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EMBL boosts national and international sharing of genomic data
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.…
EMBL survey studies effects of COVID-19 pandemic on life scientists
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.…
Understanding the role of our genes in SARS-CoV-2 infections
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…
Understanding brain tumours in children
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.…
The Pan-Cancer project
EMBL co-leads most comprehensive study of genetic causes of cancer…
Analysis of human genomes in the cloud
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…
Finding genetic cancer risks
Using the data from the Pan-Cancer project EMBL scientists describe how our genetic background influences cancer development.…
EMBL co-develops new method that could facilitate cancer diagnosis
Researchers have developed a cheaper and faster method to check for genetic differences in individual cells…
Rearranging chromosomes
Does rearranging chromosomes affect their function? EMBL scientists reveal uncoupling of 3D chromatin organisation and gene expression.…
Catalogue of structural variants
Thorough characterisation of structural variants in human genomes…
