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The UniProt Knowledgebase provides users with a comprehensive, high-quality and freely accessible set of protein sequences annotated with functional information. Recent evidence suggests that proteins from the saliva of blood-feeding arthropods, such as mosquitoes, lice, sandflies, bedbugs and…
For the first time, institutions across the Barcelona area gathered for the Barcelona Exposome Symposium, an event on the 25th September 2024 designed to promote collaboration within the growing exposome research community. The exposome is the integrated compilation of all the physical, chemical,…
We are delighted to announce that Cornelius Gross, Interim Head of EMBL Rome, has joined the Earth, Brain and Health Commission. In partnership with Nature Mental Health, the commission aims to bring together an interdisciplinary group of world-class leaders to develop cutting edge and…
The GWAS Catalog The GWAS Catalog provides an archival and search service for detailed and richly-annotated data from human genome-wide association studies (GWAS). These data can be searched, browsed, visualised and downloaded on the website (https://www.ebi.ac.uk/gwas/). The Catalog includes…
Genome-wide association studies (GWAS) focusing on common single nucleotide polymorphism (SNPs) have advanced our understanding of the genetic causes of many traits and diseases. However, for some conditions, this method is reaching its limits. To better understand the genetic basis of diseases,…
EMBL researchers and collaborators have shown gut bacteria can alter how some carcinogens are metabolised and distributed elsewhere, that leads to bladder cancer. The study can help better understand how individuals’ gut microbiota affects tumour growth.