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Did you know that the world’s first remote small-angle X-ray scattering (SAXS) experiment was conducted in 2009 at EMBL Hamburg?
Learn about the fascinating technical challenges that the Svergun Group overcame to make this possible: www.embl.org/about/info/a...
Learn about the fascinating technical challenges that the Svergun Group overcame to make this possible: www.embl.org/about/info/a...
November 28, 2025 at 3:12 PM
Did you know that the world’s first remote small-angle X-ray scattering (SAXS) experiment was conducted in 2009 at EMBL Hamburg?
Learn about the fascinating technical challenges that the Svergun Group overcame to make this possible: www.embl.org/about/info/a...
Learn about the fascinating technical challenges that the Svergun Group overcame to make this possible: www.embl.org/about/info/a...
📣 Applications for the #EIPOD-Linc Postdoctoral Fellowships Programme are open!
Join us to work on self-designed interdisciplinary research on projects related to exploring life in context.
✍ Apply now: www.embl.org/about/info/p...
Join us to work on self-designed interdisciplinary research on projects related to exploring life in context.
✍ Apply now: www.embl.org/about/info/p...
November 28, 2025 at 10:02 AM
📣 Applications for the #EIPOD-Linc Postdoctoral Fellowships Programme are open!
Join us to work on self-designed interdisciplinary research on projects related to exploring life in context.
✍ Apply now: www.embl.org/about/info/p...
Join us to work on self-designed interdisciplinary research on projects related to exploring life in context.
✍ Apply now: www.embl.org/about/info/p...
Anthony A. Hyman will become EMBL’s next Director General.
He joins EMBL from @mpi-cbg.de in Dresden. He is also Professor of Molecular Biology @tudresden.bsky.social, and was a group leader at EMBL Heidelberg from 1993 to 1999.
www.embl.org/news/people-...
He joins EMBL from @mpi-cbg.de in Dresden. He is also Professor of Molecular Biology @tudresden.bsky.social, and was a group leader at EMBL Heidelberg from 1993 to 1999.
www.embl.org/news/people-...
November 27, 2025 at 1:02 PM
Anthony A. Hyman will become EMBL’s next Director General.
He joins EMBL from @mpi-cbg.de in Dresden. He is also Professor of Molecular Biology @tudresden.bsky.social, and was a group leader at EMBL Heidelberg from 1993 to 1999.
www.embl.org/news/people-...
He joins EMBL from @mpi-cbg.de in Dresden. He is also Professor of Molecular Biology @tudresden.bsky.social, and was a group leader at EMBL Heidelberg from 1993 to 1999.
www.embl.org/news/people-...
EMBL Grenoble scientists filmed a self-splicing ribozyme folding into a functional machine – frame by frame.
Using cryo-EM, SAXS & simulations, they revealed the choreography that keeps it from misfolding. This discovery could help train AI for RNA structure prediction.
www.embl.org/news/science...
Using cryo-EM, SAXS & simulations, they revealed the choreography that keeps it from misfolding. This discovery could help train AI for RNA structure prediction.
www.embl.org/news/science...
November 27, 2025 at 10:25 AM
EMBL Grenoble scientists filmed a self-splicing ribozyme folding into a functional machine – frame by frame.
Using cryo-EM, SAXS & simulations, they revealed the choreography that keeps it from misfolding. This discovery could help train AI for RNA structure prediction.
www.embl.org/news/science...
Using cryo-EM, SAXS & simulations, they revealed the choreography that keeps it from misfolding. This discovery could help train AI for RNA structure prediction.
www.embl.org/news/science...
(1/3) Imagine reconstructing a history over a billion years in the making.
New research from EMBL and @Stanford shows how centromeres retain their function despite their rapid rate of change, and the evolutionary constraints that govern this process.
www.nature.com/articles/s41...
New research from EMBL and @Stanford shows how centromeres retain their function despite their rapid rate of change, and the evolutionary constraints that govern this process.
www.nature.com/articles/s41...
November 26, 2025 at 4:06 PM
(1/3) Imagine reconstructing a history over a billion years in the making.
New research from EMBL and @Stanford shows how centromeres retain their function despite their rapid rate of change, and the evolutionary constraints that govern this process.
www.nature.com/articles/s41...
New research from EMBL and @Stanford shows how centromeres retain their function despite their rapid rate of change, and the evolutionary constraints that govern this process.
www.nature.com/articles/s41...
Congratulations @mariabernabeu.bsky.social and team!
The EMBL Barcelona group leader has received the prestigious Spanish @caixaresearch.bsky.social Health grant to better understand cerebral malaria pathogenesis and identify treatments.
👉Learn more: www.embl.org/news/awards-...
The EMBL Barcelona group leader has received the prestigious Spanish @caixaresearch.bsky.social Health grant to better understand cerebral malaria pathogenesis and identify treatments.
👉Learn more: www.embl.org/news/awards-...
November 20, 2025 at 10:48 AM
Congratulations @mariabernabeu.bsky.social and team!
The EMBL Barcelona group leader has received the prestigious Spanish @caixaresearch.bsky.social Health grant to better understand cerebral malaria pathogenesis and identify treatments.
👉Learn more: www.embl.org/news/awards-...
The EMBL Barcelona group leader has received the prestigious Spanish @caixaresearch.bsky.social Health grant to better understand cerebral malaria pathogenesis and identify treatments.
👉Learn more: www.embl.org/news/awards-...
After many years abroad, Fabio Petroni has returned to Italy to establish an independent research group at EMBL Rome.
Here, he will be developing AI systems to support life science research.
Read more in his interview: www.embl.org/news/?p=7718...
Here, he will be developing AI systems to support life science research.
Read more in his interview: www.embl.org/news/?p=7718...
November 14, 2025 at 8:17 AM
After many years abroad, Fabio Petroni has returned to Italy to establish an independent research group at EMBL Rome.
Here, he will be developing AI systems to support life science research.
Read more in his interview: www.embl.org/news/?p=7718...
Here, he will be developing AI systems to support life science research.
Read more in his interview: www.embl.org/news/?p=7718...
📢 Are you interested in working on interdisciplinary research projects in the context of EMBL’s programme ‘Molecules to Ecosystems’?
Join our webinar on 26 November at 14:00 CET to learn about the EIPOD-LinC postdoctoral programme!
👉 Register: embl-org.zoom.us/webinar/regi...
Join our webinar on 26 November at 14:00 CET to learn about the EIPOD-LinC postdoctoral programme!
👉 Register: embl-org.zoom.us/webinar/regi...
November 12, 2025 at 8:26 AM
📢 Are you interested in working on interdisciplinary research projects in the context of EMBL’s programme ‘Molecules to Ecosystems’?
Join our webinar on 26 November at 14:00 CET to learn about the EIPOD-LinC postdoctoral programme!
👉 Register: embl-org.zoom.us/webinar/regi...
Join our webinar on 26 November at 14:00 CET to learn about the EIPOD-LinC postdoctoral programme!
👉 Register: embl-org.zoom.us/webinar/regi...
Ever used a microscope to break out of an escape room?
The EMBL programme ‘Summer of Science’ offered children, families, and even scientists a unique way to experience science through a collection of creative activities.
Learn more: www.embl.org/news/lab-mat...
The EMBL programme ‘Summer of Science’ offered children, families, and even scientists a unique way to experience science through a collection of creative activities.
Learn more: www.embl.org/news/lab-mat...
November 7, 2025 at 8:58 AM
Ever used a microscope to break out of an escape room?
The EMBL programme ‘Summer of Science’ offered children, families, and even scientists a unique way to experience science through a collection of creative activities.
Learn more: www.embl.org/news/lab-mat...
The EMBL programme ‘Summer of Science’ offered children, families, and even scientists a unique way to experience science through a collection of creative activities.
Learn more: www.embl.org/news/lab-mat...
Diatoms – microscopic algae found almost everywhere there’s water – make up ~25% of Earth’s annual oxygen production.🌎
EMBL researchers have now found a way to easily reveal their inner structures by combining cryo-fixation with ultrastructural expansion microscopy 🔬
www.cell.com/current-biol...
EMBL researchers have now found a way to easily reveal their inner structures by combining cryo-fixation with ultrastructural expansion microscopy 🔬
www.cell.com/current-biol...
November 6, 2025 at 1:28 PM
Diatoms – microscopic algae found almost everywhere there’s water – make up ~25% of Earth’s annual oxygen production.🌎
EMBL researchers have now found a way to easily reveal their inner structures by combining cryo-fixation with ultrastructural expansion microscopy 🔬
www.cell.com/current-biol...
EMBL researchers have now found a way to easily reveal their inner structures by combining cryo-fixation with ultrastructural expansion microscopy 🔬
www.cell.com/current-biol...
HT-PELSA, a new proteomics tool by EMBL researchers, processes samples 100x faster and works directly with complex crude cell, tissue, and bacterial lysates – developments which could accelerate drug discovery and basic biological research 💊
🔗 www.embl.org/news/science...
🔗 www.embl.org/news/science...
November 5, 2025 at 10:09 AM
HT-PELSA, a new proteomics tool by EMBL researchers, processes samples 100x faster and works directly with complex crude cell, tissue, and bacterial lysates – developments which could accelerate drug discovery and basic biological research 💊
🔗 www.embl.org/news/science...
🔗 www.embl.org/news/science...
Thank you to everyone who joined the Life Science Thematic Workshop at the AI in Science Summit in Copenhagen.
Led by EMBL’s Oliver Stegle and Anna Kreshuk, the workshop united researchers and AI experts to explore how advanced computational approaches are shaping the future of life sciences.
#ai
Led by EMBL’s Oliver Stegle and Anna Kreshuk, the workshop united researchers and AI experts to explore how advanced computational approaches are shaping the future of life sciences.
#ai
November 4, 2025 at 12:47 PM
Thank you to everyone who joined the Life Science Thematic Workshop at the AI in Science Summit in Copenhagen.
Led by EMBL’s Oliver Stegle and Anna Kreshuk, the workshop united researchers and AI experts to explore how advanced computational approaches are shaping the future of life sciences.
#ai
Led by EMBL’s Oliver Stegle and Anna Kreshuk, the workshop united researchers and AI experts to explore how advanced computational approaches are shaping the future of life sciences.
#ai
(2/2) Expansion microscopy (ExM) allows scientists to easily and inexpensively visualise cellular structures that are challenging to see with traditional microscopy.
Learn more about how EMBL researchers are using ExM to push the boundaries of the life sciences: www.embl.org/news/science...
Learn more about how EMBL researchers are using ExM to push the boundaries of the life sciences: www.embl.org/news/science...
November 4, 2025 at 8:30 AM
(2/2) Expansion microscopy (ExM) allows scientists to easily and inexpensively visualise cellular structures that are challenging to see with traditional microscopy.
Learn more about how EMBL researchers are using ExM to push the boundaries of the life sciences: www.embl.org/news/science...
Learn more about how EMBL researchers are using ExM to push the boundaries of the life sciences: www.embl.org/news/science...
(1/2) A new study from EMBL researchers and their collaborators provides unprecedented insights into the cellular architecture of over 200 species of plankton – tiny but ecologically critical marine organisms – using ultrastructure expansion microscopy.
Learn more: www.cell.com/cell/fulltex...
Learn more: www.cell.com/cell/fulltex...
November 4, 2025 at 8:30 AM
(1/2) A new study from EMBL researchers and their collaborators provides unprecedented insights into the cellular architecture of over 200 species of plankton – tiny but ecologically critical marine organisms – using ultrastructure expansion microscopy.
Learn more: www.cell.com/cell/fulltex...
Learn more: www.cell.com/cell/fulltex...
In a new pilot study EMBL will explore microbial biodiversity along the Rhine, uncovering how environmental changes affect the smallest forms of life in Europe’s freshwater systems.
The work connects studies in Rhineland-Palatinate to a wider European effort to understand and protect ecosystems.
The work connects studies in Rhineland-Palatinate to a wider European effort to understand and protect ecosystems.
November 3, 2025 at 10:30 AM
In a new pilot study EMBL will explore microbial biodiversity along the Rhine, uncovering how environmental changes affect the smallest forms of life in Europe’s freshwater systems.
The work connects studies in Rhineland-Palatinate to a wider European effort to understand and protect ecosystems.
The work connects studies in Rhineland-Palatinate to a wider European effort to understand and protect ecosystems.
Meet Rory Bufacchi🇮🇹🇬🇧🇳🇱, Senior Research Scientist at EMBL Rome.
In this interview, Rory talks about the excitement of finding new understanding from existing data and developing computational models to describe living systems.
www.embl.org/news/people-...
In this interview, Rory talks about the excitement of finding new understanding from existing data and developing computational models to describe living systems.
www.embl.org/news/people-...
October 30, 2025 at 9:42 AM
Meet Rory Bufacchi🇮🇹🇬🇧🇳🇱, Senior Research Scientist at EMBL Rome.
In this interview, Rory talks about the excitement of finding new understanding from existing data and developing computational models to describe living systems.
www.embl.org/news/people-...
In this interview, Rory talks about the excitement of finding new understanding from existing data and developing computational models to describe living systems.
www.embl.org/news/people-...
Can an AI tool help us better understand the origins of cancer?
Researchers from EMBL's Korbel Group have developed a new AI method – MAGIC – which, through a game of molecular laser tag, is shedding light on how chromosomal abnormalities form in cells.
www.embl.org/news/science...
Researchers from EMBL's Korbel Group have developed a new AI method – MAGIC – which, through a game of molecular laser tag, is shedding light on how chromosomal abnormalities form in cells.
www.embl.org/news/science...
October 29, 2025 at 4:11 PM
Can an AI tool help us better understand the origins of cancer?
Researchers from EMBL's Korbel Group have developed a new AI method – MAGIC – which, through a game of molecular laser tag, is shedding light on how chromosomal abnormalities form in cells.
www.embl.org/news/science...
Researchers from EMBL's Korbel Group have developed a new AI method – MAGIC – which, through a game of molecular laser tag, is shedding light on how chromosomal abnormalities form in cells.
www.embl.org/news/science...
EMBL scientists have new detailed info about Asgard archaea DNA structures offering important clues to more complex cell evolution.
With #cryoEM, scientists found both open and closed chomatin structures with a possible role in regulating chromatin.
doi.org/10.1016/j.mo...
With #cryoEM, scientists found both open and closed chomatin structures with a possible role in regulating chromatin.
doi.org/10.1016/j.mo...
October 29, 2025 at 8:29 AM
EMBL scientists have new detailed info about Asgard archaea DNA structures offering important clues to more complex cell evolution.
With #cryoEM, scientists found both open and closed chomatin structures with a possible role in regulating chromatin.
doi.org/10.1016/j.mo...
With #cryoEM, scientists found both open and closed chomatin structures with a possible role in regulating chromatin.
doi.org/10.1016/j.mo...
Researchers at EMBL Barcelona highlight malaria-induced disruption of pericytes, bringing us a step closer to understanding how cerebral malaria damages the brain, and how these damages could be prevented or reversed.
www.embl.org/news/science...
www.embl.org/news/science...
October 24, 2025 at 8:25 AM
Researchers at EMBL Barcelona highlight malaria-induced disruption of pericytes, bringing us a step closer to understanding how cerebral malaria damages the brain, and how these damages could be prevented or reversed.
www.embl.org/news/science...
www.embl.org/news/science...
After exploring Europe’s coastlines, EMBL’s TREC expedition is moving inland! 💧
The new Traversing Ecosystems phase focuses on freshwater habitats – studying how human activity and environmental change affect life at the molecular level.
www.embl.org/news/science...
The new Traversing Ecosystems phase focuses on freshwater habitats – studying how human activity and environmental change affect life at the molecular level.
www.embl.org/news/science...
October 23, 2025 at 9:02 AM
After exploring Europe’s coastlines, EMBL’s TREC expedition is moving inland! 💧
The new Traversing Ecosystems phase focuses on freshwater habitats – studying how human activity and environmental change affect life at the molecular level.
www.embl.org/news/science...
The new Traversing Ecosystems phase focuses on freshwater habitats – studying how human activity and environmental change affect life at the molecular level.
www.embl.org/news/science...
To celebrate EMBL Hamburg’s 50th anniversary, we reflect on some key moments in the site’s history.
Read about the central role the Double Ring Storage Facility (DORIS) played in EMBL Hamburg’s early years, setting the stage for pioneering research and innovation.
www.embl.org/about/info/a...
Read about the central role the Double Ring Storage Facility (DORIS) played in EMBL Hamburg’s early years, setting the stage for pioneering research and innovation.
www.embl.org/about/info/a...
October 21, 2025 at 2:22 PM
To celebrate EMBL Hamburg’s 50th anniversary, we reflect on some key moments in the site’s history.
Read about the central role the Double Ring Storage Facility (DORIS) played in EMBL Hamburg’s early years, setting the stage for pioneering research and innovation.
www.embl.org/about/info/a...
Read about the central role the Double Ring Storage Facility (DORIS) played in EMBL Hamburg’s early years, setting the stage for pioneering research and innovation.
www.embl.org/about/info/a...
🧬 Celebrating science, curiosity & creativity in Grenoble!
EMBL Grenoble joined @esrf.fr & @illneutrons.bsky.social for the Parvis des Sciences during France’s Fete De La Science — 1,750+ visitors explored ‘Intelligences’ through crystal fishing, AI games, & creative workshops.
EMBL Grenoble joined @esrf.fr & @illneutrons.bsky.social for the Parvis des Sciences during France’s Fete De La Science — 1,750+ visitors explored ‘Intelligences’ through crystal fishing, AI games, & creative workshops.
October 20, 2025 at 9:27 AM
🧬 Celebrating science, curiosity & creativity in Grenoble!
EMBL Grenoble joined @esrf.fr & @illneutrons.bsky.social for the Parvis des Sciences during France’s Fete De La Science — 1,750+ visitors explored ‘Intelligences’ through crystal fishing, AI games, & creative workshops.
EMBL Grenoble joined @esrf.fr & @illneutrons.bsky.social for the Parvis des Sciences during France’s Fete De La Science — 1,750+ visitors explored ‘Intelligences’ through crystal fishing, AI games, & creative workshops.
EMBL Rome scientists identified a brain circuit involved in learning impairment in autism.
Their results open new doors to a deeper understanding of the brain mechanisms behind this neurodevelopmental condition.
www.embl.org/news/science...
Their results open new doors to a deeper understanding of the brain mechanisms behind this neurodevelopmental condition.
www.embl.org/news/science...
October 17, 2025 at 6:56 AM
EMBL Rome scientists identified a brain circuit involved in learning impairment in autism.
Their results open new doors to a deeper understanding of the brain mechanisms behind this neurodevelopmental condition.
www.embl.org/news/science...
Their results open new doors to a deeper understanding of the brain mechanisms behind this neurodevelopmental condition.
www.embl.org/news/science...
EMBL’s 2025 Kendrew alumni award recipient may know how to make fairy tales come true.
Irma Querques (@irmaquerques.bsky.social) repurposed the ‘Sleeping Beauty’ transposon as a genetic tool for new therapeutics, particularly against cancer.
www.embl.org/news/people-...
Irma Querques (@irmaquerques.bsky.social) repurposed the ‘Sleeping Beauty’ transposon as a genetic tool for new therapeutics, particularly against cancer.
www.embl.org/news/people-...
October 14, 2025 at 11:46 AM
EMBL’s 2025 Kendrew alumni award recipient may know how to make fairy tales come true.
Irma Querques (@irmaquerques.bsky.social) repurposed the ‘Sleeping Beauty’ transposon as a genetic tool for new therapeutics, particularly against cancer.
www.embl.org/news/people-...
Irma Querques (@irmaquerques.bsky.social) repurposed the ‘Sleeping Beauty’ transposon as a genetic tool for new therapeutics, particularly against cancer.
www.embl.org/news/people-...
EMBL congratulates Susumu Kitagawa, Richard Robson, and Omar M. Yaghi on winning the 2025 #NobelPrize in Chemistry for the development of metal–organic frameworks.
October 8, 2025 at 9:53 AM
EMBL congratulates Susumu Kitagawa, Richard Robson, and Omar M. Yaghi on winning the 2025 #NobelPrize in Chemistry for the development of metal–organic frameworks.