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From a PhD student decoding DNA and winning a Bitcoin to an art exhibition inspired by structural biology, here\u2019s a look back at our most popular.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"entry-title wp-block-heading\"><a href=\"https:\/\/news.embl.de\/science\/12117\/\">Belgian PhD student decodes DNA and wins a Bitcoin<\/a><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>In January, University of Antwerp PhD student Sander Wuyts won the DNA Storage Bitcoin Challenge, issued in 2015 by Nick Goldman, group leader at EMBL\u2019s European Bioinformatics Institute (EMBL-EBI). His success came just one week before the challenge\u2019s official deadline.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"entry-title wp-block-heading\"><a href=\"https:\/\/news.embl.de\/events\/embls-first-e-learning-courses\/?utm_source=dlvr.it&amp;utm_medium=facebook\">EMBL\u2019s first wetlab e-learning courses go live<\/a><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>In February, EMBL launched its first two wetlab e-learning courses. Four courses are currently available and this is set to expand in 2019. The courses are free and open to everyone, from experienced molecular biologists to inspired non-scientists. They offer a window into some of the cutting-edge research and new technologies used at the different EMBL sites.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"entry-title wp-block-heading\"><a href=\"https:\/\/news.embl.de\/science\/welcome-miki-ebisuya\/\">Welcome: Miki Ebisuya<\/a><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>In July, we welcomed new group leader Miki Ebisuya to EMBL Barcelona. Her research includes developing artificial biological systems to help study animal development and comparing the developmental systems of various mammalian species.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"entry-title wp-block-heading\"><a href=\"https:\/\/news.embl.de\/science\/parental-chromosomes-kept-apart-during-embryos-first-division\/\">Parental chromosomes kept apart during first division<\/a><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>Also in July, <em>Science <\/em>published a study in which EMBL scientists reveal how mammalian life begins differently than we thought. A previously unknown, second spindle was identified in mice that keeps the genetic information from each parent separate during their offspring\u2019s first cell division.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"entry-title wp-block-heading\"><a href=\"https:\/\/news.embl.de\/science\/pdbe-art-exhibition-2018\/\">Art meets structural biology<\/a><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>This summer saw the Protein Data Bank in Europe (PDBe) celebrate art and structural biology with its \u2018Artworks inspired by life\u2019s building blocks\u2019 exhibition. The exhibition featured a range of paintings, sculptures and fashion designs created by local school students in Cambridge, UK. 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