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Deepti Gupta, Project Manager and Database Curator at EMBL-EBI, talks about her favourite protein PIEZO1. This is part of a series of stories about EMBL scientists and quirky, charming proteins that make them smile.
PEOPLE & PERSPECTIVES2025
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Claire O'Donovan, biocurator and Metabolomics team leader at EMBL-EBI shares lessons from her career and life.
PEOPLE & PERSPECTIVES2025
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Yerba mate is a popular caffeinated beverage. Scientists mapped its genome, revealing surprising facts about its biochemistry and the evolution of caffeine biosynthesis. The findings might pave the way for new varieties of yerba mate.
SCIENCE & TECHNOLOGY2025
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The Solve-RD project standardises genomic and clinical data across Europe to support rare disease research.
EMBL ANNOUNCEMENTS2025
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Tim Cezard talks about the importance of genetic variation data and the move from biology to infrastructure
PEOPLE & PERSPECTIVES2025
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Introducing an open-source large language model (LLM) framework designed for custom biomedical research.
SCIENCE & TECHNOLOGY2025
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Study identifies a novel mechanism driving osteosarcoma and provides insights to help predict patient outcomes.
SCIENCE & TECHNOLOGY2025
research-highlightsscience-technology
Memorandum of Understanding between EMBL and ELLIS will drive AI in European life science research, training, and technology. The strategic partnership will promote interdisciplinary training and develop innovative projects that address pressing challenges in human and planetary health.
CONNECTIONS2025
connections
The v11.29 DECIPHER release is out now. Find out about the new features and improvements.
2025
updates-from-data-resources
Blog post by Eleni Tzampatzopoulou, EMBL-EBI Impact Manager In summer 2024, EMBL-EBI ran a user survey, inviting our community to let us know how they use the open data resources we jointly manage with our collaborators. With over 2,300 responses from 126 countries, we were delighted by the depth…
2024
announcements
EMBL-EBI's new Functional Genomics Team Leader will develop standards for new data types and integrate AI into workflows.
PEOPLE & PERSPECTIVES2024
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The partnership will address global food security challenges through optimised agricultural research and data-driven innovation.
CONNECTIONS2024
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The Complex Portal – an encyclopaedic resource of macromolecular complexes from key model organisms – has expanded its coverage of the Human Complexome. This includes: To find out more, read the new paper entitled Complex Portal 2025: Predicted human complexes and enhanced visualisation tools…
2024
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The introduction of computational methods in biology opened up an entirely new world of insights and breakthroughs. Over the last several decades, EMBL has been at the forefront of discoveries and innovations that have not only propelled the field forward but also opened up access to bioinformatics…
SCIENCE & TECHNOLOGY2024
science-technology
The most comprehensive map of the developing human thymus sheds light on how immune responses are built and maintained during early life
2024
announcements
Public Engagement Officer Briony Jackson is building lasting relationships with local communities to make science accessible and engaging for all.
PEOPLE & PERSPECTIVES2024
people-perspectivesperspectives
Tell us a little bit about yourself. I’m a chartered civil engineer and I’ve worked in different capacities in the building and construction space. I worked for a contractor, delivering large infrastructure projects, such as roads, tunnels, bridges all over the UK. I also worked as a…
2024
perspectives
EMBL’s Scientific Visitor Programme enables high-level scientific exchange and cross-fertilisation of ideas and technologies through sabbatical fellowships for researchers.
CONNECTIONS2024
connections
The v11.28 DECIPHER release is out now. Find out about the new features and improvements.
2024
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In the era of data-driven biology, integrating information from different resources is essential yet often challenging. The BioChemGraph project addresses this challenge by creating infrastructure that consolidates structural, functional, and biochemical annotations for small molecules and their…
2024
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InterPro version 102.0 and InterProScan 5.70-102.0 are now available.
2024
updates-from-data-resources
Ensembl 113 brings major gene and regulatory feature annotation updates in Homo sapiens (human) and Mus musculus (mouse).
2024
updates-from-data-resources
Researchers uncover that DNA changes that cause cancer drug resistance can be grouped into four categories, and identify possible new therapeutic targets.
2024
announcements
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.
SCIENCE & TECHNOLOGY2024
science-technology
Creators of AI system AlphaFold receive 2024 Nobel Prize for Chemistry.
SCIENCE & TECHNOLOGY2024
sciencescience-technology
EMBL-EBI’s microbiome data resource MGnify produces a valuable trove of protein sequence data through its ongoing analysis of microbiome derived data. Two new MGnify Proteins web resources make this dataset easily accessible and searchable, both for large queries across the entire database…
2024
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EMBL-EBI and colleagues from other 11 institutes commit to pathogen data sharing project.
2024
announcements
Addition of data from more diverse populations to the Polygenic Score (PGS) Catalog and a new software tool for PGS calculation could help produce more equitable disease risk predictions.
SCIENCE & TECHNOLOGY2024
science-technologytechnology-and-innovation
New datasets The release has 381 single-cell RNA-Seq experiments, consisting of more than 13.5 million cells from 21 different species to explore in the Single Cell Expression Atlas (SCEA). The resource now includes an entirely new class of data – externally analysed data, marked with an…
2024
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EMBL-EBI Postdoctoral researcher Iguaracy Pinheiro de Sousa is using bioinformatics to support the development of better organoids.
PEOPLE & PERSPECTIVES2024
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EMBL-EBI data resources help advance biodiversity and climate change research by enabling scientists to study species interactions, evolutionary processes, ecosystem health, and more.
SCIENCE & TECHNOLOGY2024
science-technologytechnology-and-innovation
Traditional sequence search methods are fast and efficient but rely solely on comparing amino acid sequences. This approach can miss crucial insights because proteins with similar functions can have vastly different sequences. Although their sequences have diverged, these proteins often retain 3D…
2024
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EMBL-EBI alumnus Alvis Brazma reflects on how mathematics and mountaineering have shaped his life and why keeping things simple in bioinformatics is key.
PEOPLE & PERSPECTIVES2024
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EMBL-EBI’s new Head of Applications will use his expertise in cloud infrastructure and security to support the institute’s open data resources.
PEOPLE & PERSPECTIVES2024
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Using machine learning to analyse the genetic factors behind early clinical trial termination, researchers find a link between genetic evidence and trial outcome.
SCIENCE & TECHNOLOGY2024
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The v11.27 DECIPHER release is out now. Find out about the new features and improvements.
2024
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ARISE fellow Melanie Schneider shares how she uncovered a new interest in research infrastructures and supporting discovery.
PEOPLE & PERSPECTIVES2024
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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.
PEOPLE & PERSPECTIVES2024
people-perspectivesperspectives
The dynamic world of proteomics is shaping the future of personalised medicine, but some obstacles stand in the way
SCIENCE & TECHNOLOGY2024
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What makes EMBL unique? Among many things, it’s the infinite curiosity of its community.
LAB MATTERS2024
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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.
PEOPLE & PERSPECTIVES2024
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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.
PEOPLE & PERSPECTIVES2024
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Researchers explore genetic diversity found in ancient environmental DNA to help modern agricultural practices.
EMBL ANNOUNCEMENTS2024
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IntAct 247 release is now public with over 1.5 million binary interaction evidences
2024
updates-from-data-resources
EMBL-EBI data resource helps scientists upcycle animal by-products.
SCIENCE & TECHNOLOGY2024
perspectivesscience-technology
A behind-the-scenes look at EMBL-EBI's in-house archive that supports major open data resources and ingests record amounts of data
2024
technology-and-innovation
The latest DECIPHER release includes AlphaMissense scores, links to the Open Targets Platform and more.
2024
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Large-scale study uses data from Danish health registries to predict individual risks of developing cancer
SCIENCE & TECHNOLOGY2024
research-highlightsscience-technology
The integration enables researchers to easily access AI-generated scores estimating how likely genetic variants are to be pathogenic
2024
technology-and-innovation
EMBL-EBI asks users to fill in a services survey to help shape the future of the open data resources managed by the institute
2024
announcements
The latest Expression Atlas 40 release is now live, containing new RNA-seq datasets, including a featured experiment resulting from a collaboration with Genotype Tissue Expression (GTEx) project as well as new proteomics data derived from our collaboration with PRIDE. In total, this release…
2024
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EMBL-EBI's new Head of Research shares his plans and priorities.
PEOPLE & PERSPECTIVES2024
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Ensembl 112 and the corresponding release of Ensembl Genomes 59 has released. This includes exciting new fish species, many more drosophila species and new VEP updates.
2024
updates-from-data-resources
María Cerezo talks about her role as Scientific Curator, how she combines it with her position as co-chair of the Staff Association, and what she believes has been EMBL's biggest achievement in its first 50 years.
PEOPLE & PERSPECTIVES2024
people-perspectivesperspectives
EMBL-EBI's Senior Management Team announces new appointment and title changes.
2024
announcements
MSD joins as the latest partner in the Open Targets consortium, enhancing the initiative’s collaborative efforts in drug discovery.
EMBL ANNOUNCEMENTS2024
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Experts in quantum computing and genomics to develop new methods and algorithms to process biological data.
SCIENCE & TECHNOLOGY2024
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Data obtained through cryogenic sample electron tomography (cryo-ET) are openly available in the new Electron Microscopy Public Image Archive (EMPIAR) cryo-ET tomography browser.
EMBL ANNOUNCEMENTS2024
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The latest DECIPHER update, version 11.25, introduces new key features including the integration of functional data from multiplexed assays of variant effect (MAVEs) and much more.
2024
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New study uncovers the potential of immunotherapy in preventing breast cancer and creates the openly available Human Breast Cell Atlas.
SCIENCE & TECHNOLOGY2024
research-highlightssciencescience-technology
The SARS-CoV-2 Data Hubs are a set of tools coupled with infrastructure that support four components: the submission, analysis, presentation and visualisation of SARS-CoV-2 raw read data, and its resulting analyses. What makes Data Hubs attractive is a unique set of features: A new publication in…
2024
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Data standards that have been silently enabling discovery in the life sciences for decades are now making AI advances possible.
PEOPLE & PERSPECTIVES2024
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AI annotations added to the SureChEMBL database increase the depth of data made available to users.
2024
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Team Leader Sameer Velankar on why accessible training is key for AlphaFold and AI tools more generally.
PEOPLE & PERSPECTIVES2024
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The MGnify data resource for microbiome data has launched the latest MGnify Genomes catalogue comprising 112,951 genomes derived from mouse gut datasets, represented by 2,847 species-level cluster representative genomes. This catalogue was generated as part of our work with the MRC funded…
2024
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Plasmodium falciparum, a malaria parasite, uses gene conversion to produce genetic diversity in two surface protein genes targeted by the human immune system.
SCIENCE & TECHNOLOGY2024
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An international team of researchers aim to combine social determinants of health with genomics, immune profiling, and exposomics data to tackle cancer inequities at an unprecedented scale.
SCIENCE & TECHNOLOGY2024
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The Federated European Genome-phenome Archive (FEGA) marks a significant milestone with the release of its first datasets.
2024
announcements
Version 11.24 of DECIPHER introduces a new ACMG/AMP pathogenicity interface for sequence variant predictions, displays ClinGen Variant Curation Expert Panel recommendations on gene pages, and updates ACMG secondary finding information to v3.2.
2024
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Jacqueline shares her experience of EMBL's international PhD programme.
LAB MATTERSPEOPLE & PERSPECTIVES2024
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New Europe PMC tools support preprint review discovery
2024
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InterPro version 98.0 and InterProScan 5.66-98.0 are now available. InterPro now features hundreds of new methods integrated from partner databases, and InterProScan draws on over 40000 entries. InterPro version 98.0 New features include: InterPro 98.0 covers 81.7% of UniProt Knowledgebase release…
2024
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Kyle Morris joins EMBL-EBI as Electron Microscopy Data Bank (EMDB) Team Leader.
LAB MATTERSPEOPLE & PERSPECTIVES2024
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Streamlining proteomics data access for machine learning applications.
2024
sciencetechnology-and-innovation
The Ensembl 111 features a range of new Ensembl VEP plugins and updated agricultural, fish, plant and metazoa species.
2024
updates-from-data-resources
A $3.8 million grant from the Gordon and Betty Moore Foundation will help researchers lay groundwork for the Biodiversity Cell Atlas.
2024
announcements
Researchers reveal that healthy lung development hinges on immune-epithelial crosstalk, with implications for respiratory diseases.
SCIENCE & TECHNOLOGY2023
research-highlightsscience-technology
UK Research and Innovation (UKRI) has confirmed £80.7 million of funding for EMBL’s European Bioinformatics Institute (EMBL-EBI). The funding comes from the UKRI Infrastructure Fund and will be distributed over the course of six years. It is set to help EMBL-EBI transform its technical…
2023
announcements
The new initiative brings together genomic data from various biodiversity projects to aid conservation and biodiversity efforts.
SCIENCE & TECHNOLOGY2023
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Two new data portals are set to support infectious disease monitoring and research across Europe; the Swedish Pathogens Data Portal and the Netherlands COVID-19 Data Portal.
2023
updates-from-data-resources
Leading charities Children with Cancer UK and Cancer Research UK will co-fund a major £5.5 million research programme to advance precision medicine for relapsed childhood cancers.
2023
announcements
Large language models are changing the way we carry out scientific data curation, annotation, and research, setting the stage for a more efficient understanding of scientific literature
2023
technology-and-innovation
Where to start when thinking about the sustainability of informatics projects
2023
perspectives
Large language models are changing the way we carry out scientific data curation, annotation, and research, setting the stage for a more efficient understanding of scientific literature
EMBLetc2023
InterPro version 97.0 and InterProScan 5.64-97.0 are now available. InterPro now features hundreds of new methods integrated from partner databases, and InterProScan draws on over 40000 entries.
2023
updates-from-data-resources
Users no longer need to download large datasets with the new galleries feature
2023
updates-from-data-resources
As science increasingly relies on big data and AI tools, the carbon footprint of computational work is on the rise
2023
perspectives
In response to user community demands, the AlphaFold Protein Structure database has introduced sequence-based search and cluster members.
2023
updates-from-data-resources
The Lees group develops a tool that can scale up bacterial genome annotation.
2023
research-highlights
InterPro version 96.0 and InterProScan 5.64-96.0 are now available.
2023
updates-from-data-resources
PhD student Valentina Lorenzi is using single-cell sequencing data to create a map of the developing human reproductive system.
LAB MATTERSPEOPLE & PERSPECTIVES2023
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Enzymes constitute a large fraction of genomes – 20% in humans – which makes them a very important part of life. Despite decades of studies and a rich literature dedicated to understanding the reaction mechanisms of enzymes, the rules of enzyme catalysis are still not fully clear. A new…
SCIENCE & TECHNOLOGY2023
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David Hulcoop discusses how his experience bridging organisational cultures will help address critical challenges in drug discovery and target selection at Open Targets.
LAB MATTERSPEOPLE & PERSPECTIVES2023
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Ensembl Variant Effect Predictor integrates Google DeepMind’s new AlphaMissense Database for better predictions of genetic variant pathogenicity.
SCIENCE & TECHNOLOGY2023
science-technologytechnology-and-innovation
New research improves understanding of the molecular mechanisms behind why some cancers respond to immunotherapy and others don't.
SCIENCE & TECHNOLOGY2023
research-highlightssciencescience-technology
Researchers use the AlphaFold database and Foldseek Cluster algorithm to analyse millions of predicted protein structures and offer new insights into protein evolution.
SCIENCE & TECHNOLOGY2023
research-highlightssciencescience-technology
EMBL-EBI’s Deputy Head of Research Virginie Uhlmann delves into the institute’s unique research landscape and the essential qualities for effective leadership in this field
2023
perspectives
Experience in data management and coordination has enabled EMBL alumna Laura Clarke to pursue a career in AI development.
PEOPLE & PERSPECTIVES2023
people-perspectivesperspectivesscience
EMBL-EBI Senior Scientist Rob Finn explains why data coordination and sharing are fundamental for a sustainable blue economy.
PEOPLE & PERSPECTIVES2023
people-perspectivesperspectivesscience
SComatic enables researchers to link genotype to phenotype using only single-cell profiling data
SCIENCE & TECHNOLOGY2023
research-highlightssciencescience-technology
By upskilling researchers on bioinformatics skills and tools, EMBL alumna Emily Perry is helping to make genomic medicine more accessible.
LAB MATTERSPEOPLE & PERSPECTIVES2023
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Ensembl 110 and Ensembl Genomes 57 have introduced in-house prokaryotic gene annotation across genomes available in Ensembl Bacteria. Since its inception, Ensembl Bacteria has imported user-submitted annotations from the International Nucleotide Sequence Database Collaboration (INSDC) for…
2023
updates-from-data-resources
The latest Expression Atlas release is now live and contains a wider range of RNA-seq and proteomics datasets.
2023
updates-from-data-resources
The GA4GH standard refget quietly helps decipher millions of genomes sequenced worldwide, and it just got better.
2023
technology-and-innovation
Ensembl 100 release brings exciting updates, such as the addition of regulation data to 5 animal genomes studied extensively in agriculture.
2023
updates-from-data-resources
We are excited to announce the latest releases of IntAct and Complex Portal. IntAct 244 highlights Complex Portal 244 highlights
2023
updates-from-data-resources
Construction begins on EMBL-EBI's new building named after Janet Thornton.
EMBL ANNOUNCEMENTSLAB MATTERS2023
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InterPro version 95.0 and InterProScan 5.63-95.0 are now available! InterPro now features hundreds of new methods integrated from partner databases, and InterProScan draws on over 39000 entries. InterPro version 95.0 – new features include: InterPro 95.0 covers 81.7% of UniProt Knowledgebase…
2023
updates-from-data-resources
Closer collaborations with EMBL-EBI data resources set to further develop and grow this unique rare disease platform.
EMBL ANNOUNCEMENTS2023
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Enabling researchers worldwide to share and analyse pathogen data generated across the world
SCIENCE & TECHNOLOGY2023
sciencescience-technologytechnology-and-innovation
Coming from a pharmaceutical industry background, David Hulcoop is set to take over as Executive Director of the public-private partnership Open Targets.
EMBL ANNOUNCEMENTS2023
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Better search for Europe PMC funder grants with ROR IDs
2023
updates-from-data-resources
A third of all known proteins are either completely or partially unstructured. EMBL scientists contributed to a new set of guidelines – Minimum Information About a Disorder Experiment (MIADE) – that will help researchers share data on unstructured proteins in a more useful way and will enable…
SCIENCE & TECHNOLOGY2023
sciencescience-technology
New framework to improve the FAIRness of clinical and molecular datasets
2023
perspectives
HoloFood, the first consistent collection of multiomic data about chicken and salmon gut microbiomes, set to enable the development of better animal feeds.
SCIENCE & TECHNOLOGY2023
sciencescience-technologytechnology-and-innovation
The AlphaFold Database boasts improved user experience, including better search filters and an improved 3D viewer.
2023
updates-from-data-resources
EMBL-EBI data resources are being used to deliver thousands of genetic diagnostics to patients every month.
SCIENCE & TECHNOLOGY2023
perspectivessciencescience-technology
In recognition of Janet Thornton’s retirement, we look back at some of her biggest accomplishments shaping the field of bioinformatics.
LAB MATTERSPEOPLE & PERSPECTIVES2023
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A new tool for the interpretation of missense variation in humans – ProtVar – will help enable drug discovery.
SCIENCE & TECHNOLOGY2023
sciencescience-technologytechnology-and-innovation
EMBL researchers and collaborators have begun an impactful innovation-development journey, thanks to a European Commission ‘IMAGINE’ grant.
CONNECTIONSLAB MATTERS2023
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The PLAST-CELL project aims to understanding cancer progression by quantifying a cancer cell’s ability to respond to environmental stress that threatens its survival
CONNECTIONS2023
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Postdoctoral researcher Carolin Sauer is leveraging long-read sequencing to develop new detection methods for various cancers.
LAB MATTERSPEOPLE & PERSPECTIVES2023
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InterPro 94.0 features hundreds of new methods integrated from partner databases, and InterProScan draws on over 38,000 entries.
2023
updates-from-data-resources
BioImage Archive Team Leader Matthew Hartley shares his experience and tips for people interested in managing a bioinformatics core facility.
2023
technology-and-innovation
In recognition of Janet Thornton’s retirement, we look back at some of her biggest accomplishments in shaping the field of bioinformatics.
EMBLetc2023
Desmond Higgins, 2023 Lennart Philipson Award winner, discusses his time at EMBL and his research developing sequence alignment tools.
EMBLetc2023
Understanding chromothripsis offers insights into how cancer develops.
SCIENCE & TECHNOLOGY2023
research-highlightsscience-technology
The human pangenome – one of the most complete collections of genome sequences released so far – captures rich human diversity.
SCIENCE & TECHNOLOGY2023
announcementssciencescience-technology
EMBL-EBI is making a key contribution to a historic effort to understand the function of every human gene
LAB MATTERSSCIENCE & TECHNOLOGY2023
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On the 20th anniversary of the Human Genome Project, we look back at its history, wonder and potential.
LAB MATTERSPEOPLE & PERSPECTIVES2023
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As a postdoc Alex Almeida used bioinformatics to push the boundaries of what we know about the gut microbiome. Here, Almeida explains how his time at EMBL-EBI generated new research avenues, and how the skills and connections from his postdoc prepared him for leading his own research group at the…
PEOPLE & PERSPECTIVES2023
people-perspectivesperspectives
WormBase ParaSite release 18 adds largest number of new genomes and annotations since launch, as well as full integration with AlphaFold.
SCIENCE & TECHNOLOGY2023
science-technologyupdates-from-data-resources
Scientists have the technology to edit the human genome. But when should they, and who contributes to these decisions?
LAB MATTERSPEOPLE & PERSPECTIVES2023
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EMBL-EBI researchers have developed a new tool capable of performing state-of-the-art phylogenetic inference on larger datasets than previously thought possible.
SCIENCE & TECHNOLOGY2023
research-highlightssciencescience-technology
Darwin Tree of Life project improves bioinformatics tools for biodiversity data analysis
CONNECTIONS2023
connectionstechnology-and-innovation
The European Nucleotide Archive database introduces mandatory spatiotemporal metadata for data submissions.
2023
updates-from-data-resources
Two former EMBL scientists have been recognised for their outstanding contributions to the fields of science communication and multiple sequence alignment research, respectively.
2023
alumni
Using Oxford Nanopore long-read sequencing, EMBL scientists sequenced a primary childhood brain tumour known as a medulloblastoma, uncovering a novel complex mutation pattern.
2023
science
Using long-read sequencing and machine learning approaches, EMBL alumna Lara Urban is making a difference in the field of One Health.
2023
perspectives
EMBL-EBI's metagenomics data resource increases in size and supports groundbreaking AI tools for protein structure prediction.
2023
updates-from-data-resources
EMBL-EBI researchers use UK Biobank data to uncover new information about rare diseases of the eye.
2023
research-highlightsscience
Meet some of our equality, diversity, and inclusion champions and find out how they’re making EMBL-EBI a better place to work
2023
announcements
InterPro now features hundreds of new methods integrated from partner databases, and InterProScan draws on over 38,000 entries. InterPro version 93.0 InterPro 93.0 integrates 300 new methods from the CDD (261), PANTHER (12), PROSITE profiles (17), SMART (9), TIGRFAMs (1) databases, and covers 81.7%…
2023
updates-from-data-resources
As major biodiversity projects ramp up, EMBL-EBI enables genomic data sharing for all species.
2023
perspectivesscience
The Single Cell Expression Atlas (SCEA) now includes more datasets and species.
2023
updates-from-data-resources
Why open data from model organisms is essential for rare disease research.
2023
perspectivesscience
The Open Global Data Citation Corpus will become a central place for research data citations, and include accession numbers supplied by Europe PMC.
2023
announcements
Researchers create a network of interacting proteins – or interactome – to aid drug discovery.
2023
research-highlightsscience
EMBL-EBI’s Software Development and Operations team is delighted to announce the launch of a brand-new Job Dispatcher website, currently in development. The updated website provides a landing page for the Job Dispatcher services, making it easier for users to find and navigate services…
2023
updates-from-data-resources
Jo McEntyre talks about data services, open data and a new era for research assessment.
LAB MATTERSPEOPLE & PERSPECTIVES2023
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EMBL is one of the partners of this project that aims to accelerate drug discovery and development, bringing in expertise from EMBL Grenoble and EMBL-EBI.
LAB MATTERSSCIENCE & TECHNOLOGY2023
lab-mattersscience-technology
EMBL-EBI congratulates Matt Hurles on being appointed as the new Director of the Wellcome Sanger Institute.
2023
announcements
Open data played a pivotal role in the development of the AlphaFold AI. The same open principles now apply to AlphaFold predictions.
2023
perspectivesscience
Latest Ensembl and Ensembl Genomes releases bring updates to donkey and horse assemblies, and lots of new plants and metazoa.
2023
updates-from-data-resources
Funding awarded for developing tools to harness marine microbiome data for biotechnological applications and ecosystem services.
2023
announcementsscience
Genomic sequencing and big data analysis are two novel technologies driving researchers’ understanding of the complexities of cancer.
2023
perspectivesscience
Aggregating clinical, genomic and functional data from patient-derived xenografts, organoids and cell lines
2023
updates-from-data-resources
Open Targets is using artificial intelligence and machine learning to identify and prioritise drug targets.
SCIENCE & TECHNOLOGY2023
sciencescience-technologytechnology-and-innovation
We look back through some of the 2022 highlights from the Darwin Tree of Life project.
SCIENCE & TECHNOLOGY2023
perspectivessciencescience-technology
Rob Finn, one of the co-chairs of the Microbial Ecosystems theme, discusses his work, the challenges of multidisciplinary research, and how the theme is already helping to promote the exchange of scientific ideas.
LAB MATTERSPEOPLE & PERSPECTIVES2023
lab-matterspeople-perspectives
InterPro version 92.0 and InterProScan 5.60-92.0 are now available. InterPro now features hundreds of new methods integrated from partner databases, and InterProScan draws on over 38000 entries.
2023
updates-from-data-resources
A new method developed by EMBL-EBI researchers helps to streamline nanopore sequencing in real-time.
SCIENCE & TECHNOLOGY2023
research-highlightssciencescience-technology
Open data resources that enable global research and development recognised by the Global Biodata Coalition.
2022
announcementsscience
Researchers have genetically profiled nearly 200,000 cells from lungs, mapping their precise locations in tissue to discover an unexpected new immune niche in our airways.
2022
research-highlights
The first cohort study linking data across categories was recently added on the Pathogens Portal Cohort Browser and is also accessible from the BioSamples browser. This pilot study comes from Erasmus Medical Centre through the ReCoDID project, one of the COVID-19 Data Platform supporting…
2022
updates-from-data-resources
Andy Cafferkey takes on strategic role to help the institute respond to increasing demands from the global life science community.
2022
announcements
Unveiling a useful tool for understanding human lung development.
2022
research-highlightsscience
EMBL-EBI supports new European Commission project set to support the use of genomics in research and healthcare.
2022
announcementsscience
An ambitious project to sequence the genomes of all known species of euglenoids will drive research on biofuels and sustainable foods.
2022
announcements
Competition celebrates importance of robust theoretical modelling for systems biology
2022
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The CABANA project was born out of a desire to strengthen bioinformatics capacity and accelerate data-driven biology in Latin America.
EMBLetc2022
Open Targets announces that Genentech will become the seventh partner in the drug discovery and validation consortium.
2022
announcementsscience
Our experts discuss the importance of open science for food security and preserving global biodiversity.
2022
perspectivesscience
Researchers have created a tool that maps in previously unseen detail how breast cancer develops and spreads.
2022
research-highlightsscience
Researchers use social media to share findings on how useful AlphaFold predictions are for different applications.
2022
research-highlightsscience
Researchers across EMBL are helping to make artificial intelligence (AI) models for bioimaging analysis interoperable and openly available to the scientific community.
2022
announcementsscience
Virginie Uhlmann will support the Interim Head of Research in managing the institute's computational research groups.
2022
announcements
NIH BRAIN Initiative to fund brain atlases, network coordination, and knowledge sharing to explore brain function research.
2022
announcementsscience
You can now superpose AlphaFold models onto PDB structures at the touch of a button using the PDBe-KB aggregated views of proteins.
2022
updates-from-data-resources
We are pleased to announce the release of Ensembl 108, and the corresponding release of Ensembl Genomes 55 featuring changes in the human default tracks, new genomes in Ensembl Plants and Ensembl Metazoa, and the addition of mitochondrial annotation for Tasmanian devil. Genome assemblies and…
2022
updates-from-data-resources
We are pleased to announce the release of InterPro 91.0 and InterProScan 5.59-91.0
2022
updates-from-data-resources
Data continues to be available in BioStudies.
2022
updates-from-data-resources
Over 40 million protein annotations have been added to the UniProt database using a Google Research natural language processing model.
2022
technology-and-innovation
The Royal Microscopical Society awarded Ardan Patwardhan and Wim Hagen with Scientific Achievement Award
EMBL ANNOUNCEMENTSLAB MATTERS2022
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EMBL-EBI’s MGnify data resource helps researchers find enzymes for novel applications.
2022
announcementsscience
European experts gather to launch a project that aims to characterise and conserve life on Earth using DNA data.
2022
announcementsscience
The Royal Microscopical Society recognises Ardan Patwardhan’s contributions to the field of electron microscopy.
2022
announcements
The Federated EGA is set to improve access to sensitive human data in a safe and secure way.
CONNECTIONS2022
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The United Kingdom is a founding member of EMBL, and has hosted EMBL’s European Bioinformatics Institute since 1994. We recognise that the passing of Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II will have a profound impact on the country, and we extend our deepest sympathies to the Royal Family at this…
2022
announcements
Ewan Birney, Deputy Director General of EMBL and Director of EMBL-EBI, reveals the key factors that enabled AlphaFold to change the world of biology.
PEOPLE & PERSPECTIVES2022
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Virginie Uhlmann, Research Group Leader at EMBL-EBI and one of the co-chairs of the Theory@EMBL transversal theme, chats about how this theme will open up new research avenues.
LAB MATTERSPEOPLE & PERSPECTIVES2022
lab-matterspeople-perspectives
A new method for the robust analysis of copy number variation and used UK Biobank data to identify links between genome and disease.
SCIENCE & TECHNOLOGY2022
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International consortium analyses the genetic sequences and antibiotic susceptibility of 10,000 global Mycobacterium tuberculosis isolates.
SCIENCE & TECHNOLOGY2022
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InterPro version 90.0 and InterProScan 5.57-90.0 are now available. InterPro now features hundreds of new methods integrated from partner databases, and InterProScan draws on over 40000 entries
2022
updates-from-data-resources
Machine learning has helped researchers uncover new insights into how bacteria infect host cells.
SCIENCE & TECHNOLOGY2022
research-highlightssciencescience-technology
AlphaFold database offers a look at 3D protein universe.
SCIENCE & TECHNOLOGY2022
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The first meeting of the Latvian Bioinformatics Forum points towards an even brighter future for the country’s role in European life sciences
CONNECTIONS2022
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Scientists identify previously unexplored gene segments to be added to human genome databases.
SCIENCE & TECHNOLOGY2022
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The Ensembl 107 release contains updates to regulatory annotations and updated vertebrate and metazoan species.
2022
updates-from-data-resources
Using powerful data visualisation and interactive search results across datasets allows users to explore hypotheses across a range of metadata, and discover new insights backed by expertly curated, consistently reanalysed single cell sequencing data. Searching for metadata, allows a powerful…
2022
updates-from-data-resources
A closer look at how genome sequencing is helping us protect biodiversity and our latest public engagement activities
2022
announcements
Funding set to support data resources for key areas of antimicrobial resistance, sustainable agriculture and biodiversity loss
2022
announcements
On 30 September 2022 the ArrayExpress interface will close. All datasets have now been migrated from ArrayExpress into the BioStudies ArrayExpress collection
2022
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The African BioGenome Project and EMBL have signed a Memorandum of Understanding to support each other in building genomics and bioinformatics capacity across Africa
CONNECTIONSLAB MATTERS2022
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Researchers discover how DNA mutations change blood cell production and how this relates to ageing and cancer development.
SCIENCE & TECHNOLOGY2022
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Researchers in the Ensembl team are making the most of machine learning methods to speed up genome annotation pipelines
SCIENCE & TECHNOLOGY2022
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Fergal Martin discusses the importance of open access data and his work in different biodiversity initiatives
LAB MATTERSPEOPLE & PERSPECTIVES2022
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Janet Thornton, the inaugural winner of the FEBS Journal Open Science Award, explains the importance and impact of open science.
LAB MATTERSPEOPLE & PERSPECTIVES2022
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How text mining collaborations benefit our research, data resources, and the wider scientific community.
SCIENCE & TECHNOLOGY2022
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2.4 billion protein sequences are now available in the latest MGnify release including new annotations provided by Google AI
2022
updates-from-data-resources
Peter Harrison discusses the importance of data accessibility and his passion for biodiversity and agricultural genomics.
LAB MATTERSPEOPLE & PERSPECTIVES2022
lab-matterspeople-perspectives
New dataset of predicted protein complexes accessible through 3D-Beacons Network.
2022
updates-from-data-resources
Ewan Birney discusses the input of both genetics and our environment in making us who we are
LAB MATTERS2022
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The GBC is a coalition of life sciences and biomedical research funders that aims to optimise the funding and management of biodata resources worldwide. The organisation has two priority aims: to better coordinate and share approaches for efficient management and growth of the biodata…
2022
announcements
Researchers from the MANE collaboration bring you the most comprehensive human genome annotation dataset to date.
SCIENCE & TECHNOLOGY2022
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John Lees joins EMBL-EBI as a Group Leader in Pathogen informatics and modelling.
LAB MATTERSPEOPLE & PERSPECTIVES2022
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The latest Single Cell Expression Atlas (SCEA) release is here and features collaborations with DiscovAIR and the Fly Cell Atlas
2022
updates-from-data-resources
Zamin Iqbal and his team are working with researchers all over the globe to help put a stop to Tuberculosis
SCIENCE & TECHNOLOGY2022
perspectivessciencescience-technology
Our researchers highlight their contributions to the Darwin Tree of Life project and how new genome annotations helps to further biodiversity research
SCIENCE & TECHNOLOGY2022
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The African BioGenome Project aims to safeguard biodiversity and build bioinformatics capacity across Africa
SCIENCE & TECHNOLOGY2022
perspectivessciencescience-technology
Deep learning models can improve protein annotations and has helped expand the Pfam database.
SCIENCE & TECHNOLOGY2022
perspectivessciencescience-technology
Scientists urge the adoption of a sensible international policy for digital sequence information.
SCIENCE & TECHNOLOGY2022
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Open Targets, a consortium focused on drug target identification, prioritisation, and validation, announced today that Pfizer has joined as a partner.
CONNECTIONS2022
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DeepMind visits EMBL Heidelberg to discuss current and future implications of Artificial Intelligence for life science research.
SCIENCE & TECHNOLOGY2022
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Latest AlphaFold database update adds 27 new organisms and almost 200,000 new protein structure predictions relevant to neglected tropical diseases and antimicrobial resistance
2022
updates-from-data-resources
An exploration of where in the world genomics methods are applied and where the data are used.
SCIENCE & TECHNOLOGY2022
perspectivessciencescience-technology
On track to reach an ambitious goal of 3,000 genomes sequenced by the end of 2022, what’s next for the Earth Biogenome Project?
SCIENCE & TECHNOLOGY2022
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Melissa Harrison joins EMBL-EBI as the new Team Leader of Literature Services. We found out more about her plans for open access publishing and Europe PMC.
LAB MATTERSPEOPLE & PERSPECTIVES2022
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How genomics, open data, and multidisciplinary science can improve food security.
SCIENCE & TECHNOLOGY2021
sciencescience-technology
The GA4GH Data Use Ontology (DUO) supports a data authorisation and access framework to streamline consent to use biomedical data
SCIENCE & TECHNOLOGY2021
sciencescience-technology
A vast, curated collection of bacterial genomes is now organised, searchable and open to the community.
SCIENCE & TECHNOLOGY2021
sciencescience-technology
Independent study reveals that EMBL-EBI open data resources are critical for the life sciences.
LAB MATTERSSCIENCE & TECHNOLOGY2021
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The BY-COVID project aims to make infectious disease data, including COVID-19, openly available to everyone.
SCIENCE & TECHNOLOGY2021
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Profiling M. tuberculosis strains from 27 countries to reveal causes of drug resistance.
SCIENCE & TECHNOLOGY2021
sciencescience-technology
Ian Dunham walks us through his career so far including working on the human genome project, seeing his work on the cover of Nature and his current role as Director of Open Targets.
LAB MATTERSPEOPLE & PERSPECTIVES2021
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Largest in-depth analysis of genomic data tracks the spread of SARS-CoV-2 lineages in England.
SCIENCE & TECHNOLOGY2021
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Partners use AlphaFold, the AI system recognised last year as a solution to the protein structure prediction problem, to release more than 350,000 protein structure predictions including the entire human proteome to the scientific community.
SCIENCE & TECHNOLOGY2021
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DeepMind and EMBL-EBI to make millions of protein structure predictions freely available to the scientific community.
SCIENCE & TECHNOLOGY2021
sciencescience-technology
A discussion of the applications that AlphaFold DB may enable and the possible impact of the resource on science and society.
SCIENCE & TECHNOLOGY2021
sciencescience-technology
EMBL welcomes Sarah Dyer, the new Non-Vertebrate Genomics Team Leader at EMBL-EBI.
LAB MATTERSPEOPLE & PERSPECTIVES2021
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New software enables scientists to visualise RNA secondary structures using the world’s largest RNA structure dataset.
SCIENCE & TECHNOLOGY2021
sciencescience-technology
John Marioni, Alex Bateman, and Takashi Hiiragi have been elected to EMBO Membership.
EMBL ANNOUNCEMENTSLAB MATTERS2021
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EMBL scientists support research on malaria by providing freely available data resources and using innovative experimental approaches. Our Course and Conference Office facilitates the exchange of knowledge in the field by hosting the annual BioMalPar conference.
SCIENCE & TECHNOLOGY2021
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EMBL’s most recent Science and Society seminar explored how best to harness big data to address multi-faceted issues of a pandemic.
CONNECTIONS2021
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Researchers reveal the best technology for assembling reference genomes.
SCIENCE & TECHNOLOGY2021
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The European Molecular Biology Laboratory and the Italian Institute of Technology have signed an agreement to expand the scope of their collaboration to include areas of mutual interest and in the context of EMBL’s 2022-2026 Programme “Molecules to Ecosystems”.
CONNECTIONSLAB MATTERS2021
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Researchers have used a metagenomics approach to piece together the genomes of yeasts found in wild lichens.
SCIENCE & TECHNOLOGY2021
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Researchers use large-scale human genetic studies to identify drug targets important for managing COVID-19 in its early stages
SCIENCE & TECHNOLOGY2021
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Researchers have used human medical and genetic data from UK Biobank to investigate the genetics of age-related diseases
SCIENCE & TECHNOLOGY2021
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Thousands of new protein structure models, prected using deep learning, now available to explore
SCIENCE & TECHNOLOGY2021
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Professor Dame Janet Thornton discusses work–life balance, the support she has received during her career, and how organisations can help staff during the COVID-19 pandemic
LAB MATTERS2021
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A team of EMBL scientists and colleagues have analysed how the novel coronavirus affects proteins in human cells. They identified several human proteins as potential drug targets to prevent viral replication.
SCIENCE & TECHNOLOGY2021
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A new lineage of coronavirus was first identified in the UK, but why is it spreading much more rapidly within the population?
SCIENCE & TECHNOLOGY2021
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Freshwater sports can cause waterborne infections, but real-time DNA sequencing could help.
SCIENCE & TECHNOLOGY2021
sciencescience-technology
Schoolchildren create exquisite protein-inspired artworks
LAB MATTERS2020
lab-matters
How artificial intelligence can help us solve the mysteries of the protein universe
SCIENCE & TECHNOLOGY2020
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Microbiomes, plastics, and connectivity – AtlantECO aims to understand the fabric of the Atlantic Ocean.
CONNECTIONS2020
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EMBL’s Rupert Lück is engaged in developing the European Open Science Cloud (EOSC): the infrastructure that will support the future of data sharing and analysis in Europe.
CONNECTIONSLAB MATTERS2020
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Scientists from the Beltrao Group at EMBL-EBI and collaborators identified drug targets common to SARS-CoV-2, SARS-CoV-1, and MERS-CoV, three pathogenic coronaviruses. They also found potential drugs that could be repurposed as COVID-19 treatments, and against emerging coronavirus strains in the…
SCIENCE & TECHNOLOGY2020
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The Gerstung Group at EMBL-EBI and collaborators have developed a statistical model that analyses genomic data to predict whether a patient has a high or low risk of developing oesophageal cancer.
SCIENCE & TECHNOLOGY2020
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The Web Development team provides a central source of web design and development for EMBL’s European Bioinformatics Institute (EMBL-EBI). In July, Geetika Malhotra joined the team as their new Head.
LAB MATTERSPEOPLE & PERSPECTIVES2020
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An international team of scientists involving Ewan Birney's group has investigated the function of a complex mesh of muscle fibres that line the inner surface of the heart.
SCIENCE & TECHNOLOGY2020
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A global team of researchers including the Flicek Team at EMBL-EBI has partnered up with the Māori tribe Ngātiwai to sequence the genome of the tuatara, a rare reptile endemic to New Zealand.
SCIENCE & TECHNOLOGY2020
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The human genome harbours about 19 000 protein-coding genes, many of which still have no known function. As scientists unveil the secrets of our DNA, they come across novel genes that they need to refer to using a unique name. The Human Genome Organisation’s Gene Nomenclature Committee (HGNC) at…
SCIENCE & TECHNOLOGY2020
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Researchers have developed an artificial intelligence algorithm that uses computer vision to analyse tissue samples from cancer patients. The algorithm can distinguish between healthy and cancerous tissues, and can also identify patterns DNA and RNA changes in tumours.
SCIENCE & TECHNOLOGY2020
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An international team of scientists has collated all known bacterial genomes from the human gut microbiome into a single large database. Their work will allow researchers to explore the links between bacterial genes and proteins, and their effects on human health.
SCIENCE & TECHNOLOGY2020
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European collaboration receives funding to explore risks and impact of future infectious disease outbreaks.
LAB MATTERS2020
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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’.
LAB MATTERS2020
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This year, EMBO elected 63 new members, including Alexander Aulehla, Group Leader and Senior Scientist at EMBL Heidelberg, and Paul Flicek, Associate Director of EMBL-EBI Services, Senior Scientist, Group and Team Leader at EMBL-EBI.
EMBL ANNOUNCEMENTSLAB MATTERS2020
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Open Targets welcomes new Informatics Science Director
LAB MATTERSPEOPLE & PERSPECTIVES2020
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Today we celebrate the 20th anniversary of the first draft of the entire human genome.
SCIENCE & TECHNOLOGY2020
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DNA damage caused by chemical mutagens is not repaired immediately and can create more genetic diversity in tumours.
SCIENCE & TECHNOLOGY2020
sciencescience-technology
EMBL scientists have performed a large-scale analysis of over 4700 SARS-CoV-2 genome sequences. They found that many of the most interesting changes in the SARS-CoV-2 genome that have been reported so far are likely to be technical artefacts, rather than biological mutations.
SCIENCE & TECHNOLOGY2020
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DNA mutations are caused by a combination of DNA damage and repair, shows study by EMBL-EBI and collaborators.
SCIENCE & TECHNOLOGY2020
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The new collaborative space will help scientists, public health and healthcare professionals around the world to fight the coronavirus pandemic.
SCIENCE & TECHNOLOGY2020
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EMBL-EBI set to launch European COVID-19 Data Platform to help store, share, and analyse research data linked to the COVID-19 pandemic.
SCIENCE & TECHNOLOGY2020
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Colder winter weather has finally arrived EMBL-EBI. It’s the first time the site has seen snow this winter.
LAB MATTERS2020
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2020 call now open for FNR funding of bilateral projects between EMBL and Luxembourg
CONNECTIONSLAB MATTERS2020
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EMBL co-leads most comprehensive study of genetic causes of cancer
SCIENCE & TECHNOLOGY2020
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The largest and most comprehensive catalogue of cancer-specific RNA alterations reveals new insights into the cancer genome.
SCIENCE & TECHNOLOGY2020
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Researchers at EMBL’s European Bioinformatics Institute (EMBL-EBI) and the Francis Crick Institute have analysed the whole genomes of over 2600 tumours from 38 different cancer types to determine the chronology of genomic changes during cancer development.
SCIENCE & TECHNOLOGY2020
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Researchers at Harvard Medical School and EMBL-EBI have carried out the largest analysis across cancer types of the newly discovered mutational phenomenon chromothripsis.
SCIENCE & TECHNOLOGY2020
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New resource that categorises genes essential for supporting life could be used to identify rare disease mutations
SCIENCE & TECHNOLOGY2020
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Today marks the next chapter in the UK’s relationship with Europe. While we wait to see what a future relationship brings, researchers will continue to work across borders to tackle society’s most pressing problems, such as climate change, ageing, and disease.
EMBL ANNOUNCEMENTSLAB MATTERS2020
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Dame Janet Thornton presents the 2019 EMBL Insight Lecture: Ageing and disease – what is the link?
SCIENCE & TECHNOLOGY2020
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Resource has implications for disease research
SCIENCE & TECHNOLOGY2019
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Crick and EMBL PhDs talk science over coffee
PEOPLE & PERSPECTIVES2019
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Children's rights stored in synthetic DNA
EMBL ANNOUNCEMENTS2019
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On microbiomes, public engagement and not being boring
PEOPLE & PERSPECTIVES2019
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Funding awarded to EMBL-EBI for tuberculosis monitoring tool
SCIENCE & TECHNOLOGY2019
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During the Nacht der Forschung 2019, everyone was able to become a scientist for a day at EMBL
LAB MATTERS2019
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Immunotherapy: the role of B cells
SCIENCE & TECHNOLOGY2019
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EMBL-EBI celebrated its 25 anniversary on 1 September 2019
LAB MATTERS2019
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Exploring the cancer genomics labyrinth
PEOPLE & PERSPECTIVES2019
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The most basic building blocks of life are the biological molecules in our cells. While these molecules are too small to see with most microscopes, they have incredibly complex and beautiful structures. Therefore, the Protein Data Bank in Europe (PDBe), The Art Society CANTAB and The Art Society…
LAB MATTERS2019
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Understanding how ageing works at a molecular level
SCIENCE & TECHNOLOGY2019
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Schoolchildren get creative with 3D protein structures
EMBL ANNOUNCEMENTS2019
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Promotions for Anne Ephrussi, Rainer Pepperkok, Paul Flicek and Jo McEntyre
EMBL ANNOUNCEMENTSLAB MATTERS2019
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How computer processing of human language is harnessed by EMBL scientists
SCIENCE & TECHNOLOGY2019
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EMBL alumna Jennifer Deegan built a prize-winning system for photographing ferns
EMBL ANNOUNCEMENTS2019
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Setting up a kids coding club - where to start
LAB MATTERSPEOPLE & PERSPECTIVES2019
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The BioImage Archive - EMBL-EBI's first dedicated imaging data resource
SCIENCE & TECHNOLOGY2019
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EIPOD4 will prepare researchers for the increasing interdisciplinarity of scientific career paths
EMBL ANNOUNCEMENTSLAB MATTERS2019
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The increasing importance of code in the biological sciences
SCIENCE & TECHNOLOGY2019
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Using genomics to help endangered species
SCIENCE & TECHNOLOGY2019
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EMBL is an intergovernmental organisation, currently supported by 26 member states, one prospect and two associate member states. There are more than 1700 people working at EMBL, who come from more than 80 countries, creating a multicultural environment. EMBL also operates from six sites in Europe:…
LAB MATTERS2019
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Tara schooner welcomes on board journalists, policymakers, funders and scientists
EMBL ANNOUNCEMENTS2019
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The team at ELLS use Lego to teach children the fundamentals of DNA.
LAB MATTERS2019
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Overwhelmed as a biologist getting to grips with computer programming? EMBLers are here to help!
LAB MATTERS2019
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EMBL’s sites provide spectacular views, such as this fiery sunset at the Wellcome Genome Campus in Hinxton. The campus, in the heart of the Cambridgeshire countryside, is home to several institutes and organisations working on genomics and computational biology. Among them is EMBL’s European…
LAB MATTERS2019
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Building bonds between academia and industry
LAB MATTERS2019
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Large CRISPR screen prioritises hundreds of promising genes for personalised cancer treatment
SCIENCE & TECHNOLOGY2019
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PDBe-KB - new data resource for protein structure and function launches
LAB MATTERS2019
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How organs form in a mouse embryo
SCIENCE & TECHNOLOGY2019
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Researchers identify novel gut bacteria species and call for more data from beyond Europe and North America
SCIENCE & TECHNOLOGY2019
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A new database of bacteria in the human microbiome is the most comprehensive to date.
SCIENCE & TECHNOLOGY2019
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New search engine allows researchers to identify antibiotic resistance genes or mutations in real time
SCIENCE & TECHNOLOGY2019
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Enhancing the world's bioinformatics infrastructure
LAB MATTERS2019
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A collection of the most read articles from the EMBL news website in 2018
LAB MATTERS2019
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Federated data sharing will now be possible on an unprecedented scale
SCIENCE & TECHNOLOGY2019
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On January 1 2019, Edith Heard takes up the position of EMBL’s Director General
LAB MATTERSPEOPLE & PERSPECTIVES2019
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EMBL-EBI industry case study: Biocatalysts
SCIENCE & TECHNOLOGY2018
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The EMBL Teens reporters discover the European Researchers’ Night
LAB MATTERS2018
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New algorithm will enhance understanding of relationship between genotype and environmental factors
SCIENCE & TECHNOLOGY2018
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Building bridges between scientists and software developers
LAB MATTERS2018
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How EMBL scientists are using machine learning to advance biology
LAB MATTERSSCIENCE & TECHNOLOGY2018
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Genomes of 66,000 UK species to be sequenced in global effort to sequence all known eukaryotic species
SCIENCE & TECHNOLOGY2018
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Pharmaceutical company Sanofi strengthens drug targets discovery collaboration Open Targets
CONNECTIONSLAB MATTERS2018
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Complex metabolomics analyses in the cloud
SCIENCE & TECHNOLOGY2018
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The Protein Data Bank in Europe celebrates its schools art project with its largest exhibition yet
LAB MATTERS2018
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Europe PMC adds preprints to its search
SCIENCE & TECHNOLOGY2018
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Acute myloid leukaemia risk could be detected years before diagnosis
SCIENCE & TECHNOLOGY2018
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New computational method uses multi-omics analysis for personalised medicine
SCIENCE & TECHNOLOGY2018
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A history of EMBL in six objects from the EMBL Archive
LAB MATTERS2018
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EMBL and Pint of Science join forces to entertain and educate
LAB MATTERS2018
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Of mice and gorillas: using mouse data for conservation
SCIENCE & TECHNOLOGY2018
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EMBL-EBI PhD student launches start-up focusing on epigenetics and wellbeing
LAB MATTERSPEOPLE & PERSPECTIVES2018
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Mark Green, EMBL-EBI’s Head of Administration reflects on his time at the institute
PEOPLE & PERSPECTIVES2018
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New partner strengthens drug discovery collaboration
CONNECTIONSLAB MATTERS2018
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What worms can tell us about cancer
SCIENCE & TECHNOLOGY2018
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Launch of the first free global online catalogue of PDX models
SCIENCE & TECHNOLOGY2018
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What does a cell's location tell us?
SCIENCE & TECHNOLOGY2018
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Is depression in your genes?
SCIENCE & TECHNOLOGY2018
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New technique offers insight into early cell life
SCIENCE & TECHNOLOGY2018
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Discover the past lives and journeys that brought people to EMBL
LAB MATTERSPEOPLE & PERSPECTIVES2018
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Network of genes linked to development of diabetes
SCIENCE & TECHNOLOGY2018
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EMBL’s training programme launches its first e-learning courses: introductions to optogenetics and CLEM
EMBL ANNOUNCEMENTS2018
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Nick Goldman of EMBL-EBI issued a challenge in 2015. In 2018, a winner emerged just in time.
SCIENCE & TECHNOLOGY2018
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A look back at some of the most read stories on EMBL’s news website this year
LAB MATTERS2017
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EMBL experts outline the trends shaping scientific training in the coming years
LAB MATTERS2017
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High resolution 3D protein structures in a giffy with PDBe
SCIENCE & TECHNOLOGY2017
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Takeda joins pioneering public-private drug discover collaboration Open Targets
LAB MATTERSPEOPLE & PERSPECTIVES2017
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New BioModels infrastructure supports significantly more model formats and offers improved search
SCIENCE & TECHNOLOGY2017
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EMBLers across all sites share how their curiosity about the world shapes their everyday life
LAB MATTERS2017
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Insights into the reproduction of Plasmodium parasites in mosquitoes reveal rapid and broad activity
SCIENCE & TECHNOLOGY2017
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Former EMBL Director General Fotis Kafatos passes away
PEOPLE & PERSPECTIVES2017
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How open data is changing our pursuit of discovery
SCIENCE & TECHNOLOGY2017
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Q&A with EMBL-EBI's Head of Chemical Biology data services
PEOPLE & PERSPECTIVES2017
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International experts gather at EMBL-EBI to reflect on the future of bioinformatics training
LAB MATTERS2017
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How patient-derived computational models can help researchers understand cancer
SCIENCE & TECHNOLOGY2017
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The Iqbal research group hopes to build a 'Google of bacteria' to help better interpret the genome
PEOPLE & PERSPECTIVES2017
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EMBL-EBI supports bioinformatics training and capacity in Latin America
CONNECTIONSLAB MATTERS2017
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Genetic data from a major cohort now distributed via EMBL-EBI
CONNECTIONS2017
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Science and Society event answers controversial questions about gut microbes
SCIENCE & TECHNOLOGY2017
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IMPC explains how much the sex of animals is misdirecting research results
SCIENCE & TECHNOLOGY2017
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EMBL-EBI and IMPC characterised over 3000 mouse genes, revealing new gene associations with disease
SCIENCE & TECHNOLOGY2017
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The Image Data Resource - prototype of the first open repository linking imaging and molecular data
SCIENCE & TECHNOLOGY2017
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Two EMBL researchers are exploring new ways to filter out noise and get to the data they need
SCIENCE & TECHNOLOGY2017
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EMBL scientists detect important function of genetic sequence our ancestors assimilated from a virus
SCIENCE & TECHNOLOGY2017
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Researchers use single-cell sequencing to understand how cells age
SCIENCE & TECHNOLOGY2017
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Anna Tramontano, bioinformatics pioneer and EMBL alumna, has passed away
LAB MATTERSPEOPLE & PERSPECTIVES2017
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Janet Thornton reflects on the contributions of EMBL alumna Anna Tramontano
LAB MATTERSPEOPLE & PERSPECTIVES2017
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Ottoline Leyser on the fallacy of failure and the road to self-determination
LAB MATTERS2017
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EMBL alumna Nicola Mulder reflects on her pan-African bioinformatics project and its impact
PEOPLE & PERSPECTIVES2017
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GSK and EMBL have signed an agreement to enhance understanding of disease and drug mechanisms
CONNECTIONSLAB MATTERS2017
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EMBL scientists discovered that common mutations can change the shape of gene promoters
SCIENCE & TECHNOLOGY2017
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New method combines signalling pathway data resources to improve systems biology research
SCIENCE & TECHNOLOGY2016
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BLUEPRINT: EMBL-EBI and the push to decipher the blood epigenome
SCIENCE & TECHNOLOGY2016
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Open source bioinformatics method for finding metabolites makes experiments comparable across labs
SCIENCE & TECHNOLOGY2016
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Where design meets bioinformatics, new scientific perspectives abound.
SCIENCE & TECHNOLOGY2016
sciencescience-technology
A rapid, versatile mechanism that modifies proteins is revealed to be crucial for the evolutionary process
SCIENCE & TECHNOLOGY2016
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CamNTF hosts meetings around Cambridge, open to all scientists interested in new therapeutics
CONNECTIONS2016
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IMPC study identifies 410 genes essential to life in the mouse, providing a window on human disease
SCIENCE & TECHNOLOGY2016
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3D printing, gaming, virtual reality and lenticular posters bring new perspectives to research
SCIENCE & TECHNOLOGY2016
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Turning the spotlight on the diverse universe of EMBL’s 200-strong postdoc community
LAB MATTERSPEOPLE & PERSPECTIVES2016
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'The PDB plays a crucial role in structural biology research and development'
SCIENCE & TECHNOLOGY2016
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German students visit EMBL-EBI on a tour to explore a new culture and different career paths
LAB MATTERS2016
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“Like getting hold of a microscope for the first time”
SCIENCE & TECHNOLOGY2016
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Abel Ureta-Vidal and Louise Modis join colleagues and peers at gathering of UK-based alumni
CONNECTIONS2016
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Largest-ever study of breast cancer genomes reveals new genes and mutations
SCIENCE & TECHNOLOGY2016
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Subtle genetic differences destine cells to placenta or animal, very early in embryo development
SCIENCE & TECHNOLOGY2016
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Commentary in Nature Methods introduces the EMPIAR resource and gives glimpse of future developments
SCIENCE & TECHNOLOGY2016
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![A new tool for single-cell genomics helps us better understand differences between T cell populations. [Illustration: Spencer Phillips, EMBL-EBI]](https://www.embl.org/news/wp-content/uploads/2016/03/TCell_news_EMBL-e1457443531496-300x205.jpg)
TraCeR: new method for studying T cells opens up opportunities to explore immune responses
SCIENCE & TECHNOLOGY2016
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Award acknowledges leadership in gender equality on the Wellcome Genome Campus
LAB MATTERS2016
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“It’s a bit like drawing a picture of an intricate object just by looking at its shadow on the wall."
SCIENCE & TECHNOLOGY2016
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Independent analysis of EMBL-EBI underscores the value and impact of open data in the life sciences
LAB MATTERS2016
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New method is first to enable parallel profiling of the transcriptome and epigenome of a single cell.
SCIENCE & TECHNOLOGY2016
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With 28 conferences and 57 courses, 2016 will be EMBL’s most eventful year to date.
CONNECTIONS2015
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GOBLET initiative supports pan-African bioinformatics trainers in Cape Town.
CONNECTIONS2015
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Making it easier to visualise, understand and predict how proteins combine to drive biological processes.
SCIENCE & TECHNOLOGY2015
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Identifying evidence-based relationships between drug targets and diseases.
CONNECTIONSLAB MATTERS2015
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Connecting entrepreneurs and world leaders in genomics to address opportunities and challenges.
CONNECTIONS2015
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Compelling short stories that shine light on the life and work of EMBL staff.
LAB MATTERSPEOPLE & PERSPECTIVES2015
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A snapshot of the many activities and events that took place in the world of EMBL this Autumn.
LAB MATTERS2015
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Embryology, genomics and bioinformatics combine to identify factors regulating mammalian pluripotency.
SCIENCE & TECHNOLOGY2015
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Findings help demonstrate the evolutionary basis for allergy.
SCIENCE & TECHNOLOGY2015
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Enzyme Portal makes it easier to explore all enzyme-related data in EMBL-EBI’s public resources.
SCIENCE & TECHNOLOGY2015
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Evaluation of MinION™ sequencer finds performance and reliability consistently good.
SCIENCE & TECHNOLOGY2015
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Missing a gene may not be a big deal – a conclusion from global catalogue of genetic changes.
SCIENCE & TECHNOLOGY2015
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Insights from organisers of upcoming EMBO|EMBL Aquatic Microeukaryotes symposium.
CONNECTIONS2015
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Highlights from EMBL-EBI’s Training Programme: Open Day, revamped webpages, free webinar series.
EMBL ANNOUNCEMENTS2015
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![Tara expeditions docks in London, September 2015, on its way to the UN Climate Change Conference in Paris. [PHOTO: Robert Slowley]](https://www.embl.org/news/wp-content/uploads/2015/09/1509-tara-london-ib-300x206.jpg)
Tara Oceans research vessel welcomes aboard scientists, policymakers and funders.
CONNECTIONS2015
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New computational method to study biological signalling networks in healthy and cancer cells.
SCIENCE & TECHNOLOGY2015
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Insights from the evangelical Vint Cerf, a “founding father of the Internet”, during a visit to EMBL.
PEOPLE & PERSPECTIVES2015
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New group explores why patients with same cancer exhibit unique constellations of genetic mutations.
LAB MATTERSPEOPLE & PERSPECTIVES2015
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Janet Thornton reflects on her time as Director of one of Europe’s fastest growing research institutes.
LAB MATTERSPEOPLE & PERSPECTIVES2015
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A journalist who spent six weeks aboard Tara reflects on the expedition’s extraordinary outcomes.
SCIENCE & TECHNOLOGY2015
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EI3POD: flagship interdisciplinary postdoc programme opens its doors to academia and industry.
EMBL ANNOUNCEMENTSLAB MATTERS2015
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Database administrator's photo essay reflects internationality and personality of the Genome Campus.
LAB MATTERSPEOPLE & PERSPECTIVES2015
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Staff gather to celebrate Janet Thorton's 14 years as Director of EMBL-EBI.
LAB MATTERS2015
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EMBL-EBI organises an evening of talks and discussion about the global spread of infectious disease.
2015
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Researchers at EMBL-EBI speed up complex GWAS analyses with new method and algorithm.
SCIENCE & TECHNOLOGY2015
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EMBL’s new open access policy aims to make EMBL research widely and freely accessible.
LAB MATTERS2015
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CERN openlab enters a new phase, expanding to include EMBL-EBI and other public research organisations.
LAB MATTERS2015
lab-matters
Jenny Cham blogs about how ORCID helps distinguish her from all the other Jenny Chams in the world.
LAB MATTERS2015
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HMMER – a fast, sensitive search tool – helps find sequence relationships deep in evolutionary time.
LAB MATTERS2015
lab-matters
ELIXIR receives major Horizon 2020 funding to ‘EXCELERATE' activities over the next four years.
LAB MATTERS2015
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Tara Oceans results reveal climate change insights, and a treasure trove of novel species and genes.
SCIENCE & TECHNOLOGY2015
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New research shows that some proteins domains can function even with big parts missing.
SCIENCE & TECHNOLOGY2015
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Major EU funding for CORBEL, facilitating access to data and biological imaging facilities.
LAB MATTERS2015
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Rolf Apweiler and Ewan Birney appointed Joint Directors of EMBL-EBI, as Janet Thornton steps down.
LAB MATTERS2015
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A quick round-up of the latest EMBL-EBI service releases.
LAB MATTERS2015
lab-matters
Wellcome Genome Campus gives first Best Practice Award for Supporting Women in Science.
LAB MATTERS2015
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Jeffrey Barrett appointed Director of CTTV, the GSK, EMBL-EBI and Sanger Institute partnership.
LAB MATTERS2015
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How repurposing non-coding elements in the genome gave rise to the great ‘mammalian radiation’.
SCIENCE & TECHNOLOGY2015
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New project aims to speed up detection and response to disease outbreaks using genome technology.
LAB MATTERS2015
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EMBL-EBI supports relaunch of yourgenome.org, to bring genetics advances to a wider audience.
LAB MATTERS2015
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Research led by Teichmann group identifies fundamental mechanism for controlling protein function.
SCIENCE & TECHNOLOGY2015
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Genome-based insights into evolution of malaria-carrying Anopheles mosquitoes.
SCIENCE & TECHNOLOGY2014
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Largest collection of helminth genomic data ever assembled, in new open-access WormBase ParaSite.
SCIENCE & TECHNOLOGY2014
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Workshops, seminars and honorary lectures – strong start for EMBL’s newest associate member state.
LAB MATTERS2014
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EMBL-EBI supports Big Biology Day, inspiring 500 youngsters with jelly-baby DNA and golf-tee viruses.
2014
events
'Big Data to Knowledge' project by UCLA, Scripps and EMBL-EBI to transform protein data to knowledge.
LAB MATTERS2014
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EMPIAR lets researchers take a closer look at the images used to build 3D molecular structures.
SCIENCE & TECHNOLOGY2014
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Unprecedented detail on HIV structure continues virus’ string of surprises.
SCIENCE & TECHNOLOGY2014
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New, open repository helps researchers share computational models of disease.
SCIENCE & TECHNOLOGY2014
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Kidney cancer linked to exposure to aristolochic acid, an ingredient in some herbal remedies.
SCIENCE & TECHNOLOGY2014
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European Variation Archive makes it easier to explore detailed information about genetic variation.
SCIENCE & TECHNOLOGY2014
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How does EMBL-EBI run millions of jobs for its users while moving its two large data centres?
LAB MATTERS2014
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Music, bubbles and DNA: a collaborative project brings artist and scientist together
LAB MATTERS2014
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EMBL scientists regularly receive prestigious awards - meet the latest honourees
LAB MATTERS2014
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Pooling programming and problem-solving expertise in bioinformatics at EMBL-EBI.
2014
events
EMBL-EBI hosts successful first EMBO Practical Course in Genotype to Phenotype Mapping.
2014
events
Researchers produce pristine stem cells, which can be precisely changed into clinically relevant cell types.
SCIENCE & TECHNOLOGY2014
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Gibbon genome gives insights into evolution of this singing, swinging, tree-dwelling ape.
SCIENCE & TECHNOLOGY2014
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RNAcentral is the first unified resource for all types of non-coding RNA data.
SCIENCE & TECHNOLOGY2014
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Bronwen Aken discusses what research into the rabbit genome reveals about animal domestication.
SCIENCE & TECHNOLOGY2014
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Artist Stephen Wright gifts artwork inspired by DNA storage research to EMBL-EBI.
LAB MATTERS2014
lab-matters
A quick round-up of the latest EMBL-EBI service releases
LAB MATTERS2014
lab-matters
Gyron Ltd awarded contract to supply EMBL-EBI's data centres over the next five years
LAB MATTERS2014
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Ensembl has incorporated a vast amount of knowledge into a fully annotated reference human genome
SCIENCE & TECHNOLOGY2014
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"Thank you, EMBL, for changing my life" – reunion celebrates great science and great scientists
LAB MATTERS2014
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New genomics API allows researchers to share anonymised genetic data seamlessly across platforms.
LAB MATTERS2014
lab-matters
Marmoset genome provides insights into chimerism: data available in Ensembl genome explorer
SCIENCE & TECHNOLOGY2014
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EMBL-EBI’s anniversary celebration: blue skies thinking, Robin Ince and a biology-themed cake
LAB MATTERS2014
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As the Lab turns 40, staff and alumni share 40 things that make EMBL, EMBL
LAB MATTERS2014
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What might life alien life look like? Lewis Dartnell studies extreme bacteria to find out
LAB MATTERS2014
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As the Lab turns 40, staff and alumni share 40 things that make EMBL, EMBL
LAB MATTERS2014
lab-matters
New ways of handling and distributing data at PDBe to tackle ever larger and more complex proteins
SCIENCE & TECHNOLOGY2014
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Scientists from EMBL's five sites reflect on the opportunities and challenges that might lie ahead
LAB MATTERS2014
lab-matters
Which scientific breakthroughs would EMBL scientists most like to see in the next 40 years?
LAB MATTERS2014
lab-matters
A new EMBL-EBI biomedical initiative works to determine the best target proteins for new drugs.
CONNECTIONSLAB MATTERS2014
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Data from first ever worldwide Ocean Sampling Day will be shared via EMBL-EBI resources this autumn.
SCIENCE & TECHNOLOGY2014
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Teaming up in Ireland to address big challenges in biology
CONNECTIONS2014
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Reference sheep genome, published by International Sheep Genomics Consortium, available in Ensembl
SCIENCE & TECHNOLOGY2014
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How a DNA stretch influences face formation and contributes to common congenital malformations
SCIENCE & TECHNOLOGY2014
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Genome Campus researchers discover that some immune cells turn themselves off by producing a steroid.
SCIENCE & TECHNOLOGY2014
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Tsetse fly genome sequenced; scientists hope to find new ways to control sleeping sickness.
SCIENCE & TECHNOLOGY2014
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A team of geneticists and computational biologists at the European Molecular Biology Laboratory’s European Bioinformatics Institute (EMBL-EBI), the Wellcome Trust Sanger Institute and Cancer Research UK reveal how an ancient mechanism is involved in gene control and continues to drive genome…
SCIENCE & TECHNOLOGY2012
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Today marks an important step for ELIXIR, Europe’s emerging research infrastructure for life-science information, as five countries plus the European Molecular Biology Laboratory (EMBL) have signed a Memorandum of Understanding to catalyse the implementation and construction of ELIXIR. The…
LAB MATTERS2011
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The Biotechnology and Biological Sciences Research Council (BBSRC) and the European Molecular Biology Laboratory’s European Bioinformatics Institute (EMBL-EBI) welcome news that funding has been earmarked from the UK’s Large Facilities Capital Fund for ELIXIR – the European Life-science…
LAB MATTERS2011
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