Science & Technology The function of biological molecules is intimately linked to their structure. In the 50 years since EMBL was established, its researchers and engineers have constantly provided leadership in structural biology research and services, resulting in many scientific breakthroughs and novel insights.
2024
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Science & Technology A collaboration between EMBL Grenoble and EBRIS scientists led to the characterisation of a new compound with promising activity against SARS-CoV-2 variants.
2023
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EMBLetc EMBL Grenoble technology teams provide a sneak peek into their latest collaborative project in structural biology services: the complete automation of an integral step in X-ray crystallography.
2023
Lab MattersPeople & Perspectives Together with his team, Gergely Papp pushes the frontiers of technology development in the field of structural biology.
2023
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Science & Technology EMBL Grenoble researchers have investigated the interaction between THC and some proteins it might bind to. In a recent study, they showed in vitro that THC inhibits an important human enzyme called autotaxin.
2023
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Lab MattersScience & Technology The recent construction of the new ID29 beamline in Grenoble is pioneering a new way of doing experiments in time-resolved crystallography and opening up technology transfer possibilities
2022
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Science & Technology Scientists at EMBL Hamburg use droplets of protein solution to grow protein crystals. By exposing the crystals to X-rays, they are able to determine the protein’s molecular structure.
2021
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Science & Technology The regular structures of crystals are a source of inspiration and fascination to us humans. While the crystals in this picture were not grown in nature, but instead by Petra Drncova from EMBL Grenoble, they share the same attributes as those found in nature.
2021
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Lab Matters The CrystalDirect® technology, combined with the web-based CRIMS software enable a fully automated, remote-controlled protein-to-structure pipeline.
2020
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Science & Technology Researchers in the Marcia group at EMBL Grenoble and the De Vivo lab at the Italian Institute of Technology in Genoa have obtained some of the most detailed ever snapshots of the splicing process in systems known as group II self-splicing introns. The new insights will help scientists to develop…
2020
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Science & Technology By re-opening the High-Throughput Crystallisation (HTX) lab at EMBL Grenoble, EMBL is supporting structural biology projects to respond to the health threats posed by coronaviruses.
2020
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Science & Technology The Marquez Team has restarted operations at the High-Throughput Crystallisation (HTX) lab at EMBL Grenoble. The team has developed a fully automated protein-to-structure pipeline, which can be operated remotely and provides virtual access to the facilities.
2020
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Science & Technology Scientists at EMBL Hamburg and Karolinska Institutet Stockholm aim to find synthetic antibodies – known as nanobodies – that bind a surface protein of the novel SARS-CoV-2 coronavirus. Nanobodies could prevent the virus from entering human cells and causing COVID-19.
2020
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EMBL Announcements From 27–30 September, Tara will be docked in the port of Marseille, France’s second largest city.
2019
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Science & Technology Researchers from Hamburg simplify time-resolved X-ray crystallography
2019
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EMBL Announcements EMBL Hamburg and Tara raise awareness of the risks of microplastic pollution and global infection
2019
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Science & Technology Scientists develop structural model that could help in the development of drugs with increased absorption rates
2019
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Science & Technology Speeding up time-resolved X-ray crystallography with EMBL beamline P14
2018
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Lab MattersScience & Technology Researchers at EMBL Hamburg have released the next generation of their ARP/wARP software
2018
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Science & Technology EMBL scientists unravel the molecular basis of a major antibiotic resistance transfer mechanism
2018
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Lab MattersScience & Technology EMBL instrumentation teams adapting tech to run biological experiments on the synchrotron after its upgrade
2018
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Science & Technology EMBL researchers solve a decades-long debate on a key process for brain and embryo-development
2018
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Science & Technology ERC grantee Stephen Cusack shares his vision for the next ten years
2017
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Lab Matters 20,000 visitors get sneak peek at giant particle accelerators at DESY DAY in Hamburg
2017
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Science & Technology Inside the Centre for Structural Systems Biology
2017
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ConnectionsLab Matters EMBL and the European synchrotron ESRF extend their Joint Structural Biology Group
2017
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Science & Technology EMBL researchers and collaborators unravel how chromosomes form
2017
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Connections Newly opened European X-Ray Free-Electron Laser celebrates start of user operations
2017
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Science & Technology Tim Richmond looks back on the work that revealed the high-resolution structure of the nucleosome
2017
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Lab MattersScience & Technology Beamline BM14 in Grenoble shuts down, continues collaboration with India
2017
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People & Perspectives New group leader Wojciech Galej investigates RNA-protein complexes involved in gene expression
2017
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Lab MattersScience & Technology Ewan Birney's nine "Structures of Christmas" celebrate 20 years of PDBe
2016
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EMBL AnnouncementsLab Matters A new crystallography platform in Grenoble opens the door to new technological developments
2016
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Science & Technology How Christian Löw’s failed experiment led to an unexpected scientific journey
2016
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Science & Technology EMBL researchers help to design a lead compound active against four different pathogens
2016
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Lab MattersPeople & Perspectives Stephen Cusack looks back on the early days of his collaboration with Anacor developing anti-infectives
2016
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Lab MattersPeople & Perspectives Andrés Palencia on the design of compounds that may help fight drug-resistant TB and more
2016
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Science & Technology Collaborating to take crystallography into a new time dimension
2016
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Connections EMBL and ESRF scientists and mechanics work together on upgrade for one of Europe’s big X-ray sources
2016
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Science & Technology Detailed structure paves the way for more effective cancer therapies
2016
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Science & Technology Establishing a programme of research, development and user services for time-resolved crystallography
2016
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Science & Technology Unexpected results: structure of DAPK enzyme reveals dual-purpose loop
2016
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Science & Technology Florent Cipriani talks about his passion for developing beamline instrumentation
2016
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Science & Technology CrystalDirect, developed at EMBL, automates crystal preparation for X-ray analysis
2016
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Science & Technology Structural insights into how cohesin keeps DNA together during the cell cycle
2016
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Science & Technology How transcription factors interact to create a heart
2016
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Science & Technology Protein screens developed at EMBL Hamburg now commercially available
2016
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Science & Technology Hamburg collaborators analyse protein crystals inside the cells that made them.
2016
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Science & Technology Further insights into how viral enzymes degrade the cell walls of Clostridia bacteria.
2016
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Lab Matters Energy, enthusiasm and endurance on tap as thousands attend 12-hour Hamburg Night of Science.
2015
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Science & Technology MASSIF-1 processes its 10,000th crystal, less than one year after the beamline became operational.
2015
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Science & Technology 3D structure of Oskar protein gives first molecular insight into how it functions.
2015
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Connections Industrial partners and BioStruct-X facility members gather for Workshop at EMBL Hamburg.
2015
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A puzzling peculiarity resolved by Hamburg’s Sample Preparation and Characterisation facility.
2015
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Staff, alumni, partners and more meet at EMBL Grenoble to celebrate Outstation's 40th anniversary.
2015
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Detailed structural study shows distantly related viruses share a common machinery for replication.
2015
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Lab Matters Stephen Cusack, head of EMBL Grenoble, among 47 new Royal Society fellows.
2015
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Lab Matters EMBL Grenoble celebrates 40 years with a symposium for staff, alumni and facility users on 4–5 June.
2015
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First LearningLAB of 2015 makes science of protein structure crystal clear for 22 teachers.
2015
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As EMBL Hamburg celebrates 40 years, we explore the past, present and future of crystallography.
2015
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Lab Matters Ken Holmes, one of the visionaries behind EMBL and EMBL Hamburg, looks back to where it all began.
2015
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New group leader Marco Marcia aims to broaden horizons while mapping molecules.
2015
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EMBL Hamburg celebrates four decades of vision, pioneering research and beamline services.
2014
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Science & Technology In two months, 2.3 million diffraction images collected on new, fully automated ESRF/EMBL beamline.
2014
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Science & Technology First complete picture of flu virus polymerase. A story of two decades of blood, sweat and sneezes.
2014
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Open Day in Grenoble celebrates crystallography for the Fête de la Science.
2014
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How to make good quality samples for good quality structural biology experiments.
2014
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An interview with keynote speaker Michael Rossmann.
2014
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Science & Technology Vasa protein preserves pieces of 'enemy' DNA to help protect the genes of future generations.
2014
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Science & Technology How a single molecule can attract and repel growing brain connections
2014
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Science & Technology Molecular switch enables viruses to destroy C.diff bacteria – potential alternative to antibiotics
2014
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Science & Technology Surprising protein from a flu-like virus is 10 000th ESRF structure
2014
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Science & Technology New ways of handling and distributing data at PDBe to tackle ever larger and more complex proteins
2014
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Lab Matters Scientists from EMBL's five sites reflect on the opportunities and challenges that might lie ahead
2014
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EMBL AnnouncementsLab Matters Today the European Molecular Biology Laboratory (EMBL) opens a new highthroughput crystallization facility at its Outstation located on the campus of the German Synchrotron Radiation Facility (DESY) in Hamburg, Germany. The facility, made possible by major funds from the German Ministry for Science…
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