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European Molecular Biology Laboratory

European Molecular Biology Laboratory

With support from more than 30 countries, laboratories at six locations across Europe and thousands of scientists and engineers working together, the European Molecular Biology Laboratory is a powerhouse of biological expertise. The intergovernmental organisation, headquartered in Heidelberg, was founded in 1974 with the mission of promoting molecular biology research in Europe, training young scientists, and developing new technologies.

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BIOLOGY AND BIOTECHNOLOGY

How embryos switch on their genome

Researchers at EMBL Rome developed a precision in vitro fertilisation protocol to obtain unprecedented insight into embryonic genome activation in mammals. Their work reveals previously unknown patterns in genes activated during the earliest moments of mammalian development.
ANA BOSKOVICJASMINA AL MOUSAWI
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BIOLOGY AND BIOTECHNOLOGY

Sickness is a ‘whole-brain state’

We are all familiar with that dreaded sensation: a whole-body achiness and fatigue, waves of both bone-chilling cold and acute sweating that cause one to pull cosy blankets closer and only moments later kick them away. A loss of appetite turns us off even our favourite foods. This state may stem…
ROBERT PREVEDELHIROKI ASARI