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16 August 2024 Two trucks with EMBL and TREC logos drive along a road next to the seaside, in the background are hills and houses from the suburbs of Athens.

TREC expedition concludes sampling in Greece

Connections The TREC expedition concluded its sampling in Greece and strengthened scientific exchange and collaborative networks with their Greek partners during a political and scientific stakeholder event in Athens.

2024

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10 July 2024

Leveraging expertise across EMBL services

Connections A scientific workshop on flow cytometry was organised at EMBL Rome, taking advantage of the presence of the Advanced Mobile Laboratory, the biggest unit of EMBL’s mobile lab fleet.

2024

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17 June 2024

TREC in Italy – sampling from coast to coast

Connections For almost two months, Italy was the stage for the TREC expedition, with a rich programme of events organised across the country attended by the public, scientists, schools, and high-level political stakeholders, including Minister of University and Research Anna Maria Bernini.

2024

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22 May 2024 A sphere with two separated halves; the left half is blue and depicts chromosomes separating along spindles inside multiple nuclei, while the right half is orange, depicting a single set of chromosomes and a spindle with no nuclear envelope visible.

Exploring diversity in cell division

Science & Technology New research by EMBL scientists shows how different modes of cell division used by animals and fungi might have evolved to support diverse life cycles.

2024

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22 April 2024 A woman is looking through a book and checking a microscopy image on the screen of a laptop in front of her. On her left, there is the Curiosity microscope, which consists of grey, blue and yellow blocks connected with a red stripe.

Sparking curiosity: the Curiosity microscope

Lab Matters BIOcean5D is an EMBL-coordinated project co-funded by the European Union that unites 31 institutes to address pressing global challenges on marine biodiversity.

2024

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18 April 2024 Group picture with a truck-size laboratory on wheels in the background

TREC sets off along the Mediterranean coast

Connections The second phase of the TREC expedition focuses on the Mediterranean coast, with Barcelona, Spain, hosting the first ‘superstop’ of 2024

2024

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8 March 2024 Collage of six images showing scientists and science professionals during the TREC expedition, with a banner saying “International Women’s Day 2024” and the TREC expedition logo.

Insights and wisdom from the women of TREC

Lab MattersPeople & Perspectives On International Women’s Day 2024, we hear from some of the women who have been working tirelessly in the field and behind the scenes as part of the Traversing European Coastlines (TREC) expedition.

2024

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19 February 2024 Collage of nine pictures with seven photographs showing expedition members sampling and engaging in public outreach activities, and two photos showing EMBL’s new mobile labs.

TREC in 2024: bringing it home

Science & Technology The Traversing European Coastlines (TREC) expedition prepares to begin its next phase of sampling, with stops in Spain, Greece, Italy, and beyond.

2024

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17 November 2023

TREC – Towards the end of the first phase

ConnectionsLab Matters The TREC expedition has come to the end of its first phase. The last superstop of 2023 was hosted by CIIMAR in Porto and, despite the adverse weather conditions, included many scientific and public engagement activities.

2023

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15 November 2023 A truck bearing the TREC mobile services logo and illustration on its side.

Taking science on the road

EMBLetc With the new advanced mobile laboratory, EMBL is taking its service offerings to new heights, bringing cutting-edge life science technologies to the field in a way never seen before.

2023

5 October 2023 A composite image of four 3D micrographs showing the cellular organelles of a phytoplankton marked in different colours.

Spotlight: Seeing into the seas

Science & Technology A new method developed by EMBL scientists can help us identify and investigate plankton species in field samples with greater speed, accuracy, and resolution than ever possible before.

2023

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13 September 2023

Exploring Nexus Island

Lab Matters Learn more about the game-based workshop that lets participants experience what it feels like to be a researcher on the TREC expedition.

2023

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8 September 2023 Female scientist looking into a microscope

TREC: Exploring the ocean’s oxygen supply

Lab MattersScience & Technology As part of the EMBL-led Traversing European Ecosystems (TREC) expedition, scientists are studying plankton to understand biodiversity, health, and our planet’s future.

2023

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14 August 2023 Man standing in front of a building

Open data to power up the blue economy

People & Perspectives EMBL-EBI Senior Scientist Rob Finn explains why data coordination and sharing are fundamental for a sustainable blue economy.

2023

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3 August 2023 A male scientist working inside a trailer fitted with scientific instruments (left). On the right, the mobile lab trailer can be seen outside a large building in Sweden.

Bringing advanced life science technologies to the field

Lab MattersScience & Technology EMBL’s newly deployed Advanced Mobile Laboratory (AML) is bringing cutting-edge technologies to the European coast to help researchers study ‘life in context’.

2023

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26 June 2023

Connecting scientists, engaging citizens

ConnectionsLab Matters The TREC expedition stop in Sopot offered an opportunity to create connections with Polish scientists and citizens around the topics of planetary biology and ocean science.

2023

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15 May 2023 Researcher holding two sample bags..

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

4 April 2023 A mobile lab on a road, with the TREC logo on the side.

TREC is underway!

EMBL Announcements 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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16 November 2022 A woman can be seen collecting samples from the shallow ocean, with mountains in the background

From coast to coast and beyond

EMBLetc EMBL researchers conducted a pilot project in Iceland as the final preparatory step before commencing their journey traversing European coastlines.

2022

11 October 2022 EMBL scientists sampling at the coastline of Iceland in August 2022

Examining life along Iceland’s coasts

Lab MattersScience & Technology 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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3 June 2021 Illustration of a rocky coastline with sailing boat, mountains, underwater organisms, bridge and factory in the background.

Living laboratories

Science & Technology Under the innovative Planetary Biology research theme, EMBL scientists aim to understand life in the context of its environment.

2021

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