The ‘long read’ for cancer
Science Using Oxford Nanopore long-read sequencing, EMBL scientists sequenced a primary childhood brain tumour known as a medulloblastoma, uncovering a novel complex mutation pattern.
2023
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Flip-flop genome
Science 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.
2022
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Human genomes provide new reference for global genetic diversity
Science A collaboration including EMBL scientists has created the most diverse set of reference human genomes ever assembled.
2021
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Changes in senior roles at EMBL
Lab Matters Three changes in senior staff positions have been confirmed at EMBL today. Jessica Vamathevan becomes Head of Strategy, Jan Korbel becomes Head of Data Science for EMBL Heidelberg, and Nassos Typas becomes Senior Scientist.
2020
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EMBL boosts national and international sharing of genomic data
Lab Matters 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.
2020
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EMBL survey studies effects of COVID-19 pandemic on life scientists
Lab Matters Jan Korbel and Oliver Stegle have performed a survey of fellow life scientists to learn how the current crisis, with partial or complete institutional shutdowns, is affecting their work.
2020
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Understanding the role of our genes in SARS-CoV-2 infections
Science EMBL scientists will contribute to the new German COVID-19 OMICS Initiative to study the biological mechanisms contributing to coronavirus infections. EMBL group leaders Jan Korbel and Oliver Stegle, who is also affiliated with the DKFZ Heidelberg, will coordinate the set-up of IT infrastructures…
2020
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Understanding brain tumours in children
Science 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.
2020
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The Pan-Cancer project
Science EMBL co-leads most comprehensive study of genetic causes of cancer
2020
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Analysis of human genomes in the cloud
Science 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…
2020
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Finding genetic cancer risks
Science Using the data from the Pan-Cancer project EMBL scientists describe how our genetic background influences cancer development.
2020
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EMBL co-develops new method that could facilitate cancer diagnosis
Science Researchers have developed a cheaper and faster method to check for genetic differences in individual cells
2019
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Rearranging chromosomes
Science Does rearranging chromosomes affect their function? EMBL scientists reveal uncoupling of 3D chromatin organisation and gene expression.
2019
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Catalogue of structural variants
Science Thorough characterisation of structural variants in human genomes
2019
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Model to predict prostate cancer progress
Science Cancer researchers have developed a computer model to predict the course of disease for prostate cancer
2018
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Exploring genetic variation
Science EMBL group leader Jan Korbel reflects on his scientific origins and current research
2018
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New risk factors for rare childhood cancer
Science Researchers identify genes that can cause brain tumours in children and other cancers later in life
2018
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Awards & Honours
Lab Matters EMBL scientists regularly receive prestigious awards – meet the latest honourees.
2016
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Awards & Honours
Lab Matters EMBL scientists regularly receive prestigious awards – meet the latest honourees.
2015
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The genome in the cloud
Science Jan Korbel and colleagues publish commentary on risks and rewards of genome cloud computing.
2015
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Taken out of context
Science Enabling neighbours: intact genes can cause cancer when placed near "enhancing" regions of DNA
2014
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The human genome’s breaking points
Science A detailed analysis of data from 185 human genomes sequenced in the course of the 1000 Genomes Project, by scientists at the European Molecular Biology Laboratory (EMBL) in Heidelberg, Germany, in collaboration with researchers at the Wellcome Trust Sanger Institute in Cambridge, UK, as well as the…
2011
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1000 Genomes Project ushers in new era for human genetics
Science The 1000 Genomes Project, a major international collaboration to build a detailed map of human genetic variation, has completed its pilot phase. The results are now published in the journal Nature and freely available through the European Molecular Biology Laboratory’s European Bioinformatics…
2010
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What makes us unique? Not only our genes
Science Once the human genome was sequenced in 2001, the hunt was on for the genes that make each of us unique. But scientists at the European Molecular Biology Laboratory (EMBL) in Heidelberg, Germany, and Yale and Stanford Universities in the USA, have found that we differ from each other mainly because…
2010
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