9 May 2024
Science & Technology
A study from the Hackett group at EMBL Rome led to the development of an epigenetic editing system that allows to precisely program chromatin modifications at any specific position in the genome, to understand their causal role in transcription regulation.
25 July 2023
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
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18 July 2023
The GA4GH standard refget quietly helps decipher millions of genomes sequenced worldwide, and it just got better.
2023
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25 April 2023
Lab MattersPeople & Perspectives
On the 20th anniversary of the Human Genome Project, we look back at its history, wonder and potential.
2023
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21 March 2023
Lab MattersPeople & Perspectives
New group leader Thomas Quail studies the fundamental processes that determine how proteins organise the genome inside a cell.
2023
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20 February 2023
In a first-of-its-kind study, EMBL researchers have shown how DNA methylation across the genome contributes to the precise regulation of gene expression.
13 July 2022
Science & Technology
Scientists identify previously unexplored gene segments to be added to human genome databases.
2022
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10 May 2022
EMBL AnnouncementsLab Matters
EMBL’s Head of Genome Biology announced as Fellow of the Royal Society for her exceptional contributions to science.
2022
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6 May 2022
Science & Technology
Researchers at EMBL Heidelberg found that inversions in the human genome are more common than previously thought, which impacts our understanding of certain genetic diseases.
2022
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4 March 2022
Science & Technology
Genomes are made up of thousands of individual pieces – genes – which are expressed at different levels. Researchers at EMBL have shed light on how the placement of a gene affects its expression, as well as that of its neighbours.
2022
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23 February 2022
Science & Technology
Scientists urge the adoption of a sensible international policy for digital sequence information.
2022
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21 January 2022
Science & 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?
2022
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17 December 2021
Science & Technology
A look back at some of the 2021 highlights from the Darwin Tree of Life partner institutes.
2021
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28 April 2021
Science & Technology
Researchers reveal the best technology for assembling reference genomes.
2021
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25 February 2021
Science & Technology
A collaboration including EMBL scientists has created the most diverse set of reference human genomes ever assembled.
2021
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5 August 2020
Science & Technology
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.
2020
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3 August 2020
Science & Technology
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…
2020
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30 June 2020
ConnectionsLab Matters
A national consortium including EMBL and the DKFZ is set to launch the German Human Genome–Phenome Archive, creating an invaluable bridge between fundamental biomedical research and applied healthcare.
2020
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5 February 2020
Science & Technology
EMBL co-leads most comprehensive study of genetic causes of cancer
2020
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5 February 2020
Science & Technology
Cloud computing offers unprecedented opportunities for global-scale research collaborations. It also presents a unique set of challenges in terms of data protection and the ethics of data sharing.
2020
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5 February 2020
Science & Technology
The largest and most comprehensive catalogue of cancer-specific RNA alterations reveals new insights into the cancer genome.
2020
sciencescience-technology
5 February 2020
Science & Technology
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.
2020
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5 February 2020
Science & Technology
Using the dataset from the Pan-Cancer project, scientists has developed methods to group, classify, and describe large rearrangements of the genome that are a key driver of cancer.
2020
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5 February 2020
Science & Technology
Analysis of whole cancer genomes gives key insights into the role of the non-coding genome in cancer
2020
sciencescience-technology
5 February 2020
Science & Technology
Researchers at Harvard Medical School and EMBL-EBI have carried out the largest analysis across cancer types of the newly discovered mutational phenomenon chromothripsis.
2020
sciencescience-technology
5 February 2020
Science & Technology
Using the data from the Pan-Cancer project EMBL scientists describe how our genetic background influences cancer development.
2020
sciencescience-technology
6 June 2019
Lab Matters
Professor Tim Lewens challenges the human genome’s unique place in bioethics
16 April 2019
Science & Technology
Thorough characterisation of structural variants in human genomes
2019
sciencescience-technology
10 April 2019
Science & Technology
Large CRISPR screen prioritises hundreds of promising genes for personalised cancer treatment
2019
sciencescience-technology
11 February 2019
Science & Technology
Researchers identify novel gut bacteria species and call for more data from beyond Europe and North America
2019
sciencescience-technology
16 October 2018
Science & Technology
How embryonic stem cells develop into the germ line
2018
sciencescience-technology
15 October 2018
Science & Technology
EMBL scientists gain mechanistic insights into how cellular signalling controls gene regulation
2018
sciencescience-technology
12 July 2018
Science & Technology
Mammalian life begins differently than we thought
2018
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11 March 2013
Science & Technology
HeLa cells are the world’s most commonly used human cell lines, and have served as a standard for understanding many fundamental biological processes. In a study published today in G3: Genes, Genomes and Genetics online, scientists at the European Molecular Biology Laboratory in…
2013
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31 January 2013
Science & Technology
Scientists at the EMBL-European Bioinformatics Institute (EMBL-EBI) and the MRC Laboratory of Molecular Biology in the UK have discovered how our genome keeps the effects of mutations in check. The discovery, published in the journal Cell, will help in the study of diseases such as cancer and…
2013
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31 October 2012
Science & Technology
In a nutshell: 1st map combining human genetic variation at different scales – from single letters to large chunks Based on genomes of 1092 healthy people from Europe, the Americas and East Asia Could help identify genetic causes of disease, rather than just links Data made freely available in…
2012
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22 April 2012
Science & Technology
Just as banks store away only the most valuable possessions in the most secure safes, cells prioritise which genes they guard most closely, researchers at the European Molecular Biology Laboratory’s European Bioinformatics Institute (EMBL-EBI) have found. The study, published online today…
2012
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21 July 2011
A fungus that lives at extremely high temperatures could help understand structures within our own cells. Scientists at the European Molecular Biology Laboratory (EMBL) and Heidelberg University, both in Heidelberg, Germany, were the first to sequence and analyse the genome of a heat-loving fungus,…
2 February 2011
A detailed analysis of data from 185 human genomes sequenced in the course of the 1000 Genomes Project, by scientists at the European Molecular Biology Laboratory (EMBL) in Heidelberg, Germany, in collaboration with researchers at the Wellcome Trust Sanger Institute in Cambridge, UK, as well as the…
1 April 2010
Name a human gene, and you’ll find a movie online showing you what happens to cells when it is switched off. This is the resource that researchers at the European Molecular Biology Laboratory (EMBL) in Heidelberg, Germany, and their collaborators in the Mitocheck consortium are making freely…
13 August 2009
Our genome is constantly under attack from things like UV light and toxins, which can damage or even break DNA strands and ultimately lead to cancer and other diseases. Scientists have known for a long time that when DNA is damaged, a key enzyme sets off a cellular ‘alarm bell’ to alert the…
16 October 2008
Lab Matters
Today at a meeting organised by the European Molecular Biology Laboratory (EMBL) in Heidelberg, Germany, scientists from around the globe announced the formation of the International Human Microbiome Consortium (IHMC), an effort that will enable researchers to characterise the relationship of the…
23 July 2008
Lab Matters
The Wellcome Trust has awarded £4.7 million (€5.8 million) to EMBL’s European Bioinformatics Institute (EMBL-EBI) to support the transfer of a large collection of information on the properties and activities of drugs and a large set of drug-like small molecules from the publicly listed…
7 May 2008
UK-based researchers at the Medical Research Council Functional Genomics Unit in Oxford and the European Molecular Biology Laboratory’s European Bioinformatics Institute in Cambridge have revealed the genetic makeup of the one of the world’s strangest mammals. They have analysed the DNA…
22 January 2008
Lab Matters
Drawing on the expertise of multi-disciplinary research teams, the map developed by the 1000 Genomes Project will provide a view of biomedically relevant DNA variations at a resolution unmatched by current resources. The European Bioinformatics Institute (EBI), working with long-term collaborator…
14 June 2007
The ENCyclopedia Of DNA Elements (ENCODE), an international research consortium organised by the National Human Genome Research Institute (NHGRI), part of the National Institutes of Health (NIH), today published the results of its exhaustive, four-year effort to build a “parts list” of…
22 January 2006
Today researchers in Germany announce they have finished the first complete analysis of the “molecular machines” in one of biology’s most important model organisms: S. cerevisiae (baker’s yeast). The study from the biotechnology company Cellzome, in collaboration with the…
22 August 2005
Lab Matters
The world’s three leading public repositories for DNA and RNA sequence information have reached 100 gigabases (100,000,000,000 bases; the ‘letters’ of the genetic code) of sequence. Thanks to their data exchange policy, which has paved the way for the global exchange of many types…
12 July 2005
Lab Matters
A systematic search through human genes has begun at the European Molecular Biology Laboratory (EMBL) in Heidelberg, Germany. Working within the MitoCheck consortium that includes 10 other institutes throughout Europe, the EMBL scientists will silence all human genes, one-by-one, to find those…
21 April 2005
Instead of sequencing the genome of one organism, why not sequence a drop of sea water, a gram of farm soil or even a sunken whale skeleton? Scientists at the European Molecular Biology Laboratory (EMBL) in Heidelberg and their US collaborators have done just that, and the result is a new…
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