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Tuesday, Jul 16

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Run, Scientist, Run: engaging with science through play

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A life-size game inspired by the Traversing European Coastlines (TREC) expedition provides the public with an inside view of the world of coastal ecology research.

Thursday, Jul 11

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We are EMBL: Kim Gurwitz on working with global partners to support bioinformatics training

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Kim Gurwitz talks about her role as Scientific Training Lead at EMBL-EBI and how collaborative projects for bioinformatics training support researchers and service providers in making the most of publicly available data.

Wednesday, Jul 10

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Leveraging expertise across EMBL services

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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.

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Proteomics: a different lens for precision medicine

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The dynamic world of proteomics is shaping the future of personalised medicine, but some obstacles stand in the way

Tuesday, Jul 9

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EMBL Director General becomes next Director and Chief Executive of the Francis Crick Institute

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Professor Edith Heard will succeed Sir Paul Nurse at the London-based institute in the summer of 2025

Monday, Jul 8

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EMBL Annual Report 2023 now online

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EMBL’s 2023 Annual Report has been published, sharing achievements in its various missions, plus facts & figures from the year.

Thursday, Jul 4

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Celebrating 50 years of infinite curiosity

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What makes EMBL unique? Among many things, it’s the infinite curiosity of its community.

Wednesday, Jul 3

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The EMBL evolution: Ewan Birney on open data and the ethos of excellence

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Ewan Birney reflects on his time at EMBL and the development of the organisation through a commitment to open data and nurturing scientific talent.

Tuesday, Jul 2

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Bulgaria becomes EMBL prospect member state

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Bulgaria has become the latest EMBL prospect member state, starting a three-year process toward full membership. The prospect membership opens up new opportunities for mutual exchange and collaboration. Including Bulgaria, EMBL is now…

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IIT-EMBL: New molecules to modulate gene expression

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A new research paper published in Nature Communications lays the groundwork for the development of new drugs specific to genetic mutations or alterations responsible for the onset of tumours or genetic diseases.

Monday, Jul 1

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New funding scheme to strengthen infection biology research across Europe

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EMBL and partners announce ‘Amplifying Funds in Infection Biology’ to foster interdisciplinary and collaborative research in infection biology.

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EMBL celebrates 50 years of cutting-edge life science research

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EMBL celebrates 50 years of cutting-edge European research: founded in Heidelberg by the first ten member states, Europe's pioneering Molecular Biology Laboratory (EMBL) is now supported by 29 member states and stands for outstanding open…

Friday, Jun 28

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12 moments of philanthropy: #6 ‘Summer in Science’

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At EMBL Rome, an immersive youth training programme is dedicated to, but also inspired by, alumnus Riccardo Cortese, thanks to private donors.

Thursday, Jun 27

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Exploring microbial life in context

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EMBL researchers and their partners have been studying microbial functions and interactions for the benefit of human and planetary health for the last two decades.

Wednesday, Jun 26

Inaugural ‘From Lab to Launch’ event ignites entrepreneurial spirit among scientists

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This event bridged research and entrepreneurship, fuelling innovation and discovery. Attendees immersed themselves in insightful discussions and invaluable networking opportunities, inspired to journey from lab research to entrepreneurial…

Tuesday, Jun 25

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An enzyme with a smart friend

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EMBL Grenoble’s Kowalinski Group analysed the structure of an enzyme responsible for modifying tRNA molecules to fine-tune protein production. They discovered that to distinguish almost identical, yet different, tRNA molecules, the enzyme…

Friday, Jun 21

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Welcome: Mallory Freeberg

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The new Team Leader for Human Genomics at EMBL-EBI shares how curiosity and maths shaped her career and what it takes to be a community builder.

Wednesday, Jun 19

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‘Invisible’ protein keeps cancer at bay

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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…

Tuesday, Jun 18

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Minecraft-ing our way into studying cell sorting

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A theoretical model involving tiny Minecraft-like cubes can help us understand dynamic biological processes, such as cell sorting in embryos.

Monday, Jun 17

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EMBL’s reflection on the future European Framework Programme for Research and Innovation (FP10)

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EMBL´s position paper outlines the organisation’s views on the importance of science and how it could be best supported in the context of the upcoming European Framework Programme for Research and Innovation (FP10).

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TREC in Italy – sampling from coast to coast

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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…

Thursday, Jun 13

Ancient environmental DNA provides solutions for global food security challenges

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Researchers explore genetic diversity found in ancient environmental DNA to help modern agricultural practices.

Wednesday, Jun 12

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Looking back: EMBL in the 1970s and 1980s

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A special Coffee with EMBL session celebrated EMBL’s 50th anniversary by inviting alumni to reflect on the organisation’s first two decades.

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AI approaches in structural biology and drug discovery

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EMBL Grenoble and the ESRF hosted a workshop bringing together representatives from research and industry to discuss the ever-growing role of artificial intelligence in the field of structural biology.

Monday, Jun 10

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IntAct reaches 1.5 million binary interaction evidences

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IntAct 247 release is now public with over 1.5 million binary interaction evidences

Friday, Jun 7

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Case study: Discovering new enzymes to upcycle food waste

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EMBL-EBI data resource helps scientists upcycle animal by-products.

Thursday, Jun 6

Structure and function of new lysosome transporter revealed

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The group of Christian Löw at EMBL Hamburg and CSSB, and collaborators from the Christian-Albrechts-University Kiel and CNRS & Université Paris Cité worked together to reveal the structure and function of a previously unknown lysosome…

Wednesday, Jun 5

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The EMBL-EBI File Replication Archive hits 100 petabytes

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A behind-the-scenes look at EMBL-EBI's in-house archive that supports major open data resources and ingests record amounts of data

Thursday, May 30

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We are EMBL: Elise Bralet on the importance of connecting people

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Elise talks about her role in supporting EMBL Grenoble staff in daily human resources matters and the multiple events she’s been involved in to connect people, both at and outside of work.

Wednesday, May 29

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12 moments of philanthropy: #5 Friends of EMBL

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Starting in 2014, Friends of EMBL engages a diverse range of individuals to support and connect with EMBL research. Through unique events and philanthropic contributions, members play a vital role in fostering a stronger bond between EMBL…