7 March 2025
The Federated European Genome-phenome Archive (FEGA) has expanded its network and continues to evolve by embracing emerging technologies.
SCIENCE & TECHNOLOGY
2025
science-technologytechnology-and-innovation
5 March 2025
New EMBL-EBI project explores the use of a concept developed in aerospace engineering to support rare disease research, diagnosis, and treatment.
PEOPLE & PERSPECTIVES
2025
people-perspectivestechnology-and-innovation
27 February 2025
The Gene2Phenotype (G2P) website has a fresh new look and now supports more detailed gene-disease mechanism information.
2025
updates-from-data-resources
19 February 2025
African scientists awarded the 2024 EMBL-UNESCO residencies share their experience in bioinformatics and virology, emphasising the power of connections and knowledge exchange.
CONNECTIONSPEOPLE & PERSPECTIVES
2025
connectionspeople-perspectives
28 January 2025
The Solve-RD project standardises genomic and clinical data across Europe to support rare disease research.
EMBL ANNOUNCEMENTS
2025
announcementsembl-announcements
27 January 2025
Tim Cezard talks about the importance of genetic variation data and the move from biology to infrastructure
PEOPLE & PERSPECTIVES
2025
people-perspectivesperspectives
14 January 2025
Study identifies a novel mechanism driving osteosarcoma and provides insights to help predict patient outcomes.
SCIENCE & TECHNOLOGY
2025
research-highlightsscience-technology
9 January 2025
The v11.29 DECIPHER release is out now. Find out about the new features and improvements.
2025
updates-from-data-resources
20 December 2024
EMBL and its partners have received funding from the European Commission for two new Twinning Projects, which will build expertise and research capacity in its member states.
CONNECTIONS
13 December 2024
Right from the early days of DNA sequencing, EMBL’s scientists have been instrumental in helping the world understand, decode, archive, and manipulate genomes at scale and across many branches of the evolutionary tree, a task they continue to excel at today.
SCIENCE & TECHNOLOGY
21 November 2024
The most comprehensive map of the developing human thymus sheds light on how immune responses are built and maintained during early life
18 October 2024
Researchers uncover that DNA changes that cause cancer drug resistance can be grouped into four categories, and identify possible new therapeutic targets.
30 September 2024
EMBL-EBI and colleagues from other 11 institutes commit to pathogen data sharing project.
26 September 2024
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 & TECHNOLOGY
2024
science-technologytechnology-and-innovation
13 September 2024
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 & TECHNOLOGY
2024
science-technologytechnology-and-innovation
1 August 2024
Using machine learning to analyse the genetic factors behind early clinical trial termination, researchers find a link between genetic evidence and trial outcome.
SCIENCE & TECHNOLOGY
2024
research-highlightsscience-technology
25 July 2024
The v11.27 DECIPHER release is out now. Find out about the new features and improvements.
2024
updates-from-data-resources
3 July 2024
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 & PERSPECTIVES
2024
people-perspectivesperspectives
21 June 2024
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 & PERSPECTIVES
2024
people-perspectivesperspectives
13 June 2024
Researchers explore genetic diversity found in ancient environmental DNA to help modern agricultural practices.
EMBL ANNOUNCEMENTS
2024
announcementsembl-announcements
28 May 2024
Blood stem cells from healthy people carry major chromosomal alterations, a study in Nature Genetics by researchers at the Max Delbrück Center and the European Molecular Biology Laboratory (EMBL) finds. The discovery suggests that we are all genetic mosaics, which may contribute to ageing-related…
SCIENCE & TECHNOLOGY
28 May 2024
The latest DECIPHER release includes AlphaMissense scores, links to the Open Targets Platform and more.
2024
updates-from-data-resources
23 May 2024
Large-scale study uses data from Danish health registries to predict individual risks of developing cancer
SCIENCE & TECHNOLOGY
2024
research-highlightsscience-technology
21 May 2024
The integration enables researchers to easily access AI-generated scores estimating how likely genetic variants are to be pathogenic
2024
technology-and-innovation
13 May 2024
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
30 April 2024
MSD joins as the latest partner in the Open Targets consortium, enhancing the initiative’s collaborative efforts in drug discovery.
EMBL ANNOUNCEMENTS
2024
announcementsembl-announcements
24 April 2024
Experts in quantum computing and genomics to develop new methods and algorithms to process biological data.
SCIENCE & TECHNOLOGY
2024
announcementsscience-technology
28 March 2024
New study uncovers the potential of immunotherapy in preventing breast cancer and creates the openly available Human Breast Cell Atlas.
SCIENCE & TECHNOLOGY
2024
research-highlightssciencescience-technology
27 March 2024
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
updates-from-data-resources
7 March 2024
Plasmodium falciparum, a malaria parasite, uses gene conversion to produce genetic diversity in two surface protein genes targeted by the human immune system.
SCIENCE & TECHNOLOGY
2024
announcementssciencescience-technology
6 March 2024
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 & TECHNOLOGY
2024
announcementssciencescience-technology
1 March 2024
The Federated European Genome-phenome Archive (FEGA) marks a significant milestone with the release of its first datasets.
28 February 2024
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
updates-from-data-resources
5 February 2024
Jacqueline shares her experience of EMBL's international PhD programme.
LAB MATTERSPEOPLE & PERSPECTIVES
2024
lab-matterspeople-perspectives
12 January 2024
The Ensembl 111 features a range of new Ensembl VEP plugins and updated agricultural, fish, plant and metazoa species.
2024
updates-from-data-resources
9 January 2024
A $3.8 million grant from the Gordon and Betty Moore Foundation will help researchers lay groundwork for the Biodiversity Cell Atlas.
2 January 2024
Approximately 300 scientists met up at EMBL Heidelberg to unravel the centuries-old puzzle of cancer through the modern lens of genomics.
SCIENCE & TECHNOLOGY
2024
eventsscience-technology
20 December 2023
Researchers reveal that healthy lung development hinges on immune-epithelial crosstalk, with implications for respiratory diseases.
SCIENCE & TECHNOLOGY
2023
research-highlightsscience-technology
29 November 2023
The new initiative brings together genomic data from various biodiversity projects to aid conservation and biodiversity efforts.
SCIENCE & TECHNOLOGY
2023
announcementssciencescience-technology
23 November 2023
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
22 November 2023
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.
15 November 2023
Where to start when thinking about the sustainability of informatics projects
15 November 2023
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
EMBLetc
15 November 2023
EMBL’s Genomics Core Facility provides end-to-end support to researchers across Europe and beyond and stands at the forefront of scientific breakthroughs.
EMBLetc
8 November 2023
Scientists from the MELIS department at UPF and EMBL Barcelona have organised a symposium to discuss the work of the visionary Catalan scientist Pere Alberch, who passed away 25 years ago.
CONNECTIONS
16 October 2023
The Lees group develops a tool that can scale up bacterial genome annotation.
25 September 2023
PhD student Valentina Lorenzi is using single-cell sequencing data to create a map of the developing human reproductive system.
LAB MATTERSPEOPLE & PERSPECTIVES
2023
lab-matterspeople-perspectivesperspectives
21 September 2023
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 & TECHNOLOGY
2023
science-technologytechnology-and-innovation
21 September 2023
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 & PERSPECTIVES
2023
announcementslab-matterspeople-perspectives
14 September 2023
New research improves understanding of the molecular mechanisms behind why some cancers respond to immunotherapy and others don't.
SCIENCE & TECHNOLOGY
2023
research-highlightssciencescience-technology
10 August 2023
SComatic enables researchers to link genotype to phenotype using only single-cell profiling data
SCIENCE & TECHNOLOGY
2023
research-highlightssciencescience-technology
1 August 2023
By upskilling researchers on bioinformatics skills and tools, EMBL alumna Emily Perry is helping to make genomic medicine more accessible.
LAB MATTERSPEOPLE & PERSPECTIVES
2023
lab-matterspeople-perspectivesperspectives
18 July 2023
The GA4GH standard refget quietly helps decipher millions of genomes sequenced worldwide, and it just got better.
2023
technology-and-innovation
17 July 2023
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
12 July 2023
Construction begins on EMBL-EBI's new building named after Janet Thornton.
EMBL ANNOUNCEMENTSLAB MATTERS
2023
announcementsembl-announcementslab-matters
6 July 2023
Closer collaborations with EMBL-EBI data resources set to further develop and grow this unique rare disease platform.
EMBL ANNOUNCEMENTS
2023
announcementsembl-announcementsscience
5 July 2023
Enabling researchers worldwide to share and analyse pathogen data generated across the world
SCIENCE & TECHNOLOGY
2023
sciencescience-technologytechnology-and-innovation
27 June 2023
HoloFood, the first consistent collection of multiomic data about chicken and salmon gut microbiomes, set to enable the development of better animal feeds.
SCIENCE & TECHNOLOGY
2023
sciencescience-technologytechnology-and-innovation
8 June 2023
EMBL-EBI data resources are being used to deliver thousands of genetic diagnostics to patients every month.
SCIENCE & TECHNOLOGY
2023
perspectivessciencescience-technology
2 June 2023
A new tool for the interpretation of missense variation in humans – ProtVar – will help enable drug discovery.
SCIENCE & TECHNOLOGY
2023
sciencescience-technologytechnology-and-innovation
22 May 2023
Postdoctoral researcher Carolin Sauer is leveraging long-read sequencing to develop new detection methods for various cancers.
LAB MATTERSPEOPLE & PERSPECTIVES
2023
lab-matterspeople-perspectivesresearch-highlights
16 May 2023
BioImage Archive Team Leader Matthew Hartley shares his experience and tips for people interested in managing a bioinformatics core facility.
2023
technology-and-innovation
15 May 2023
Desmond Higgins, 2023 Lennart Philipson Award winner, discusses his time at EMBL and his research developing sequence alignment tools.
EMBLetc
11 May 2023
Understanding chromothripsis offers insights into how cancer develops.
SCIENCE & TECHNOLOGY
2023
research-highlightsscience-technology
10 May 2023
The human pangenome – one of the most complete collections of genome sequences released so far – captures rich human diversity.
SCIENCE & TECHNOLOGY
2023
announcementssciencescience-technology
3 May 2023
EMBL-EBI is making a key contribution to a historic effort to understand the function of every human gene
LAB MATTERSSCIENCE & TECHNOLOGY
2023
announcementslab-mattersscience-technology
25 April 2023
On the 20th anniversary of the Human Genome Project, we look back at its history, wonder and potential.
LAB MATTERSPEOPLE & PERSPECTIVES
2023
lab-matterspeople-perspectivesperspectives
18 April 2023
WormBase ParaSite release 18 adds largest number of new genomes and annotations since launch, as well as full integration with AlphaFold.
SCIENCE & TECHNOLOGY
2023
science-technologyupdates-from-data-resources
11 April 2023
Scientists have the technology to edit the human genome. But when should they, and who contributes to these decisions?
LAB MATTERSPEOPLE & PERSPECTIVES
2023
lab-matterspeople-perspectivesperspectives
11 April 2023
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 & TECHNOLOGY
2023
research-highlightssciencescience-technology
6 April 2023
Darwin Tree of Life project improves bioinformatics tools for biodiversity data analysis
CONNECTIONS
2023
connectionstechnology-and-innovation
22 March 2023
Using Oxford Nanopore long-read sequencing, EMBL scientists sequenced a primary childhood brain tumour known as a medulloblastoma, uncovering a novel complex mutation pattern.
21 March 2023
Using long-read sequencing and machine learning approaches, EMBL alumna Lara Urban is making a difference in the field of One Health.
9 March 2023
EMBL-EBI researchers use UK Biobank data to uncover new information about rare diseases of the eye.
2023
research-highlightsscience
6 March 2023
As major biodiversity projects ramp up, EMBL-EBI enables genomic data sharing for all species.
23 February 2023
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
22 February 2023
Jo McEntyre talks about data services, open data and a new era for research assessment.
LAB MATTERSPEOPLE & PERSPECTIVES
2023
lab-matterspeople-perspectivesperspectives
13 February 2023
Group Leader Hanh Vu studies ‘immortal’ flatworms that can grow and de-grow to understand better factors that determine organisms’ sizes.
LAB MATTERSPEOPLE & PERSPECTIVES
2023
lab-matterspeople-perspectives
8 February 2023
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
3 February 2023
Genomic sequencing and big data analysis are two novel technologies driving researchers’ understanding of the complexities of cancer.
26 January 2023
Open Targets is using artificial intelligence and machine learning to identify and prioritise drug targets.
SCIENCE & TECHNOLOGY
2023
sciencescience-technologytechnology-and-innovation
16 January 2023
We look back through some of the 2022 highlights from the Darwin Tree of Life project.
SCIENCE & TECHNOLOGY
2023
perspectivessciencescience-technology
11 January 2023
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 & PERSPECTIVES
2023
lab-matterspeople-perspectives
3 January 2023
A new method developed by EMBL-EBI researchers helps to streamline nanopore sequencing in real-time.
SCIENCE & TECHNOLOGY
2023
research-highlightssciencescience-technology
25 November 2022
EMBL-EBI supports new European Commission project set to support the use of genomics in research and healthcare.
2022
announcementsscience
22 November 2022
An ambitious project to sequence the genomes of all known species of euglenoids will drive research on biofuels and sustainable foods.
11 November 2022
Open Targets announces that Genentech will become the seventh partner in the drug discovery and validation consortium.
2022
announcementsscience
11 November 2022
Our experts discuss the importance of open science for food security and preserving global biodiversity.
9 November 2022
Researchers have created a tool that maps in previously unseen detail how breast cancer develops and spreads.
2022
research-highlightsscience
21 October 2022
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
19 October 2022
Data continues to be available in BioStudies.
2022
updates-from-data-resources
4 October 2022
European experts gather to launch a project that aims to characterise and conserve life on Earth using DNA data.
2022
announcementsscience
21 September 2022
The Federated EGA is set to improve access to sensitive human data in a safe and secure way.
CONNECTIONS
2022
announcementsconnectionsscience
20 September 2022
Dieter Schwarz Foundation renews 3-year funding to EMBL for the EMBL | Stanford Life Science Alliance, a unique international collaboration bringing together researchers from the two leading institutions to develop transformative technologies and accelerate biomedical research.
CONNECTIONSLAB MATTERS
2022
connectionslab-matters
12 August 2022
A new method for the robust analysis of copy number variation and used UK Biobank data to identify links between genome and disease.
SCIENCE & TECHNOLOGY
2022
research-highlightssciencescience-technology
11 August 2022
International consortium analyses the genetic sequences and antibiotic susceptibility of 10,000 global Mycobacterium tuberculosis isolates.
SCIENCE & TECHNOLOGY
2022
research-highlightssciencescience-technology
13 July 2022
Scientists identify previously unexplored gene segments to be added to human genome databases.
SCIENCE & TECHNOLOGY
2022
research-highlightssciencescience-technology
12 July 2022
The Ensembl 107 release contains updates to regulatory annotations and updated vertebrate and metazoan species.
2022
updates-from-data-resources
7 July 2022
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
20 June 2022
A closer look at how genome sequencing is helping us protect biodiversity and our latest public engagement activities
8 June 2022
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 MATTERS
2022
announcementsconnectionslab-matters
1 June 2022
Researchers discover how DNA mutations change blood cell production and how this relates to ageing and cancer development.
SCIENCE & TECHNOLOGY
2022
research-highlightssciencescience-technology
31 May 2022
Researchers in the Ensembl team are making the most of machine learning methods to speed up genome annotation pipelines
SCIENCE & TECHNOLOGY
2022
sciencescience-technologytechnology-and-innovation
23 May 2022
Fergal Martin discusses the importance of open access data and his work in different biodiversity initiatives
LAB MATTERSPEOPLE & PERSPECTIVES
2022
lab-matterspeople-perspectives
17 May 2022
Janet Thornton, the inaugural winner of the FEBS Journal Open Science Award, explains the importance and impact of open science.
LAB MATTERSPEOPLE & PERSPECTIVES
2022
lab-matterspeople-perspectivesperspectives
11 May 2022
Peter Harrison discusses the importance of data accessibility and his passion for biodiversity and agricultural genomics.
LAB MATTERSPEOPLE & PERSPECTIVES
2022
lab-matterspeople-perspectives
25 April 2022
Ewan Birney discusses the input of both genetics and our environment in making us who we are
LAB MATTERS
2022
lab-mattersperspectives
6 April 2022
Researchers from the MANE collaboration bring you the most comprehensive human genome annotation dataset to date.
SCIENCE & TECHNOLOGY
2022
research-highlightssciencescience-technology
30 March 2022
John Lees joins EMBL-EBI as a Group Leader in Pathogen informatics and modelling.
LAB MATTERSPEOPLE & PERSPECTIVES
2022
lab-matterspeople-perspectives
24 March 2022
Researchers lay out a set of principles for open genomic data sharing or pathogens
SCIENCE & TECHNOLOGY
2022
perspectivesscience-technology
23 March 2022
Zamin Iqbal and his team are working with researchers all over the globe to help put a stop to Tuberculosis
SCIENCE & TECHNOLOGY
2022
perspectivessciencescience-technology
23 February 2022
Scientists urge the adoption of a sensible international policy for digital sequence information.
SCIENCE & TECHNOLOGY
2022
announcementssciencescience-technology
10 February 2022
Open Targets, a consortium focused on drug target identification, prioritisation, and validation, announced today that Pfizer has joined as a partner.
CONNECTIONS
2022
announcementsconnectionsscience
24 January 2022
An exploration of where in the world genomics methods are applied and where the data are used.
SCIENCE & TECHNOLOGY
2022
perspectivessciencescience-technology
16 November 2021
How genomics, open data, and multidisciplinary science can improve food security.
SCIENCE & TECHNOLOGY
2021
sciencescience-technology
26 October 2021
The Darwin Tree of Life project is an unprecedented initiative sequencing 70,000 species
SCIENCE & TECHNOLOGY
2021
sciencescience-technology
14 October 2021
Largest in-depth analysis of genomic data tracks the spread of SARS-CoV-2 lineages in England.
SCIENCE & TECHNOLOGY
2021
sciencescience-technology
15 September 2021
A research collaboration used machine learning to map tumour molecular make-up, potentially paving way to more customised cancer treatment.
SCIENCE & TECHNOLOGY
2021
sciencescience-technology
8 September 2021
A new collaborative study led by EMBL group leaders Kiran Patil, Nassos Typas, and Peer Bork has found that common medications accumulate in human gut bacteria. This process reduces drug effectiveness and affects the metabolism of common gut microbes, thereby altering the gut microbiome.
SCIENCE & TECHNOLOGY
2021
sciencescience-technology
5 July 2021
EMBL welcomes Sarah Dyer, the new Non-Vertebrate Genomics Team Leader at EMBL-EBI.
LAB MATTERSPEOPLE & PERSPECTIVES
2021
lab-matterspeople-perspectives
1 June 2021
EMBL and the Swedish Science for Life Laboratory sign agreement to advance science together.
CONNECTIONSLAB MATTERS
2021
connectionslab-matters
31 May 2021
The largest in-depth analysis of genomic surveillance data mapping out the dynamics of 62 lineages of the SARS-CoV-2 virus.
SCIENCE & TECHNOLOGY
2021
sciencescience-technology
28 April 2021
Researchers reveal the best technology for assembling reference genomes.
SCIENCE & TECHNOLOGY
2021
sciencescience-technology
7 September 2020
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 & TECHNOLOGY
2020
sciencescience-technology
19 August 2020
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 & TECHNOLOGY
2020
sciencescience-technology
5 August 2020
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 & TECHNOLOGY
2020
sciencescience-technology
20 July 2020
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 & TECHNOLOGY
2020
sciencescience-technology
8 July 2020
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 MATTERS
2020
embl-announcementslab-matters
1 July 2020
Open Targets welcomes new Informatics Science Director
LAB MATTERSPEOPLE & PERSPECTIVES
2020
lab-matterspeople-perspectives
26 June 2020
Today we celebrate the 20th anniversary of the first draft of the entire human genome.
SCIENCE & TECHNOLOGY
2020
sciencescience-technology
24 June 2020
DNA damage caused by chemical mutagens is not repaired immediately and can create more genetic diversity in tumours.
SCIENCE & TECHNOLOGY
2020
sciencescience-technology
26 May 2020
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 & TECHNOLOGY
2020
sciencescience-technology
13 May 2020
EMBL scientists will contribute to the new German COVID-19 OMICS Initiative to study the biological mechanisms contributing to coronavirus infections. EMBL group leaders Jan Korbel and Oliver Stegle, who is also affiliated with the DKFZ Heidelberg, will coordinate the set-up of IT infrastructures…
SCIENCE & TECHNOLOGY
2020
sciencescience-technology
6 May 2020
DNA mutations are caused by a combination of DNA damage and repair, shows study by EMBL-EBI and collaborators.
SCIENCE & TECHNOLOGY
2020
sciencescience-technology
28 August 2019
Exploring the cancer genomics labyrinth
PEOPLE & PERSPECTIVES
2019
people-perspectivesscience
15 August 2019
Understanding how ageing works at a molecular level
SCIENCE & TECHNOLOGY
2019
sciencescience-technology
28 June 2019
The increasing importance of code in the biological sciences
SCIENCE & TECHNOLOGY
2019
sciencescience-technology
26 June 2019
Using genomics to help endangered species
SCIENCE & TECHNOLOGY
2019
sciencescience-technology
12 April 2019
Building bonds between academia and industry
LAB MATTERS
31 January 2019
Enhancing the world's bioinformatics infrastructure
LAB MATTERS
24 January 2019
Federated data sharing will now be possible on an unprecedented scale
SCIENCE & TECHNOLOGY
2019
sciencescience-technology
16 November 2018
How EMBL scientists are using machine learning to advance biology
LAB MATTERSSCIENCE & TECHNOLOGY
2018
lab-mattersscience-technology
30 October 2018
Pharmaceutical company Sanofi strengthens drug targets discovery collaboration Open Targets
CONNECTIONSLAB MATTERS
2018
connectionslab-matters
16 October 2018
How embryonic stem cells develop into the germ line
SCIENCE & TECHNOLOGY
2018
sciencescience-technology
27 September 2018
Meet the organisers of EMBO’s first course on molecular geobiology
SCIENCE & TECHNOLOGY
2018
eventsscience-technology
10 July 2018
Acute myloid leukaemia risk could be detected years before diagnosis
SCIENCE & TECHNOLOGY
2018
sciencescience-technology
3 May 2018
What worms can tell us about cancer
SCIENCE & TECHNOLOGY
2018
sciencescience-technology
6 March 2018
Is depression in your genes?
SCIENCE & TECHNOLOGY
2018
sciencescience-technology
28 December 2017
EMBL scientists unveil how 3D chromatin structure affects RNA splicing
SCIENCE & TECHNOLOGY
2017
sciencescience-technology
13 November 2017
A summary of recent research highlights from EMBL
SCIENCE & TECHNOLOGY
2017
sciencescience-technology
29 September 2017
EMBL-EBI and collaborators engage schools in a large-scale genome decoding project
LAB MATTERS
20 July 2017
Genetic data from a major cohort now distributed via EMBL-EBI
CONNECTIONS
13 March 2017
ERC grantee Eileen Furlong shares her vision for the next ten years
SCIENCE & TECHNOLOGY
2017
sciencescience-technology
24 February 2017
EMBL alumna Nicola Mulder reflects on her pan-African bioinformatics project and its impact
PEOPLE & PERSPECTIVES
2017
alumnipeople-perspectives
13 February 2017
EMBL scientists discovered that common mutations can change the shape of gene promoters
SCIENCE & TECHNOLOGY
2017
sciencescience-technology
12 January 2017
New mechanism revealed
SCIENCE & TECHNOLOGY
2017
sciencescience-technology
4 November 2016
Where design meets bioinformatics, new scientific perspectives abound.
SCIENCE & TECHNOLOGY
2016
sciencescience-technology
7 July 2016
“Like getting hold of a microscope for the first time”
SCIENCE & TECHNOLOGY
2016
sciencescience-technology
30 June 2016
Collaborations shorten distance between EMBL Heidelberg, Germany, and CEITEC in Brno, Czech Republic
SCIENCE & TECHNOLOGY
2016
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22 May 2016
What's a microbiome? How on Earth do they work?
SCIENCE & TECHNOLOGY
2016
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17 May 2016
From shared interests at a conference to a surprising discovery
SCIENCE & TECHNOLOGY
2016
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3 May 2016
Largest-ever study of breast cancer genomes reveals new genes and mutations
SCIENCE & TECHNOLOGY
2016
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24 March 2016
Subtle genetic differences destine cells to placenta or animal, very early in embryo development
SCIENCE & TECHNOLOGY
2016
sciencescience-technology
8 March 2016
TraCeR: new method for studying T cells opens up opportunities to explore immune responses
SCIENCE & TECHNOLOGY
2016
sciencescience-technology
3 March 2016
First detailed atlas of start points for genes expression in malaria-causing parasite
SCIENCE & TECHNOLOGY
2016
sciencescience-technology
2 December 2015
Commonly used diabetes drug metformin impacts gut bacteria more than disease itself
SCIENCE & TECHNOLOGY
2015
sciencescience-technology
27 November 2015
Connecting entrepreneurs and world leaders in genomics to address opportunities and challenges.
CONNECTIONS
25 November 2015
From jumping genes to organ transplants, the non-human features that make us human.
SCIENCE & TECHNOLOGY
2015
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24 November 2015
EMBL scientists regularly receive prestigious awards – meet the latest honourees.
EMBL ANNOUNCEMENTSLAB MATTERS
2015
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9 November 2015
Embryology, genomics and bioinformatics combine to identify factors regulating mammalian pluripotency.
SCIENCE & TECHNOLOGY
2015
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15 October 2015
Evaluation of MinION™ sequencer finds performance and reliability consistently good.
SCIENCE & TECHNOLOGY
2015
sciencescience-technology
14 October 2015
Study of mouse embryonic stem cells reveals new genes involved in the stem-cell regulatory network.
SCIENCE & TECHNOLOGY
2015
sciencescience-technology
2 October 2015
1000 Genomes Project pushed technologies and knowledge forward to understand what is 'normal' human genetic variation
SCIENCE & TECHNOLOGY
2015
sciencescience-technology
1 October 2015
From the role of diatoms to how life evolved - scientists' pressing questions about life in the sea.
SCIENCE & TECHNOLOGY
2015
sciencescience-technology
30 September 2015
Missing a gene may not be a big deal – a conclusion from global catalogue of genetic changes.
SCIENCE & TECHNOLOGY
2015
sciencescience-technology
28 September 2015
Insights from organisers of upcoming EMBO|EMBL Aquatic Microeukaryotes symposium.
CONNECTIONS
17 September 2015
Multifaceted approach reveals how brain and liver age, helps explain why ageing brain loses plasticity.
SCIENCE & TECHNOLOGY
2015
sciencescience-technology
24 August 2015
EMBL scientists regularly receive prestigious awards – meet the latest honourees.
EMBL ANNOUNCEMENTSLAB MATTERS
2015
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24 August 2015
Behind the scenes of start-up Miroculus, developing a non-invasive test for early-stage disease.
SCIENCE & TECHNOLOGY
2015
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24 August 2015
A journalist who spent six weeks aboard Tara reflects on the expedition’s extraordinary outcomes.
SCIENCE & TECHNOLOGY
2015
sciencescience-technology
20 August 2015
EMBL Core Facilities collaborate with French research programme Signalife to revive training visit.
CONNECTIONSLAB MATTERS
2015
connectionslab-matters
12 August 2015
Leading scientists will gather in Heidelberg this November to discuss the potential of personalised health.
CONNECTIONS
4 August 2015
Multidisciplinary research provides clues to new treatments for deadly form of leukaemia in children
SCIENCE & TECHNOLOGY
2015
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3 August 2015
How T-cells are trained on what not to kill
SCIENCE & TECHNOLOGY
2015
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9 July 2015
European team identify mechanism for producing piRNAs that silence jumping genes in germline cells.
SCIENCE & TECHNOLOGY
2015
sciencescience-technology
4 June 2015
Decaying RNA molecules tell a story that could add more chapters to the study of ribosomes.
SCIENCE & TECHNOLOGY
2015
sciencescience-technology
18 May 2015
New research shows that some proteins domains can function even with big parts missing.
SCIENCE & TECHNOLOGY
2015
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5 May 2015
Cooperate or compete? Microbes show us that getting along is the better choice for communities.
SCIENCE & TECHNOLOGY
2015
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29 April 2015
Career insights from Riccardo Cortese, whose start-up is developing an Ebola vaccine candidate.
LAB MATTERS
29 April 2015
Radiocarbon studies are helping researchers shine light on how neurons stay stable yet adaptable.
SCIENCE & TECHNOLOGY
2015
sciencescience-technology
15 April 2015
Exploring the science and magic of Lil Bub – alumna launches project to sequence the ‘Lilbubome’.
LAB MATTERS
14 April 2015
New single-cell genomics techniques bring ‘omics to evolution and development research.
SCIENCE & TECHNOLOGY
2015
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2 April 2015
Go Team Genome! New method reveals genetic teamwork in drosophila genome.
SCIENCE & TECHNOLOGY
2015
sciencescience-technology
28 January 2015
How repurposing non-coding elements in the genome gave rise to the great ‘mammalian radiation’.
SCIENCE & TECHNOLOGY
2015
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26 January 2015
EMBL scientists regularly receive prestigious awards – meet the latest honourees.
LAB MATTERS
16 January 2015
New Christian Boulin Fellowship: 15 awards of up to €1500 for visitors to EMBL’s Core Facilities.
LAB MATTERS
18 December 2014
Announcing winners of the John Kendrew Young Scientist Award, and inaugural Lennart Philipson Award.
LAB MATTERS
15 December 2014
Third round of calls for joint research projects between EMBL and Luxembourg in 2015
LAB MATTERS
28 November 2014
Largest collection of helminth genomic data ever assembled, in new open-access WormBase ParaSite.
SCIENCE & TECHNOLOGY
2014
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18 November 2014
The important thing is forming good biological questions, says new group leader in Genome Biology.
PEOPLE & PERSPECTIVES
2014
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17 November 2014
Whether it’s information or people, the art of connecting is key to new group leader Judith Zaugg
PEOPLE & PERSPECTIVES
2014
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14 November 2014
First series of training courses jointly organised by EMBL and Illumina is a resounding success.
CONNECTIONS
14 October 2014
Experts from multiple fields come together to understand how the instructions in genes are read
SCIENCE & TECHNOLOGY
2014
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15 September 2014
EMBL-EBI hosts successful first EMBO Practical Course in Genotype to Phenotype Mapping.
SCIENCE & TECHNOLOGY
2014
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10 September 2014
Gibbon genome gives insights into evolution of this singing, swinging, tree-dwelling ape.
SCIENCE & TECHNOLOGY
2014
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29 August 2014
Bronwen Aken discusses what research into the rabbit genome reveals about animal domestication.
SCIENCE & TECHNOLOGY
2014
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11 August 2014
PhD students reap rewards and rave reviews as Summer School of Science organisers
CONNECTIONS
8 August 2014
Ensembl has incorporated a vast amount of knowledge into a fully annotated reference human genome
SCIENCE & TECHNOLOGY
2014
sciencescience-technology
31 July 2014
New genomics API allows researchers to share anonymised genetic data seamlessly across platforms.
LAB MATTERS
20 July 2014
Marmoset genome provides insights into chimerism: data available in Ensembl genome explorer
SCIENCE & TECHNOLOGY
2014
sciencescience-technology
1 July 2014
School ambassadors show next generation that scientists are more ‘role model’ than ‘mad professor’
LAB MATTERS
1 July 2014
Scientists from EMBL's five sites reflect on the opportunities and challenges that might lie ahead
LAB MATTERS
25 June 2014
Enabling neighbours: intact genes can cause cancer when placed near "enhancing" regions of DNA
SCIENCE & TECHNOLOGY
2014
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21 June 2014
Data from first ever worldwide Ocean Sampling Day will be shared via EMBL-EBI resources this autumn.
SCIENCE & TECHNOLOGY
2014
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6 June 2014
Reference sheep genome, published by International Sheep Genomics Consortium, available in Ensembl
SCIENCE & TECHNOLOGY
2014
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24 April 2014
Tsetse fly genome sequenced; scientists hope to find new ways to control sleeping sickness.
SCIENCE & TECHNOLOGY
2014
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2 March 2006
In 1870 the German scientist Ernst Haeckel mapped the evolutionary relationships of plants and animals in the first ‘tree of life’. Since then scientists have continuously redrawn and expanded the tree adding microorganisms and using modern molecular data, yet, many parts of the tree…
SCIENCE & TECHNOLOGY
2006
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