Open data to power up the blue economy
Perspectives, Science EMBL-EBI Senior Scientist Rob Finn explains why data coordination and sharing are fundamental for a sustainable blue economy.
2023
perspectivesscience
EMBL alumni: Alex Almeida on the unchartered gut microbiome and becoming a principal investigator
Perspectives As a postdoc Alex Almeida used bioinformatics to push the boundaries of what we know about the gut microbiome. Here, Almeida explains how his time at EMBL-EBI generated new research avenues, and how the skills and connections from his postdoc prepared him for leading his own research group at the…
2023
perspectives
MGnify just got bigger – new data, new AI opportunities
Updates from data resources EMBL-EBI's metagenomics data resource increases in size and supports groundbreaking AI tools for protein structure prediction.
2023
updates-from-data-resources
Molecules to Ecosystems: Rob Finn on the Microbial Ecosystems transversal theme
Lab Matters Rob Finn, one of the co-chairs of the Microbial Ecosystems theme, discusses his work, the challenges of multidisciplinary research, and how the theme is already helping to promote the exchange of scientific ideas.
2023
lab-matters
Funding for researchers working on plastic recycling enzymes
Announcements, Science EMBL-EBI’s MGnify data resource helps researchers find enzymes for novel applications.
2022
announcementsscience
When microbiomes collide
Science EMBL researchers used data from over 300 human faecal microbiota transplants to gain an ecological understanding of what happens when two gut microbiomes clash.
2022
science
New bacteria and viruses found on human skin
Science Researchers have identified hundreds of new bacterial species and viruses in the human skin microbiome.
2022
science
Connecting the dots between bacterial genes around the world
Science 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.
2021
science
The impact of drugs on gut microbes is greater than we thought
Science 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…
2021
science
Novel enzymes for a Green Economy
Science Using metagenomic data to find novel enzymes for plastic degradation and beyond
2021
science
How our gut microbiome changes over time
Science Researchers investigate how external factors can influence the persistence of microbe species in the human gut
2021
science
Using metagenomic techniques to explore lichens
Science Researchers have used a metagenomics approach to piece together the genomes of yeasts found in wild lichens.
2021
science
The thousands of viruses living in your gut
Science Scientists identify more than 140 000 virus species in the human gut; more than half have never been seen before
2021
science
Monitoring dangerous bacteria in freshwater
Science Freshwater sports can cause waterborne infections, but real-time DNA sequencing could help.
2021
science
Microbiomes help predict the future of the Atlantic
Science Microbiomes, plastics, and connectivity – AtlantECO aims to understand the fabric of the Atlantic Ocean.
2020
science
Unparalleled inventory of the human gut ecosystem
Science An international team of scientists has collated all known bacterial genomes from the human gut microbiome into a single large database. Their work will allow researchers to explore the links between bacterial genes and proteins, and their effects on human health.
2020
science
Many gut microbes may originate in the mouth
Science Many microbes traverse the oral-gut barrier
2019
science
Looking for life using geobiology
Events Meet the organisers of EMBO’s first course on molecular geobiology
2018
events
Understanding soil through its microbiome
Science First global survey of soil genomics reveals a war between fungi and bacteria
2018
science
Microbiomes: Our humble overlords
Science What's a microbiome? How on Earth do they work?
2016
science
Capturing marine biodiversity
Science Data from first ever worldwide Ocean Sampling Day will be shared via EMBL-EBI resources this autumn.
2014
science
Bacterial balance that keeps us healthy
Science The thousands of bacteria, fungi and other microbes that live in our gut are essential contributors to our good health. They break down toxins, manufacture some vitamins and essential amino acids, and form a barrier against invaders. A study published today in Nature shows that, at 3.3 million,…
2010
science
Researchers establish international human microbiome consortium
Lab Matters Today at a meeting organised by the European Molecular Biology Laboratory (EMBL) in Heidelberg, Germany, scientists from around the globe announced the formation of the International Human Microbiome Consortium (IHMC), an effort that will enable researchers to characterise the relationship of the…
2008
lab-matters
Uncovering the secrets of the deep
Science The UniProt Consortium, which includes the European Molecular Biology Laboratory’s European Bioinformatics Institute (EMBL-EBI), has added a new database repository for metagenomic and environmental data to its family of protein sequence databases. Metagenomics is the large-scale genomic…
2007
science
Investigating the invisible life in our environment
Science Microorganisms make up more than a third of the Earth’s biomass. They are found in water, on land and even in our bodies, recycling nutrients, influencing the planet’s climate or causing diseases. Still, we know surprisingly little about the smallest beings that colonise Earth. A new…
2007
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