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We are EMBL: Jan Bláha on protein crystallisation inside cells
Jan Bláha, postdoc at EMBL Hamburg, talks about the utility of in cellulo protein crystallisation in structural biology research, his sources of inspiration, and the values of collaboration, curiosity, and resilience.
PEOPLE & PERSPECTIVES2024
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‘Invisible’ protein keeps cancer at bay
EMBL Hamburg scientists and collaborators discovered a new molecular mechanism in which an unstructured protein disables one of the main cancer-promoting proteins by gluing them into an elongated stack. Data from human patient samples support the role of this mechanism in prostate cancer…
SCIENCE & TECHNOLOGY2024
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Hamburg collaboration paves the way to cleaner technologies for industry
An interdisciplinary collaboration between Hamburg scientists has yielded new insights into the structure and function of a heat-resistant enzyme from an exotic microbe. In this interview, EMBL Hamburg’s Matthias Wilmanns and TUHH’s Garo Antranikian discuss how their collaboration developed and…
SCIENCE & TECHNOLOGY2023
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We are EMBL: Sihyun Sung on time-resolved structural biology
In this interview, Sihyun Sung, Postdoctoral Fellow at EMBL Hamburg, talks about making molecular movies with time-resolved serial X-ray crystallography, his sources of inspiration, and the value of forging deeper connections with friends and colleagues.
LAB MATTERSPEOPLE & PERSPECTIVES2023
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Time-resolved crystallography for the masses
EMBL Hamburg scientists have contributed to the development of the Spitrobot, a ground-breaking experimental setup that will simplify creating molecular movies. The Spitrobot automates the sample preparation for time-resolved crystallography, which is used to create 3D snapshots of protein…
SCIENCE & TECHNOLOGY2023
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Decoding the secrets of snake venom
EMBL Hamburg’s Grzegorz Chojnowski from the Wilmanns Group developed software called findMySequence, which identifies proteins’ amino-acid sequences based on electron cryo-microscopy and X-ray crystallography data. It’s useful for identifying unknown proteins in samples from natural sources.
SCIENCE & TECHNOLOGY2022
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Great expectations – the potential impacts of AlphaFold DB
A discussion of the applications that AlphaFold DB may enable and the possible impact of the resource on science and society.
SCIENCE & TECHNOLOGY2021
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Structural biology reveals new opportunities to combat tuberculosis
EMBL Hamburg’s Wilmanns and Kosinski groups have determined the detailed structure of a bacterial protein complex critical for tuberculosis infection.
SCIENCE & TECHNOLOGY2021
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Meytal Landau: a visiting researcher in Hamburg
Strengthening ties between EMBL and Israel through the Scientific Visitor Programme
PEOPLE & PERSPECTIVES2020
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Understanding a key player in melanoma
A new paper describes a unique mechanism of partner selectivity in transcription factors.
SCIENCE & TECHNOLOGY2019
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Cell death trigger in tuberculosis bacteria
Suicide system in tuberculosis bacteria might hold key to treatment
SCIENCE & TECHNOLOGY2019
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New insights into the regulation of haemostasis
EMBL scientists investigate the structure of a key protein involved in blood clotting
SCIENCE & TECHNOLOGY2018
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The future is bright as XFEL opens its doors
Newly opened European X-Ray Free-Electron Laser celebrates start of user operations
CONNECTIONS2017
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CSSB opens its doors
On 29 June, at a ceremony in front of 700 guests, the Centre for Structural Systems Biology (CSSB) in Hamburg, was officially opened. At the event on the Deutsches Elektronen-Synchrotron (DESY) Campus in Hamburg, Helmut Dosch, Chairman of the DESY Board of Directors, presented Head of EMBL Hamburg…
CONNECTIONSLAB MATTERS2017
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Structure of key system for TB infection
EMBL scientists add crucial knowledge to understanding of the bacterium that causes tuberculosis
SCIENCE & TECHNOLOGY2017
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How cells bag their rubbish
How cells eliminate protein deposits that can lead to neurodegenerative disorders
SCIENCE & TECHNOLOGY2016
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Enzyme with a dual-purpose loop
Unexpected results: structure of DAPK enzyme reveals dual-purpose loop
SCIENCE & TECHNOLOGY2016
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Better tools for exploring TB protein structures
How an EMBL team is making and sharing tools to explore tuberculosis protein structures
SCIENCE & TECHNOLOGY2016
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The cellular crystal factory
Hamburg collaborators analyse protein crystals inside the cells that made them.
SCIENCE & TECHNOLOGY2016
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Awards & Honours
EMBL scientists regularly receive prestigious awards – meet the latest honourees.
EMBL ANNOUNCEMENTSLAB MATTERS2015
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Attack from all sides
Hamburg-led tuberculosis study demonstrates the power of collaboration.
SCIENCE & TECHNOLOGY2015
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Light years ahead
As EMBL Hamburg celebrates 40 years, we explore the past, present and future of crystallography.
SCIENCE & TECHNOLOGY2015
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Lighting the way
EMBL Hamburg celebrates four decades of vision, pioneering research and beamline services.
CONNECTIONS2014
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What can your synchrotron do for you?
Life Science Nord event reveals how pharmaceutical companies use synchrotrons for their research.
SCIENCE & TECHNOLOGY2014
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CSSB foundation stone ceremony
Research building for interdisciplinary Centre for Structural Systems Biology (CSSB) takes shape.
CONNECTIONS2014
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Awards & Honours
EMBL scientists regularly receive prestigious awards - meet the latest honourees
LAB MATTERS2014
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Forty things that make EMBL – Part 2
As the Lab turns 40, staff and alumni share 40 things that make EMBL, EMBL
LAB MATTERS2014
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Two in one
In a paper published online today in PNAS, scientists from the European Molecular Biology Laboratory (EMBL) in Hamburg, Germany, reveal new insights into the workings of enzymes from a group of bacteria including Mycobacterium tuberculosis, the bacterium that causes tuberculosis. The new findings…
SCIENCE & TECHNOLOGY2011
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How to shoot the messenger
Cells rely on a range of signalling systems to communicate with each other and to control their own internal workings. Scientists from the European Molecular Biology Laboratory (EMBL) in Hamburg, Germany, have now found a way to hack into a vital communications system, raising the possibility of…
SCIENCE & TECHNOLOGY2010
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The giant protein titin helps build muscles
Imagine grabbing two snakes by the tail so that they can’t wriggle off in opposite directions. Scientists at the Hamburg Outstation of the European Molecular Biology Laboratory (EMBL) and collaborators from King’s College in London have now discovered that something similar happens to a…
SCIENCE & TECHNOLOGY2006
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