Welcome: Julio Saez-Rodriguez
People & Perspectives EMBL-EBI's new Head of Research shares his plans and priorities.
2024
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Starting is easy, sustaining is hard
Where to start when thinking about the sustainability of informatics projects
2023
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Deciphering the data deluge: how large language models are transforming scientific data curation
EMBLetc Large language models are changing the way we carry out scientific data curation, annotation, and research, setting the stage for a more efficient understanding of scientific literature
2023
BioImage Archive democratises access to microscopy data
Users no longer need to download large datasets with the new galleries feature
2023
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Latest release of the Expression Atlas
The latest Expression Atlas release is now live and contains a wider range of RNA-seq and proteomics datasets.
2023
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EMBL-EBI’s new building set to support data growth and innovative partnerships
EMBL AnnouncementsLab Matters Construction begins on EMBL-EBI's new building named after Janet Thornton.
2023
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Bringing research on disordered proteins to order
Science & Technology 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…
2023
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FAIRification framework: making your data Findable, Accessible, Interoperable, and Reusable
New framework to improve the FAIRness of clinical and molecular datasets
2023
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Supporting the development of hologenomic approaches for more sustainable animal feeds
Science & Technology HoloFood, the first consistent collection of multiomic data about chicken and salmon gut microbiomes, set to enable the development of better animal feeds.
2023
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We are EMBL: Carolin Sauer on supporting cancer research
Lab MattersPeople & Perspectives Postdoctoral researcher Carolin Sauer is leveraging long-read sequencing to develop new detection methods for various cancers.
2023
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What happens when chromosomes shatter
Science & Technology Understanding chromothripsis offers insights into how cancer develops.
2023
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Shedding light on rare diseases: open data and model organisms
Why open data from model organisms is essential for rare disease research.
2023
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Europe PMC contributes to the Open Global Data Citation Corpus
The Open Global Data Citation Corpus will become a central place for research data citations, and include accession numbers supplied by Europe PMC.
2023
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Molecules to Ecosystems: Jo McEntyre on data services
Lab MattersPeople & Perspectives Jo McEntyre talks about data services, open data and a new era for research assessment.
2023
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New EU-funded Project: Fragment-Screen
Lab MattersScience & Technology EMBL is one of the partners of this project that aims to accelerate drug discovery and development, bringing in expertise from EMBL Grenoble and EMBL-EBI.
2023
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Case study: AlphaFold uses open data and AI to discover the 3D protein universe
Open data played a pivotal role in the development of the AlphaFold AI. The same open principles now apply to AlphaFold predictions.
2023
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EMBL partners with UNESCO to drive progress on shared goals
ConnectionsLab Matters New agreement with UN organisation will enable cooperation in the fields of open science, capacity building, and talent development
2023
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Machine learning to identify and prioritise drug targets
Science & Technology Open Targets is using artificial intelligence and machine learning to identify and prioritise drug targets.
2023
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EMBL-EBI databases considered critical to life sciences
Open data resources that enable global research and development recognised by the Global Biodata Coalition.
2022
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Developmental cell atlas uncovers new cell states
Unveiling a useful tool for understanding human lung development.
2022
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Open science for climate justice
Our experts discuss the importance of open science for food security and preserving global biodiversity.
2022
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ArrayExpress interface now retired
Data continues to be available in BioStudies.
2022
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AlphaFold developers and EMBL alumnus among Breakthrough Prize recipients
EMBL AnnouncementsLab Matters Cell biologist Anthony Hyman and DeepMind’s Demis Hassabis and John Jumper were announced among 25 Breakthrough Prize recipients
2022
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AlphaFold: where will the next AI breakthrough come from?
People & Perspectives Ewan Birney, Deputy Director General of EMBL and Director of EMBL-EBI, reveals the key factors that enabled AlphaFold to change the world of biology.
2022
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AlphaFold predicts structure of almost every catalogued protein known to science
Science & Technology AlphaFold database offers a look at 3D protein universe.
2022
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Ensembl 107 has been released
The Ensembl 107 release contains updates to regulatory annotations and updated vertebrate and metazoan species.
2022
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UKRI allocates funding for EMBL-EBI data resources
Funding set to support data resources for key areas of antimicrobial resistance, sustainable agriculture and biodiversity loss
2022
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Fergal Martin – Eukaryotic Annotation Team Leader
Lab MattersPeople & Perspectives Fergal Martin discusses the importance of open access data and his work in different biodiversity initiatives
2022
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Organisations should embrace open science faster – interview with Prof. Dame Janet Thornton
Lab MattersPeople & Perspectives Janet Thornton, the inaugural winner of the FEBS Journal Open Science Award, explains the importance and impact of open science.
2022
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Europe PMC: Harnessing the power of text mining to accelerate life sciences research
Science & Technology How text mining collaborations benefit our research, data resources, and the wider scientific community.
2022
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Peter Harrison – Genome Analysis Team Leader
Lab MattersPeople & Perspectives Peter Harrison discusses the importance of data accessibility and his passion for biodiversity and agricultural genomics.
2022
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Interpreting bioimages with deep learning
Science & Technology Virginie Uhlmann shares her tips for using deep learning for bioimage analysis in the life sciences.
2022
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“If you want science to move forward, you have to share it”
Lab MattersPeople & Perspectives EMBO Director Fiona Watt discusses preprints, data sharing, and evaluation in light of EMBL’s new Open Science policy
2022
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Guy Cochrane appointed Executive Director of Global Biodata Coalition
The GBC is a coalition of life sciences and biomedical research funders that aims to optimise the funding and management of biodata resources worldwide. The organisation has two priority aims: to better coordinate and share approaches for efficient management and growth of the biodata…
2022
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The MANE collaboration: working together to support genome science
Science & Technology Researchers from the MANE collaboration bring you the most comprehensive human genome annotation dataset to date.
2022
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Genomic sequencing aids the global Tuberculosis fight
Science & Technology Zamin Iqbal and his team are working with researchers all over the globe to help put a stop to Tuberculosis
2022
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Darwin Tree of Life at EMBL-EBI: reaching the first major milestone
Science & Technology Our researchers highlight their contributions to the Darwin Tree of Life project and how new genome annotations helps to further biodiversity research
2022
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Safeguarding African biodiversity through genomics
Science & Technology The African BioGenome Project aims to safeguard biodiversity and build bioinformatics capacity across Africa
2022
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Deep learning models help predict protein function
Science & Technology Deep learning models can improve protein annotations and has helped expand the Pfam database.
2022
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Pfizer joins the Open Targets consortium
Connections Open Targets, a consortium focused on drug target identification, prioritisation, and validation, announced today that Pfizer has joined as a partner.
2022
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Genomic data for biodiversity – a global challenge
Science & Technology An exploration of where in the world genomics methods are applied and where the data are used.
2022
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The Earth Biogenome Project: on track and ready to ramp up
Science & Technology On track to reach an ambitious goal of 3,000 genomes sequenced by the end of 2022, what’s next for the Earth Biogenome Project?
2022
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Welcome: Melissa Harrison
Lab MattersPeople & Perspectives Melissa Harrison joins EMBL-EBI as the new Team Leader of Literature Services. We found out more about her plans for open access publishing and Europe PMC.
2022
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Darwin Tree of Life in 2021: tireless fieldwork and the first beautiful genomes
Science & Technology A look back at some of the 2021 highlights from the Darwin Tree of Life partner institutes.
2021
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Open science at EMBL: a transparent way of working
Lab Matters EMBL announces the release of its new Open Science Policy, contributing to positive culture change across the life sciences.
2021
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Open data on the rise: the value of EMBL-EBI data resources
Lab MattersScience & Technology Independent study reveals that EMBL-EBI open data resources are critical for the life sciences.
2021
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BY-COVID – a new EU project for pandemic preparedness
Science & Technology The BY-COVID project aims to make infectious disease data, including COVID-19, openly available to everyone.
2021
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CRyPTIC: cataloguing drug resistance mutations in M. tuberculosis
Science & Technology Profiling M. tuberculosis strains from 27 countries to reveal causes of drug resistance.
2021
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The human genome, data sharing, and drug discovery: a career profile with Ian Dunham
Lab MattersPeople & Perspectives Ian Dunham walks us through his career so far including working on the human genome project, seeing his work on the cover of Nature and his current role as Director of Open Targets.
2021
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3D-Beacons Network: protein structure data, all in one place
Connections 3D-Beacons Network acts as a one-stop shop for protein structures by combining and standardising data from several providers.
2021
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DeepMind and EMBL release the most complete database of predicted 3D structures of human proteins
Science & Technology Partners use AlphaFold, the AI system recognised last year as a solution to the protein structure prediction problem, to release more than 350,000 protein structure predictions including the entire human proteome to the scientific community.
2021
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Accessible 3D protein models to accelerate scientific discovery
Science & Technology DeepMind and EMBL-EBI to make millions of protein structure predictions freely available to the scientific community.
2021
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Great expectations – the potential impacts of AlphaFold DB
Science & Technology A discussion of the applications that AlphaFold DB may enable and the possible impact of the resource on science and society.
2021
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The PROTACtable genome – a new route to drug discovery
Science & Technology Researchers establish a framework for identifying new drugs capable of exploiting a cell’s own machinery.
2021
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The value of open data for Latin American science
Connections Scientists from the CABANA project explore how open data is benefiting global research efforts.
2021
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Linking genetics and age-related diseases
Science & Technology Researchers have used human medical and genetic data from UK Biobank to investigate the genetics of age-related diseases
2021
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Show your support for open COVID-19 data
EMBL AnnouncementsLab Matters Open letter galvanises life science community in support of open COVID-19 data
2021
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Open data sharing accelerates COVID-19 research
Science & Technology Open access data benefits millions of scientists around the world and is essential for a rapid response to the COVID-19 pandemic.
2020
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EMBL-EBI launches COVID-19 Data Portal
Science & Technology The new collaborative space will help scientists, public health and healthcare professionals around the world to fight the coronavirus pandemic.
2020
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EMBL-EBI leads International collaboration to share COVID-19 research data
Science & Technology EMBL-EBI set to launch European COVID-19 Data Platform to help store, share, and analyse research data linked to the COVID-19 pandemic.
2020
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A new home for biological images
Science & Technology The BioImage Archive - EMBL-EBI's first dedicated imaging data resource
2019
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Sanofi joins Open Targets
ConnectionsLab Matters Pharmaceutical company Sanofi strengthens drug targets discovery collaboration Open Targets
2018
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The future of scientific publishing
Lab Matters Ioanna Ydraiou and Bernd Pulverer spoke about their view of challenges and opportunities of OA.
2018
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BioModels performance boost, new model formats
Science & Technology New BioModels infrastructure supports significantly more model formats and offers improved search
2017
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Welcome, Andrew Leach
People & Perspectives Q&A with EMBL-EBI's Head of Chemical Biology data services
2017
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HipSci: The human stem cell bank
Science & Technology Introducing one of the largest collections of high-quality human induced pluripotent stem cells
2017
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Omnipath for signalling pathways
Science & Technology New method combines signalling pathway data resources to improve systems biology research
2016
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BLUEPRINT project delivers
Science & Technology BLUEPRINT: EMBL-EBI and the push to decipher the blood epigenome
2016
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What is the value of open data?
Lab Matters Independent analysis of EMBL-EBI underscores the value and impact of open data in the life sciences
2016
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Biogen joins CTTV
ConnectionsLab Matters Pioneering target validation collaboration expands to accelerate drug discovery research.
2016
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