{"id":11062,"date":"2017-10-25T14:34:50","date_gmt":"2017-10-25T12:34:50","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/news.embl.de\/?p=11062"},"modified":"2024-03-22T11:14:05","modified_gmt":"2024-03-22T10:14:05","slug":"what-is-embl-curious-about","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.embl.org\/news\/science-technology\/what-is-embl-curious-about\/","title":{"rendered":"What is EMBL curious about?"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>Curiosity sits at the heart of scientific discovery. It helps us explore and make sense of our world. It kick-starts ambitious projects and it stirs our imagination. It has even been known to get us in trouble every now and then.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>To celebrate curiosity as a driving force behind science, technology and engineering, in <a href=\"https:\/\/news.embl.de\/tag\/curiosity\/\">our latest editorial theme<\/a> we explore what EMBL is curious about. Below are some of the articles that answer this question and more.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>You can also join the conversation on social media using #EMBLcurious. Follow us on <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/embl?lang=en\">Twitter<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/embl.org\/\">Facebook<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.linkedin.com\/company\/15813\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">LinkedIn<\/a> and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/embl_org\/\">Instagram<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><a href=\"https:\/\/news.embl.de\/science\/curious-genomes\/\" rel=\"noopener\">Curious genomes<\/a><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>All living things are made of the same stuff \u2013 DNA \u2013 but <a href=\"https:\/\/news.embl.de\/science\/curious-genomes\/\">some genomes<\/a> really show off the wonderful weirdness of Nature.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><a href=\"https:\/\/news.embl.de\/events\/the-future-of-training\/\" rel=\"noopener\">The future of training<\/a><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>EMBL experts outline the trends shaping <a href=\"https:\/\/news.embl.de\/events\/the-future-of-training\/\" rel=\"noopener\">scientific training<\/a> in the coming years.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><a href=\"https:\/\/news.embl.de\/alumni\/alasdair-mcdowall-slow-flash-freezing\/\" rel=\"noopener\">Alasdair McDowall\u2019s slow road to flash freezing<\/a><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>How a research technician with a master\u2019s degree contributed to <a href=\"https:\/\/news.embl.de\/alumni\/alasdair-mcdowall-slow-flash-freezing\/\" rel=\"noopener\">Nobel Prize-winning work<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><a href=\"https:\/\/news.embl.de\/lab-matters\/behind-scenes-fly-room\/\" rel=\"noopener\">Behind the scenes in the Fly Room<\/a><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>Curious about what goes on in <a href=\"https:\/\/news.embl.de\/lab-matters\/behind-scenes-fly-room\/\" rel=\"noopener\">EMBL\u2019s Fly Room<\/a>? Prepare to be a fly on the wall.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><a href=\"https:\/\/news.embl.de\/lab-matters\/humans-of-embl-curiosity\/\">Humans of EMBL: Curiosity&nbsp;<\/a><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>EMBLers across all sites share how their <a href=\"https:\/\/news.embl.de\/lab-matters\/humans-of-embl-curiosity\/\">curiosity about the world<\/a> shapes their every day life.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><a href=\"https:\/\/news.embl.de\/alumni\/a-curious-case-of-serendipity\/\">Science in space&nbsp;<\/a><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>EMBL alumna Sigrid Reinsch trained as a cell biologist \u2013 now she helps to run <a href=\"https:\/\/news.embl.de\/alumni\/science-in-space\/\">experiments in space<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><a href=\"https:\/\/news.embl.de\/lab-matters\/1117_emblcurious_questions\/\">#EMBLcurious<\/a><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>Six curious questions and <a href=\"https:\/\/news.embl.de\/lab-matters\/1117_emblcurious_questions\/\">the EMBL community\u2019s answers<\/a>. Check back each week for the next question.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><a href=\"https:\/\/news.embl.de\/alumni\/a-curious-case-of-serendipity\/\">A curious case of serendipity&nbsp;<\/a><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>EMBL alumnus and Nobel laureate Jacques Dubochet <a href=\"https:\/\/news.embl.de\/alumni\/a-curious-case-of-serendipity\/\">explains the role of serendipity, luck, and failure<\/a> that led to the key aha moment that is part of the reason he was awarded the Nobel Prize.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><a href=\"https:\/\/news.embl.de\/science\/open-data-embl-ebi-a-smart-cabinet-of-curiosities\/\">A smart cabinet of curiosities<\/a><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>In the 16th Century, the desire to collect and enhance knowledge about our world gave rise to the cabinet of curiosities. Today, those same tendencies drive EMBL-EBI\u2019s data resources. <a href=\"https:\/\/news.embl.de\/science\/open-data-embl-ebi-a-smart-cabinet-of-curiosities\/\">Find out how open data is changing our pursuit of scientific discovery.<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><a href=\"https:\/\/news.embl.de\/science\/science-at-sea\/\">Science at sea<\/a><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>A talent for organisation has taken EMBL\u2019s Steffi Kandels-Lewis across the globe. Hear Steffi&#8217;s incredible <a href=\"https:\/\/news.embl.de\/science\/science-at-sea\/\">behind-the-scenes stories <\/a>that have given her \u2018enough experiences for three lifetimes\u2019.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><a href=\"https:\/\/news.embl.de\/science\/what-we-learned-from-fruit-flies\/\">What bizarre flies have taught us<\/a><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>Flies with oddly-coloured eyes, flies with multiple pairs of wings, flies with legs on their head. Since the early 20th century, scientists have been creating curious-looking flies. <a href=\"https:\/\/news.embl.de\/science\/what-we-learned-from-fruit-flies\/\">Here are some of the things we have learned from fruit fly research<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><a href=\"https:\/\/news.embl.de\/events\/science-is-a-universal-language\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Science is universal \u2013 we must stand up for it<\/a><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>Following his speech at EMBL\u2019s annual reception, Rolf Heuer, President of SESAME, discusses the importance of science, collaboration and <a href=\"https:\/\/news.embl.de\/events\/science-is-a-universal-language\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">of questioning everything<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><a href=\"https:\/\/news.embl.de\/events\/curiosity-ig-nobel\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">To laugh and then to think<\/a><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>The Ig Nobel Prizes are renowned as a spoof alternative to the Nobel Prizes. From cats behaving like liquids to frogs levitating inside a magnet, Ig Nobel emcee Marc Abrahams has seen it all. Read our <a href=\"https:\/\/news.embl.de\/events\/curiosity-ig-nobel\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">interview with Marc Abrahams<\/a> in advance of his EMBL Science and Society talk in December.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><a href=\"https:\/\/news.embl.de\/alumni\/science-from-ice-simon-sheldon\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Science from ice<\/a><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>Working on scientific instruments has taken EMBL alumnus Simon Sheldon to the ends of the Earth. 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