In pictures: the story of TREC
EMBLetc EMBL’s newest expedition attempts to answer some of the biggest questions in planetary biology, and will help scientists find solutions to pressing global concerns.
2023
TREC is underway!
Events, Science EMBL’s planetary biology flagship TREC expedition has officially started. The new project applies EMBL's expertise and technologies in molecular and cellular biology to current environmental challenges, and connects with a wide range of research disciplines.
2023
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Genomic science to support conservation efforts: an interview with Lara Urban
Perspectives Using long-read sequencing and machine learning approaches, EMBL alumna Lara Urban is making a difference in the field of One Health.
2023
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Sharing science, shaping opportunities for collaboration
Events An annual Corporate Partnership Programme meeting provided a forum for EMBL researchers and industry representatives to discuss mobile labs, planetary biology, and other areas of common interest.
2023
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TREC: A two-year mission to study human impact on Europe’s seas and coastal regions
Lab Matters EMBL is leading the TREC project: the first pan-European and cross-disciplinary effort to examine life in its natural context.
2023
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BlueRemediomics: harnessing marine microbes to promote a circular bioeconomy
Announcements, Science Funding awarded for developing tools to harness marine microbiome data for biotechnological applications and ecosystem services.
2023
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Darwin Tree of Life: first 500 genome assemblies released as project creates a buzz
Perspectives, Science We look back through some of the 2022 highlights from the Darwin Tree of Life project.
2023
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Six enlightening questions about ‘plasticity across scales’
Events A recent EMBO|EMBL symposium provided a forum for discussing recent research on a range of issues for organisms as they cope with changing environments.
2022
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Open science for climate justice
Perspectives, Science Our experts discuss the importance of open science for food security and preserving global biodiversity.
2022
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Plankton zombies for Halloween!
Science Plankton parasites provide a zombie story perfect for Halloween. While invading single-celled plankton, these parasites devour the cell’s nucleus and hijack metabolism while the organism remains alive.
2022
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Welcome: Flora Vincent
Lab Matters After a postdoc at Weizmann Institute of Science in Israel, Flora Vincent has joined EMBL’s Developmental Biology unit to further explore the world of phytoplankton.
2022
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Funding for researchers working on plastic recycling enzymes
Announcements, Science EMBL-EBI’s MGnify data resource helps researchers find enzymes for novel applications.
2022
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Examining life along Iceland’s coasts
Lab Matters The final pilot project in Iceland marked the countdown to the ‘Traversing European Coastlines’ (TREC) expedition to study coastal ecosystems and their response to changes in the environment.
2022
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Darwin Tree of Life at the Royal Society Summer Science Exhibition
Announcements A closer look at how genome sequencing is helping us protect biodiversity and our latest public engagement activities
2022
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Supporting the African BioGenome Project to build bioinformatics capacity
Announcements, Lab Matters The African BioGenome Project and EMBL have signed a Memorandum of Understanding to support each other in building genomics and bioinformatics capacity across Africa
2022
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EMBL and SciLifeLab foster new connections
Events Joint workshop brings researchers together on site and virtually to discuss broad range of planetary biology topics.
2022
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Welcome: Michael Dorrity
Lab Matters Michael Dorrity, one of EMBL’s newest group leaders, is studying how the environment influences early life stages in zebrafish.
2022
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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
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EMBL and Ifremer cooperate to advance ocean sciences
Lab Matters The two organisations have signed a memorandum of understanding to support scientific cooperation in the exploration of coastal and oceanic ecosystems.
2021
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Six Ways to Protect the Planet Against Pandemics*
Events EMBL will host a conference to look at the state of the pandemic, lessons learned, and ways to improve pandemic preparedness. Here’s a sneak peek into what promises to be another interesting and informative EMBL conference.
2021
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From antibodies to nanoplastics
Science EMBL’s Melissa Graewert and colleagues are taking a structural biologist’s approach to better understanding nanoplastic particles.
2021
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Living laboratories
Science Under the innovative Planetary Biology research theme, EMBL scientists aim to understand life in the context of its environment.
2021
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Joining forces to solve global challenges
Lab Matters EMBL and the Swedish Science for Life Laboratory sign agreement to advance science together.
2021
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EMBL and Tara Ocean Foundation sail forward with formalised cooperation
Lab Matters The EMBL-Tara Ocean Foundation collaboration will expand opportunities to jointly explore molecular connections between ocean and humankind.
2021
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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
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Welcome to EMBL: Gautam Dey
Lab Matters Gautam Dey is fascinated by the evolutionary origins of the nucleus, and is looking forward to making the most of EMBL's infrastructure.
2021
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Understanding Earth’s oceans together
Lab Matters EMBL and EMBRC have signed a memorandum of understanding for increased scientific collaboration.
2021
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