model organisms
Wrapped in purple
The medaka shown in this Picture of the Week was captured by Eva Hasel, a postdoc in the Leptin group at EMBL Heidelberg.…
The zebrafish earned its stripes
Despite missing the characteristic stripes one would expect from a zebra – or a zebrafish – the fractals in this Picture of the Week show a zebrafish; or at least some cells in a zebrafish embryo, a few hours after fertilisation. Zebrafish are not only popular aquarium fish, they are also an…
The evolution of the eye
Model organisms are species that are studied extensively to understand particular biological phenomena and processes, with the expectation that discoveries made in the model organism will provide insight into the workings of other organisms. The small marine ringed worm Platynereis dumerilii gained…
A worm’s sense of the world
EMBL researchers discover that four organs in a marine worm’s head can sense different chemicals…
Welcome: Miki Ebisuya
New group leader at EMBL Barcelona creates artificial biological systems to study animal development…
How wild species may benefit from mouse genetic data
Of mice and gorillas: using mouse data for conservation…
PDX Finder – Free global portal for cancer models
Launch of the first free global online catalogue of PDX models…
Behind the scenes in the Fly Room
Curious about what goes on in EMBL’s Fly Room? Prepare to be a fly on the wall…
Science in space
EMBL alumna Sigrid Reinsch trained as a cell biologist – now she helps run experiments in space…
Research highlights
A summary of recent research highlights from EMBL…
