former Bork lab members joined Peer for a full-day get-together this summer
LAB MATTERS2016
alumnilab-matters
How cells eliminate protein deposits that can lead to neurodegenerative disorders
SCIENCE & TECHNOLOGY2016
sciencescience-technology
New method enables scientists to use light to direct where cancer cells go
SCIENCE & TECHNOLOGY2016
sciencescience-technology
From shared interests at a conference to a surprising discovery
SCIENCE & TECHNOLOGY2016
sciencescience-technology
Upgrading your conference experience with the new EMBL Events app
LAB MATTERS2016
eventslab-matters
Unexpected results: structure of DAPK enzyme reveals dual-purpose loop
SCIENCE & TECHNOLOGY2016
sciencescience-technology
Stool transplants: finding the right match important, EMBL study shows
SCIENCE & TECHNOLOGY2016
sciencescience-technology
How EMBL scientists are discovering and understanding the waves and rhythms inside us
SCIENCE & TECHNOLOGY2016
sciencescience-technology
First detailed structural description of all the rings of nuclear pores
SCIENCE & TECHNOLOGY2016
sciencescience-technology
Information on structure of molecule used for genome engineering yields increased efficiency
SCIENCE & TECHNOLOGY2016
sciencescience-technology
1st real-time video of starfish egg cell eliminating crucial structures, to ensure embryo viability
SCIENCE & TECHNOLOGY2016
sciencescience-technology
New technique uses X-rays to find landmarks when combining fluorescence and electron microscopy
SCIENCE & TECHNOLOGY2016
sciencescience-technology
Neural mechanisms in mouse brains indicate that we actively forget as we learn
SCIENCE & TECHNOLOGY2016
sciencescience-technology
EMBL PlayLab now available at 22 conferences hosted in Heidelberg
LAB MATTERS2016
eventslab-matters
First detailed atlas of start points for genes expression in malaria-causing parasite
SCIENCE & TECHNOLOGY2016
sciencescience-technology
How stem cells resist change
SCIENCE & TECHNOLOGY2016
sciencescience-technology
What do cells in an embryo have in common with schools of fish, swarms of fireflies, and applauding audiences?
SCIENCE & TECHNOLOGY2016
sciencescience-technology
How transcription factors interact to create a heart
SCIENCE & TECHNOLOGY2016
sciencescience-technology
Plankton network linked to ocean's biological carbon pump revealed
SCIENCE & TECHNOLOGY2016
sciencescience-technology
"We’re open! We’re open to working with everybody, we’re open to new things."
LAB MATTERSPEOPLE & PERSPECTIVES2016
lab-matterspeople-perspectives
Scientist and showman: PhD student Vasily Sysoev shares his passion for outreach.
PEOPLE & PERSPECTIVES2016
eventspeople-perspectives
With 28 conferences and 57 courses, 2016 will be EMBL’s most eventful year to date.
CONNECTIONS2015
connectionsevents
New microscope can record the first days of a mouse embryo’s life
SCIENCE & TECHNOLOGY2015
sciencescience-technology
Two PhD students sink their teeth into the science and speculations of Jurassic Park.
LAB MATTERS2015
eventslab-matters
Commonly used diabetes drug metformin impacts gut bacteria more than disease itself
SCIENCE & TECHNOLOGY2015
sciencescience-technology
"There’s nothing nicer than seeing a user leave the facility happy"
LAB MATTERSPEOPLE & PERSPECTIVES2015
lab-matterspeople-perspectives
CryoEM solves 3D atomic structure of largest and most elusive RNA polymerase.
SCIENCE & TECHNOLOGY2015
sciencescience-technology
Compelling short stories that shine light on the life and work of EMBL staff.
LAB MATTERSPEOPLE & PERSPECTIVES2015
lab-matterspeople-perspectives
What really sets humans apart? Forming societies, teaching and compassion, says Agustin Fuentes.
PEOPLE & PERSPECTIVESSCIENCE & TECHNOLOGY2015
people-perspectivesscience-technology
Sybrand van der Zwaag gives his five top tips for young researchers thinking about their next move.
LAB MATTERSPEOPLE & PERSPECTIVES2015
lab-matterspeople-perspectives
Using lasers to shed light on how tissues get into shape
SCIENCE & TECHNOLOGY2015
sciencescience-technology
Science met business and strangers became friends at the first Friends of EMBL Ladies Night.
LAB MATTERS2015
eventslab-matters
Fibres that pull membrane to form a vesicle exert a force that’s 2500 times a yeast cell’s own weight
SCIENCE & TECHNOLOGY2015
sciencescience-technology
Spaghetti-like proteins are surprisingly effective 'keys'
SCIENCE & TECHNOLOGY2015
sciencescience-technology
Amidst the excitement of Nobel Week, behind the scenes of the annual Lindau Nobel Laureate Meetings.
CONNECTIONSLAB MATTERS2015
connectionslab-matters
1000 Genomes Project pushed technologies and knowledge forward to understand what is 'normal' human genetic variation
SCIENCE & TECHNOLOGY2015
sciencescience-technology
Long-time events pro Antje Seeck gives us her take on how to organise a successful conference.
PEOPLE & PERSPECTIVES2015
eventspeople-perspectives
Missing a gene may not be a big deal – a conclusion from global catalogue of genetic changes.
SCIENCE & TECHNOLOGY2015
sciencescience-technology
A nuclear pore riddle: how can you use the same number of pieces to form two rings that fit inside each other?
SCIENCE & TECHNOLOGY2015
sciencescience-technology
Multifaceted approach reveals how brain and liver age, helps explain why ageing brain loses plasticity.
SCIENCE & TECHNOLOGY2015
sciencescience-technology
Ephrussi group alumni reunite in Heidelberg for a surprise birthday celebration.
LAB MATTERS2015
alumnilab-matters
Insights from the evangelical Vint Cerf, a “founding father of the Internet”, during a visit to EMBL.
PEOPLE & PERSPECTIVES2015
eventspeople-perspectives
“A structure alone is not so interesting, you need the biology too,” says new NMR-focused group leader
LAB MATTERSPEOPLE & PERSPECTIVES2015
lab-matterspeople-perspectives
"It's like living a review!" Participants of recent super-resolution microscopy course share their highlights
CONNECTIONS2015
connectionsevents
Maja Köhn’s lab is ideal to learn what life is like working at the interface of disciplines.
LAB MATTERSPEOPLE & PERSPECTIVES2015
lab-matterspeople-perspectives
Theodore Alexandrov is using mathematics to analyse the countless molecules produced by our cells.
SCIENCE & TECHNOLOGY2015
sciencescience-technology
A journalist who spent six weeks aboard Tara reflects on the expedition’s extraordinary outcomes.
SCIENCE & TECHNOLOGY2015
sciencescience-technology
EMBL scientists map ‘switches’ for distant control of gene expression.
SCIENCE & TECHNOLOGY2015
sciencescience-technology
EMBL Core Facilities collaborate with French research programme Signalife to revive training visit.
CONNECTIONSLAB MATTERS2015
connectionslab-matters
A mathematician who got ‘sucked in’ to biological problems, meet new team leader Theodore Alexandrov.
PEOPLE & PERSPECTIVES2015
people-perspectivesscience
Multidisciplinary research provides clues to new treatments for deadly form of leukaemia in children
SCIENCE & TECHNOLOGY2015
sciencescience-technology
How T-cells are trained on what not to kill
SCIENCE & TECHNOLOGY2015
sciencescience-technology
Molecular Medicine Partnership Unit (MMPU) with the University of Heidelberg, renewed until 2025.
CONNECTIONSLAB MATTERS2015
connectionslab-matters
Web of lies? Science Movie Night reveals science behind the most famous spider bite in film history.
LAB MATTERS2015
eventslab-matters
Iron regulatory proteins play important role in combatting infection, protecting against Salmonella.
SCIENCE & TECHNOLOGY2015
sciencescience-technology
3D structure of Oskar protein gives first molecular insight into how it functions.
SCIENCE & TECHNOLOGY2015
sciencescience-technology
EI3POD: flagship interdisciplinary postdoc programme opens its doors to academia and industry.
EMBL ANNOUNCEMENTSLAB MATTERS2015
embl-announcementslab-matters
3D imaging unravels COPI coat of cells' transport vesicles.
SCIENCE & TECHNOLOGY2015
sciencescience-technology
Jan Korbel and colleagues publish commentary on risks and rewards of genome cloud computing.
SCIENCE & TECHNOLOGY2015
sciencescience-technology
Academic community clouds take cancer research towards a brighter future.
LAB MATTERSSCIENCE & TECHNOLOGY2015
lab-mattersscience-technology
Behaviour of clathrin proteins, crucial for endocytosis, is clarified using new imaging techniques.
SCIENCE & TECHNOLOGY2015
sciencescience-technology
EMBL’s new open access policy aims to make EMBL research widely and freely accessible.
LAB MATTERS2015
lab-matters
Cells 'dance' as they draw together during early embryo development.
SCIENCE & TECHNOLOGY2015
sciencescience-technology
Decaying RNA molecules tell a story that could add more chapters to the study of ribosomes.
SCIENCE & TECHNOLOGY2015
sciencescience-technology
Tara Oceans results reveal climate change insights, and a treasure trove of novel species and genes.
SCIENCE & TECHNOLOGY2015
sciencescience-technology
EMBL scientists demonstrate that spatial constraints are a key factor in determining nucleus size.
SCIENCE & TECHNOLOGY2015
sciencescience-technology
Not all embryonic macrophages are the same, and only some are destined to become microglia.
SCIENCE & TECHNOLOGY2015
sciencescience-technology
Unveiling the shape of... the 'molecular bin man' – cryoEM helps reveals p62 polymer in 3D.
SCIENCE & TECHNOLOGY2015
sciencescience-technology
Stanford University biophysicist KC Huang on his collaboration with the Typas group in Heidelberg.
SCIENCE & TECHNOLOGY2015
sciencescience-technology
Cooperate or compete? Microbes show us that getting along is the better choice for communities.
SCIENCE & TECHNOLOGY2015
sciencescience-technology
Q&A: Which analogy best describes your research?
LAB MATTERS2015
lab-matters
Ben Lillie takes us on a journey through the art and craft of personal narrative.
PEOPLE & PERSPECTIVES2015
eventspeople-perspectives
Karin Sasaki is helping bridge the gap between quantitative and life science at EMBL.
LAB MATTERS2015
lab-matters
Radiocarbon studies are helping researchers shine light on how neurons stay stable yet adaptable.
SCIENCE & TECHNOLOGY2015
sciencescience-technology
Ground-breaking microscopy technique gives unprecedented insight into endocytosis.
SCIENCE & TECHNOLOGY2015
sciencescience-technology
Major EU funding for CORBEL, facilitating access to data and biological imaging facilities.
LAB MATTERS2015
lab-matters
Go Team Genome! New method reveals genetic teamwork in drosophila genome.
SCIENCE & TECHNOLOGY2015
sciencescience-technology
Klaus Tschira, a tireless supporter of science, education and talent, died 31 March 2015.
LAB MATTERS2015
lab-matters
EMBL’s corporate partners zoom in on big data and bioimaging.
CONNECTIONS2015
connectionsevents
New fully automated technique enables scientists to chart complex protein networks in living cells.
SCIENCE & TECHNOLOGY2015
sciencescience-technology
Combining three different kinds of microscopy to determine how molecules move during endocytosis.
SCIENCE & TECHNOLOGY2015
sciencescience-technology
How strong does a spindle need to be? Videos put cell’s chromosome-separating machinery to the test
SCIENCE & TECHNOLOGY2015
sciencescience-technology
Tried and tested do's and don'ts of crowdsource writing.
SCIENCE & TECHNOLOGY2015
sciencescience-technology
New way mice starve pathogens raises alternative approach to treatments for anaemia of chronic disease
SCIENCE & TECHNOLOGY2015
sciencescience-technology
New microscopy-based method goes beyond gene sequencing, pinpointing the cause of disease.
SCIENCE & TECHNOLOGY2015
sciencescience-technology
New Bar-ChIP method makes it easier to search for epigenetic marks in many samples at once
SCIENCE & TECHNOLOGY2015
sciencescience-technology
From using light to control brain activity to illuminating fruit fly development and mice’s sense of touch
SCIENCE & TECHNOLOGY2015
sciencescience-technology
PhD student Silvia Rohr on studying eyes – and talking about it for a general audience.
LAB MATTERS2015
lab-matters
Alumnus Stefan Hell on his 2014 Nobel Prize for Chemistry
LAB MATTERS2015
alumnilab-matters
How do E.coli and similar bacteria grow safely? By using barrel-plugs as sensors.
SCIENCE & TECHNOLOGY2014
sciencescience-technology
Compound that can restore the function of poorly working mitochondria, with therapeutic potential.
SCIENCE & TECHNOLOGY2014
sciencescience-technology
Employee number 47 retires, leaving behind a legacy that intricately linked her life with EMBL.
LAB MATTERS2014
alumnilab-matters
Get a flavour of the 15th EMBL|EMBO Science and Society Conference from alumnus Freddy Frischknecht.
LAB MATTERS2014
alumnilab-matters
Alumnus Jan Medenbach harnesses the shared experience of peers (and pioneers) at EMBL event.
LAB MATTERS2014
alumnilab-matters
Appetite to ZzZzZzZ… bite-sized highlights from this year’s Science and Society conference.
SCIENCE & TECHNOLOGY2014
eventsscience-technology
The important thing is forming good biological questions, says new group leader in Genome Biology.
PEOPLE & PERSPECTIVES2014
people-perspectivesscience
Whether it’s information or people, the art of connecting is key to new group leader Judith Zaugg
PEOPLE & PERSPECTIVES2014
people-perspectivesscience
First series of training courses jointly organised by EMBL and Illumina is a resounding success.
CONNECTIONS2014
connectionsevents
Alumna Anna Bartosik shares insights and hopes for EMBL's newest prospect member state, Poland.
LAB MATTERS2014
alumnilab-matters
Unprecedented detail on HIV structure continues virus’ string of surprises.
SCIENCE & TECHNOLOGY2014
sciencescience-technology
How the author of a prize-winning project on bee travel ended up at a stem cells and cancer conference
LAB MATTERS2014
lab-matters
Like sports teams, cells can huddle to communicate in secret and organise group behaviour
SCIENCE & TECHNOLOGY2014
sciencescience-technology
How Nobel-winning work by alumnus Stefan Hell shapes and inspires current EMBL scientists' research.
SCIENCE & TECHNOLOGY2014
sciencescience-technology
From anemones to starfish, sea creatures are helping understand development, evolution and more.
SCIENCE & TECHNOLOGY2014
sciencescience-technology
Flow cytometry: finding needles in haystacks
SCIENCE & TECHNOLOGY2014
sciencescience-technology
EMBL scientists regularly receive prestigious awards - meet the latest honourees
LAB MATTERS2014
lab-matters
Charles Spence invites you to taste the difference.
PEOPLE & PERSPECTIVES2014
eventspeople-perspectives
German Science Minister and other honoured guests celebrate 40 years of ‘Learning from life’.
LAB MATTERS2014
eventslab-matters
EMBL Alumna Frieda Glöckner looks back more than four decades to where it all began.
LAB MATTERS2014
alumnilab-matters
How plankton gets jet lagged: the same hormone governs our sleep patterns and a daily marine migration.
SCIENCE & TECHNOLOGY2014
sciencescience-technology
Stephen Fuller, from 1981–2000 an EMBL postdoc, group leader then Head of Unit, died on 25 August.
PEOPLE & PERSPECTIVES2014
alumnipeople-perspectives
Evolutionary surprise: notochord likely evolved from muscle, earlier than assumed.
SCIENCE & TECHNOLOGY2014
sciencescience-technology
Andrew D Robertson, scientific coordinator of EICAT between 2011–12, died on 14 August 2014.
LAB MATTERS2014
lab-matters
Tschira-Jugendakademie pupils get hands-on during day of DNA barcoding
LAB MATTERS2014
lab-matters
PhD Symposium poster reveals how a cell’s inner workings serve as both inspiration and toolkit.
LAB MATTERS2014
eventslab-matters
Vasa protein preserves pieces of 'enemy' DNA to help protect the genes of future generations.
SCIENCE & TECHNOLOGY2014
sciencescience-technology
A rare form of an iron overload disorder kills pancreatic function, Heidelberg scientists find
SCIENCE & TECHNOLOGY2014
sciencescience-technology
How fruit flies beat the cold, plus the value of precisely controlled experiments and detailed analysis
SCIENCE & TECHNOLOGY2014
sciencescience-technology
Edward Lemke edits special issue of ChemBioChem on boom of technology for genetic code expansion
SCIENCE & TECHNOLOGY2014
sciencescience-technology
EMBL students successfully take science to the pub
CONNECTIONS2014
connectionsevents
"Thank you, EMBL, for changing my life" – reunion celebrates great science and great scientists
LAB MATTERS2014
alumnilab-matters
Cell biologists "underestimate the complexity" of protein interactions, says Toby Gibson.
SCIENCE & TECHNOLOGY2014
sciencescience-technology
Czech delegate Jana Bystřická represents EMBL's 21st member state at her first Council Meeting.
LAB MATTERS2014
lab-matters
Embed chemists in biology departments, asking their own biological questions, says Carsten Schultz
SCIENCE & TECHNOLOGY2014
sciencescience-technology
Anniversary reflections on connections between scientific and political interests.
CONNECTIONS2014
connectionsevents
Surprising finding: enhancers find their targets long before activation in Drosophila embryos
SCIENCE & TECHNOLOGY2014
sciencescience-technology
As the Lab turns 40, staff and alumni share 40 things that make EMBL, EMBL
LAB MATTERS2014
lab-matters
School ambassadors show next generation that scientists are more ‘role model’ than ‘mad professor’
LAB MATTERS2014
lab-matters
To photographer Horst Hamann, it's the people, not the science, that make EMBL unique
LAB MATTERS2014
lab-matters
Christian Boulin, EMBL’s Director of Core Facilities and Services, died on 27 April 2014
LAB MATTERS2014
lab-matters
What might life alien life look like? Lewis Dartnell studies extreme bacteria to find out
LAB MATTERS2014
lab-matters
As the Lab turns 40, staff and alumni share 40 things that make EMBL, EMBL
LAB MATTERS2014
lab-matters
Scientists from EMBL's five sites reflect on the opportunities and challenges that might lie ahead
LAB MATTERS2014
lab-matters
Which scientific breakthroughs would EMBL scientists most like to see in the next 40 years?
LAB MATTERS2014
lab-matters
Enabling neighbours: intact genes can cause cancer when placed near "enhancing" regions of DNA
SCIENCE & TECHNOLOGY2014
sciencescience-technology
Teaming up in Ireland to address big challenges in biology
CONNECTIONS2014
connectionsevents
A kaleidoscope of molecules is needed to clean up dead brain cells, and failure can have disastrous consequences
SCIENCE & TECHNOLOGY2014
sciencescience-technology
How a DNA stretch influences face formation and contributes to common congenital malformations
SCIENCE & TECHNOLOGY2014
sciencescience-technology
High-resolution structure reveals crucial interactions for HIV maturation
SCIENCE & TECHNOLOGY2014
sciencescience-technology
DNA-coralling protein complex in an unexpected bind
SCIENCE & TECHNOLOGY2014
sciencescience-technology
The balance behind membrane changes that turn one cell into 6000 as a fruit fly embryo develops
SCIENCE & TECHNOLOGY2014
sciencescience-technology
Scientists at the European Molecular Biology Laboratory (EMBL) in Heidelberg, Germany, have combined the power of two kinds of microscope to produce a 3-dimensional movie of how cells ‘swallow’ nutrients and other molecules by engulfing them. The study, published today in Cell, is the…
2012
sciencetechnology-and-innovation
Like emergency workers rushing to a disaster scene, cells called microglia speed to places where the brain has been injured, to contain the damage by ‘eating up’ any cellular debris and dead or dying neurons. Scientists at the European Molecular Biology Laboratory (EMBL) in Heidelberg, Germany,…
SCIENCE & TECHNOLOGY2012
sciencescience-technology
Today marks an important step for ELIXIR, Europe’s emerging research infrastructure for life-science information, as five countries plus the European Molecular Biology Laboratory (EMBL) have signed a Memorandum of Understanding to catalyse the implementation and construction of ELIXIR. The…
LAB MATTERS2011
lab-matters
Today, the German Minister for Education and Research, Annette Schavan, officially opens the new training and conference centre for the life sciences on the campus of the European Molecular Biology Laboratory (EMBL) in Heidelberg. “This new centre in Heidelberg will form a central European…
LAB MATTERS2010
lab-matters
In the quest for speed, olympic swimmers shave themselves or squeeze into high-tech super-suits. In the body, sperm are the only cells that swim and, as speed is crucial to fertility, have developed their own ways to become exceptionally streamlined. Scientists at the European Molecular Biology…
SCIENCE & TECHNOLOGY2009
sciencescience-technology
It can be found in all life forms, and serves a multitude of purposes, from energy storage to stress response to bone calcification. This molecular jack-of-all trades is polyphosphate, a long chain of phosphate molecules. Researchers at the European Molecular Biology Laboratory (EMBL) in…
SCIENCE & TECHNOLOGY2009
sciencescience-technology
No results found