<![CDATA[EMBL News]]> <![CDATA[EMBL News]]> http://www.embl.org/layout/images/common/embl_logo.png 144 61 en-gb 22 Apr 2019 00:24:00 GMT <![CDATA[Picture Release | Spiral growth - Feedback loop behind spiral patterns in plants uncovered]]> https://www.embl.de/aboutus/communication_outreach/media_relations/2016/161103_HeislerPicR/index.html?utm_source=rssfeed&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=embl_news 03 Nov 2016 16:00:00 GMT embl_news-12888943 <![CDATA[Toxoplasma’s balancing act explained - Parasite’s method of rewiring our immune response leads to novel tool for drug tests]]> https://www.embl.de/aboutus/communication_outreach/media_relations/2016/161123_Bowler/index.html?utm_source=rssfeed&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=embl_news 23 Nov 2016 16:00:00 GMT embl_news-12937771 <![CDATA[Study offers approach to treating pain - Research on the effect of nerve cell stiffness on sensitivity to touch could lead to new painkillers]]> https://www.embl.de/aboutus/communication_outreach/media_relations/2016/161213_Heppenstall/index.html?utm_source=rssfeed&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=embl_news 13 Dec 2016 08:00:00 GMT embl_news-12980755 <![CDATA[How flu steals your RNA - Understanding how the flu virus steals host RNA offers hope of new drugs]]> https://www.embl.de/aboutus/communication_outreach/media_relations/2016/161221-Cusack/index.html?utm_source=rssfeed&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=embl_news 21 Dec 2016 18:00:00 GMT embl_news-12990189 <![CDATA[Neural connection keeps instincts in check - EMBL scientists find out how the prefrontal cortex puts a break on instinctive behaviours]]> https://www.embl.de/aboutus/communication_outreach/media_relations/2017/170109-Gross/index.html?utm_source=rssfeed&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=embl_news 09 Jan 2017 16:00:00 GMT embl_news-13025135 <![CDATA[GSK and EMBL form a new strategic collaboration to enhance understanding of disease and drug mechanisms - GSK and EMBL have signed an agreement to enhance understanding of disease and drug mechanisms]]> https://www.embl.de/aboutus/communication_outreach/media_relations/2017/170216-GSK-collaboration/index.html?utm_source=rssfeed&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=embl_news 16 Feb 2017 08:00:00 GMT embl_news-13179302 <![CDATA[EMBL to open new site in Barcelona - Spanish government and EMBL sign agreement for new site dedicated to tissue biology and disease modelling]]> https://www.embl.de/aboutus/communication_outreach/media_relations/2017/170410-Barcelona/index.html?utm_source=rssfeed&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=embl_news 10 Apr 2017 16:30:00 GMT embl_news-13443743 <![CDATA[Developing embryos found to use ancient viral DNA - EMBL scientists detect important function of genetic sequence our ancestors assimilated from a virus]]> https://www.embl.de/aboutus/communication_outreach/media_relations/2017/170425-Hackett/index.html?utm_source=rssfeed&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=embl_news 25 Apr 2017 07:59:00 GMT embl_news-13499477 <![CDATA[EMBL spin-off company Luxendo acquired by Bruker - Accelerating researchers’ access to next-generation light-sheet microscopy]]> https://www.embl.de/aboutus/communication_outreach/media_relations/2017/170504-Luxendo/index.html?utm_source=rssfeed&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=embl_news 08 May 2017 11:00:00 GMT embl_news-13527776 <![CDATA[Cell changes drive breast cancer relapse - Researchers identify features of residual breast cancer cells that suggest new approaches for preventing relapse]]> https://www.embl.de/aboutus/communication_outreach/media_relations/2017/170515_Jechlinger/index.html?utm_source=rssfeed&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=embl_news 15 May 2017 20:00:00 GMT embl_news-13541537 <![CDATA[EMBL Council selects next Director General - Edith Heard’s mandate scheduled to begin 1 January 2019]]> https://www.embl.de/aboutus/communication_outreach/media_relations/2017/1706_Heard-new-DG/index.html?utm_source=rssfeed&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=embl_news 28 Jun 2017 06:00:00 GMT embl_news-13729600 <![CDATA[German state and federal governments agree on funding for a high-resolution microscopy centre in Heidelberg - New centre for light and electron microscopy will unite cutting-edge equipment, experts and data analysis]]> https://www.embl.de/aboutus/communication_outreach/media_relations/2017/1708_Imaging-centre-funding/index.html?utm_source=rssfeed&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=embl_news 31 Aug 2017 10:00:00 GMT embl_news-13924861 <![CDATA[Mapping molecules on people, fields and ATM machines - Standardised, freely available method of mapping molecules is raising interest in forensics, agriculture and microbiome studies]]> https://www.embl.de/aboutus/communication_outreach/media_relations/2017/1712_Alexandrov/index.html?utm_source=rssfeed&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=embl_news 21 Dec 2017 15:30:00 GMT embl_news-13844992 <![CDATA[Synchronised waves control embryonic patterning - EMBL scientists show the importance of precise timing in developing embryos]]> https://www.embl.de/aboutus/communication_outreach/media_relations/2018/0222_Cell_Aulehla/index.html?utm_source=rssfeed&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=embl_news 22 Feb 2018 16:20:00 GMT embl_news-14483156 <![CDATA[Accelerating antibody discovery - New EMBL spinoff company Velabs Therapeutics strives to speed up the discovery of new and better therapeutic antibodies]]> https://www.embl.de/aboutus/communication_outreach/media_relations/2018/0307_Velabs_Therapeutics/index.html?utm_source=rssfeed&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=embl_news 07 Mar 2018 10:00:00 GMT embl_news-14542831 <![CDATA[Chromatin usage in individual cells reveals developmental trajectories]]> https://www.embl.de/aboutus/communication_outreach/media_relations/2018/0314_Nature_Furlong/index.html?utm_source=rssfeed&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=embl_news 14 Mar 2018 18:00:00 GMT embl_news-14563495 <![CDATA[Potential new way to limit antibiotic resistance spreading - EMBL scientists unravel the molecular basis of a major antibiotic resistance transfer mechanism]]> https://www.embl.de/aboutus/communication_outreach/media_relations/2018/0315_Cell_Barabas/index.html?utm_source=rssfeed&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=embl_news 15 Mar 2018 15:00:00 GMT embl_news-14538884 <![CDATA[Commonly used drugs affect our gut bacteria]]> https://www.embl.de/aboutus/communication_outreach/media_relations/2018/0319_Nature/index.html?utm_source=rssfeed&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=embl_news 19 Mar 2018 15:00:00 GMT embl_news-14538856 <![CDATA[Molecular cuisine for gut bacteria - EMBL scientists show how to grow a wide range of gut bacteria in the lab]]> https://www.embl.de/aboutus/communication_outreach/media_relations/2018/0319_Nature_Microbiology/index.html?utm_source=rssfeed&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=embl_news 19 Mar 2018 15:00:00 GMT embl_news-14538799 <![CDATA[LifeTime - a visionary proposal for an EU Flagship]]> https://www.embl.de/aboutus/communication_outreach/media_relations/2018/0322_LifeTime_Flagship/index.html?utm_source=rssfeed&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=embl_news 22 Mar 2018 10:00:00 GMT embl_news-14598227 <![CDATA[Captured on film for the first time: microglia nibbling on brain synapses]]> https://www.embl.de/aboutus/communication_outreach/media_relations/2018/0326_NatComms_Gross/index.html?utm_source=rssfeed&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=embl_news 26 Mar 2018 08:00:00 GMT embl_news-14598323 <![CDATA[Dog microbiome closer to humans' than expected]]> https://www.embl.de/aboutus/communication_outreach/media_relations/2018/0419_Microbiome_Coelho/index.html?utm_source=rssfeed&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=embl_news 19 Apr 2018 00:00:00 GMT embl_news-14723099 <![CDATA[Managing chronic pain with light - Scientists at EMBL Rome develop new method that uses light to manage neuropathic pain in mice]]> https://www.embl.de/aboutus/communication_outreach/media_relations/2018/0424_NatComms_Heppenstall/index.html?utm_source=rssfeed&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=embl_news 24 Apr 2018 08:00:00 GMT embl_news-14749734 <![CDATA[Of mice and gorillas: how wild species could benefit from mouse genetic data - Functional catalogue of the mouse genome can inform the conservation of endangered species]]> https://www.embl.de/aboutus/communication_outreach/media_relations/2018/0530_ConsGenetics_EBI/index.html?utm_source=rssfeed&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=embl_news 30 May 2018 14:00:00 GMT embl_news-14886512 <![CDATA[Constructing new tissue shapes with light - EMBL researchers guide the shape of cells and tissues with optogenetics]]> https://www.embl.de/aboutus/communication_outreach/media_relations/2018/0618_NatComms_DeRenzis/index.html?utm_source=rssfeed&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=embl_news 18 Jun 2018 08:00:00 GMT embl_news-14948570 <![CDATA[Towards personalised medicine: one type of data is not enough - New computational method integrates multiple molecular data types to study the variability between patients in complex diseases]]> https://www.embl.de/aboutus/communication_outreach/media_relations/2018/0619_MSB_Stegle/index.html?utm_source=rssfeed&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=embl_news 19 Jun 2018 11:00:00 GMT embl_news-14965692 <![CDATA[New theory deepens understanding of Turing patterns - EMBL scientists extend Turing’s theory to help understand how biological patterns are created]]> https://www.embl.de/aboutus/communication_outreach/media_relations/2018/0620_PRX_Sharpe/index.html?utm_source=rssfeed&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=embl_news 20 Jun 2018 13:00:00 GMT embl_news-14949931 <![CDATA[Miniature testing of drug pairs on tumour biopsies - Combinations of cancer drugs can be quickly and cheaply tested on tumour cells using a novel device developed by EMBL scientists]]> https://www.embl.de/aboutus/communication_outreach/media_relations/2018/0622_NatComms_Mertens/index.html?utm_source=rssfeed&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=embl_news 22 Jun 2018 09:00:00 GMT embl_news-14978312 <![CDATA[Flu’s response to new drug explored - EMBL scientists investigate how influenza virus responds to new drug treatment]]> https://www.embl.de/aboutus/communication_outreach/media_relations/2018/0626_ScReports_Cusack/index.html?utm_source=rssfeed&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=embl_news 26 Jun 2018 09:00:00 GMT embl_news-14991008 <![CDATA[Combining antibiotics changes their effectiveness - The effectiveness of antibiotics can be altered by combining them with each other, non-antibiotic drugs or even with food additives]]> https://www.embl.de/aboutus/communication_outreach/media_relations/2018/0704_Nature_Typas/index.html?utm_source=rssfeed&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=embl_news 04 Jul 2018 16:30:00 GMT embl_news-15000151 <![CDATA[Melting bacteria to decipher antibiotic resistance - EMBL scientists investigate how bacteria melt to study their reaction to drugs]]> https://www.embl.de/aboutus/communication_outreach/media_relations/2018/0706_MSB_Savitski/index.html?utm_source=rssfeed&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=embl_news 06 Jul 2018 12:00:00 GMT embl_news-15034593 <![CDATA[Parental chromosomes kept apart during embryo’s first division - EMBL scientists show that mammalian life begins differently than we thought]]> https://www.embl.de/aboutus/communication_outreach/media_relations/2018/0712_Science_Ellenberg/index.html?utm_source=rssfeed&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=embl_news 12 Jul 2018 16:30:00 GMT embl_news-15013614 <![CDATA[Understanding soil through its microbiome - First global survey of soil genomics reveals a war between fungi and bacteria]]> https://www.embl.de/aboutus/communication_outreach/media_relations/2018/0801_Nature_Bork/index.html?utm_source=rssfeed&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=embl_news 01 Aug 2018 16:00:00 GMT embl_news-15108448 <![CDATA[PhenoMeNal: an online portal for metabolomics]]> https://www.embl.de/aboutus/communication_outreach/media_relations/2018/0829_PhenoMeNal/index.html?utm_source=rssfeed&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=embl_news 29 Aug 2018 06:00:00 GMT embl_news-15213461 <![CDATA[€17 million fund to power European detection and imaging innovation pipeline - ATTRACT initiative will fund 170 breakthrough detection and imaging ideas with market potential]]> https://www.embl.de/aboutus/communication_outreach/media_relations/2018/0905_ATTRACT/index.html?utm_source=rssfeed&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=embl_news 05 Sep 2018 10:00:00 GMT embl_news-15203081 <![CDATA[First interactive model of human cell division - Real-time tracking of proteins during mitosis is now possible using a 4D computer model made by EMBL scientists]]> https://www.embl.de/aboutus/communication_outreach/media_relations/2018/0910_Nature_Ellenberg/index.html?utm_source=rssfeed&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=embl_news 10 Sep 2018 14:00:00 GMT embl_news-15187009 <![CDATA[Ageing is visible in the way cells use glucose - EMBL researchers and collaborators unveil the molecular mechanisms of ageing in human stem cells]]> https://www.embl.de/aboutus/communication_outreach/media_relations/2018/1001-ageing-glucose/index.html?utm_source=rssfeed&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=embl_news 01 Oct 2018 12:00:00 GMT embl_news-15294521 <![CDATA[More effective insulin thanks to first 3D image]]> https://www.embl.de/aboutus/communication_outreach/media_relations/2018/1024_NatureComms_Muller/index.html?utm_source=rssfeed&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=embl_news 24 Oct 2018 09:00:00 GMT embl_news-15382631 <![CDATA[Controlling organ growth with light - EMBL researchers use optogenetics to drive structure changes in tissues]]> https://www.embl.de/aboutus/communication_outreach/media_relations/2018/1115_EMBO_DeRenzis/index.html?utm_source=rssfeed&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=embl_news 15 Nov 2018 14:00:00 GMT embl_news-15476964 <![CDATA[Algorithm identifies gene–environment relationships - New algorithm will enhance understanding of relationship between genotype and environmental factors]]> https://www.embl.de/aboutus/communication_outreach/media_relations/2018/1126-algorithm-gene-env-relationships/index.html?utm_source=rssfeed&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=embl_news 26 Nov 2018 16:00:00 GMT embl_news-15501679 <![CDATA[Using light to stop itch]]> https://www.embl.de/aboutus/communication_outreach/media_relations/2018/1217_NatureBE_Heppenstall/index.html?utm_source=rssfeed&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=embl_news 17 Dec 2018 16:00:00 GMT embl_news-15462130 <![CDATA[Growing bio-inspired shapes with hundreds of tiny robots]]> https://www.embl.de/aboutus/communication_outreach/media_relations/2018/1219_SciRobot_Sharpe/index.html?utm_source=rssfeed&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=embl_news 19 Dec 2018 18:00:00 GMT embl_news-15552355 <![CDATA[Facilitating transcontinental human data exchange - CINECA project to unite more than a million human data sets from across Africa, Canada and Europe]]> https://www.embl.de/aboutus/communication_outreach/media_relations/2019/190124_cineca/index.html?utm_source=rssfeed&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=embl_news 24 Jan 2019 14:30:00 GMT embl_news-15762178 <![CDATA[The web meets genomics: a DNA search engine for microbes - New search engine allows researchers to identify antibiotic resistance genes or mutations in real time]]> https://www.embl.de/aboutus/communication_outreach/media_relations/2019/190204_Iqbal_NatBiotech/index.html?utm_source=rssfeed&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=embl_news 04 Feb 2019 16:00:00 GMT embl_news-15779486 <![CDATA[Almost 2000 unknown bacteria discovered in the human gut - Researchers identify novel gut bacteria species and call for more data from beyond Europe and North America]]> https://www.embl.de/aboutus/communication_outreach/media_relations/2019/190211_finn_nature_microbiome/index.html?utm_source=rssfeed&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=embl_news 11 Feb 2019 16:00:00 GMT embl_news-15804217 <![CDATA[Suicide system in tuberculosis bacteria might hold key to treatment]]> https://www.embl.de/aboutus/communication_outreach/media_relations/2019/190218_Wilmanns_TB/index.html?utm_source=rssfeed&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=embl_news 18 Feb 2019 16:00:00 GMT embl_news-15777031 <![CDATA[Funding awarded for bioinformatics technical infrastructure - UKRI Strategic Priorities Fund has awarded £45 million to EMBL-EBI to support technical infrastructure enhancement]]> https://www.embl.de/aboutus/communication_outreach/media_relations/2019/190314_funding_EMBL-EBI/index.html?utm_source=rssfeed&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=embl_news 14 Mar 2019 14:30:00 GMT embl_news-15772753 <![CDATA[Designer organelles bring new functionalities into cells - EMBL scientists create membraneless organelle to build proteins in living cell]]> https://www.embl.de/aboutus/communication_outreach/media_relations/2019/190329_Lemke_Science/index.html?utm_source=rssfeed&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=embl_news 28 Mar 2019 19:00:00 GMT embl_news-15943755 <![CDATA[Foundation stone ceremony for world-class high-resolution microscopy centre in Heidelberg]]> https://www.embl.de/aboutus/communication_outreach/media_relations/2019/190401_imaging_centre/index.html?utm_source=rssfeed&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=embl_news 01 Apr 2019 14:00:00 GMT embl_news-15965078 <![CDATA[Global microbial signatures for colorectal cancer established - Colorectal cancer is characterised by consistent changes in our gut bacteria across continents, cultures, and diets]]> https://www.embl.de/aboutus/communication_outreach/media_relations/2019/190401_Zeller_NatureMedicine/index.html?utm_source=rssfeed&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=embl_news 01 Apr 2019 15:00:00 GMT embl_news-15954756