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3 September 2020 Left: Slice of a cell in grey. Right: Two 3D reconstructions of parts of the slice, showing the internal structure.

Nuclear pores in their natural context

Science & Technology Scientists from the Beck group have studied the 3D structure of nuclear pores in budding yeast. They show how the architecture of the nuclear pore complex differs inside cells compared to its form observed in vitro studies.

2020

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19 August 2020 An embryo of the fruit fly Drosophila.

Predicting how gene expression varies

Science & Technology Discoveries at EMBL will help researchers to interpret one of the most common types of experiments in genomics and medical studies.

2020

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13 July 2020 scientists teaching about the microbiome

Applications for virtual learning lab open

Lab Matters The European Learning Laboratory for the Life Sciences (ELLS), EMBL’s education facility, invites secondary school science teachers to participate in a virtual training course this autumn entitled ‘Introducing your microbiome’.

2020

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3 July 2020 stem cells neurons differentiation

From stem cells to neurons

Science & Technology Scientists at EMBL Heidelberg have investigated stem cells and how they differentiate to become neurons. Their approach included an assessment of the complex interplay of molecules during the differentiation process and generated fundamental new insights into the role of a protein called Sox2 in…

2020

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23 June 2020

Delicious science

Lab Matters Elisa Kreibich from EMBL’s Krebs group baked an EMBL cake for the farewell of Alexandra Martitz, the first master student in their lab.

2020

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22 May 2020

EMBL scientists investigate rare lung disease

Science & Technology Researchers in EMBL’s Zaugg group have studied the causes of pulmonary arterial hypertension (PAH), a rare disease that causes high blood pressure in the arteries of the lungs. The study, carried out in collaboration with Stanford University School of Medicine, compared lung cells of patients…

2020

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15 May 2020 Cell division

Tracing the origins of cells

Science & Technology Researchers from the Sharpe group at EMBL Barcelona have published a method to track the developmental history of a cell using the gene editing tool CRISPR–Cas9, but without the need to create transgenic organisms.

2020

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29 April 2020 The Influenza virus

Understanding the influenza virus

Science & Technology The infectious disease commonly known as flu is caused by the influenza virus. It spreads around the world in seasonal outbreaks, causing millions of infections and hundreds of thousands of deaths each year. Stephen Cusack, Head of EMBL Grenoble, has been studying different aspects of the influenza…

2020

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9 April 2020 3D reconstruction of parental chromosomes in the mouse embryo

How chromosome structure influences development

Science & Technology EMBL researchers in the Heard group at EMBL Heidelberg explore the interaction between DNA organisation and gene expression in the early embryo

2020

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5 February 2020

Studying DNA rearrangement to understand cancer

Science & Technology Using the dataset from the Pan-Cancer project, scientists has developed methods to group, classify, and describe large rearrangements of the genome that are a key driver of cancer.

2020

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5 February 2020

Finding genetic cancer risks

Science & Technology Using the data from the Pan-Cancer project EMBL scientists describe how our genetic background influences cancer development.

2020

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25 November 2019 Phd student microscope

Careers after EMBL

Lab Matters For many students in the life sciences, finishing a PhD marks a professional crossroads

2019

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14 November 2019

New perspectives on nuclear pores

Science & Technology EMBL researchers have published two new studies involving the nuclear pore complex

2019

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23 October 2019 Steffen Lemke and Jakob Keck Genomics Core Facility

Engineering bacteria to fight diabetes

Science & Technology EMBL’s Genomics Core Facility supports students participating in the annual iGEM competition.

2019

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12 September 2019 Tara stopover in Rome

EMBL and Tara: Rome

EMBL Announcements The next stop on Tara’s journey will be at the mouth of the Tiber

2019

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2 August 2019 Eric Karsenti in Hamburg

We all come from the ocean

People & Perspectives Eric Karsenti's combined loves of biology and sailing set in motion the Tara Oceans expedition

2019

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29 July 2019 Dr Cristian D. Magnus

The challenge of diversity

People & Perspectives Dr Cristian D. Magnus discusses LGBTQ+ issues and diversity in science

2019

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26 July 2019 Lab day 2019

EMBL Lab Day 2019

Lab Matters EMBL Lab Day 2019 filled the ATC with art and games

2019

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23 July 2019 Manfred Lautenschläger

The donor’s code

People & Perspectives The main funder of the EMBL Lautenschläger Summer School reflects on codes of conduct around giving

2019

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18 July 2019 Heatmap representing the stability of an integral membrane proteins

First results from CSSB

Science & Technology EMBL scientists collaborate to develop new protocol for screening membrane protein stability

2019

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9 July 2019 A model of CRISPR/Cas9

Wielding the genetic scissors

Science & Technology What CRISPR may bring for the future of biology, and how it is used at EMBL

2019

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5 July 2019 Picture of a fern gametophyte

Fun with fern photography

EMBL Announcements EMBL alumna Jennifer Deegan built a prize-winning system for photographing ferns

2019

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1 July 2019 The dynamic process of cell division.

Drawing knowledge

People & Perspectives A conversation about art-science collaborations and the importance of drawing in biology.

2019

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