Researchers at EMBL’s European Bioinformatics Institute (EMBL-EBI) have combined their knowledge of bacterial genetics and web search algorithms to build a DNA search engine for microbial da... Read more
Combinations of cancer drugs can be quickly and cheaply tested on tumour cells using a novel device developed by EMBL scientists. The research, reported in Nature Communications on June 22,... Read more
New Platform Transforms CRISPR Gene Editor Into Precision Tool Using the gene-editing tool CRISPR to snip at DNA is often akin to using scissors to edit a newspaper article. You can cut out... Read more
Research on the effect of nerve cell stiffness on sensitivity to touch could lead to new painkillers
For many patients with chronic pain, any light touch – even just their clothes touching their skin – can be agony. Scientists at EMBL and the Werner Reichardt Centre for Integrative Neurosci... Read more
“Inhibiting DGKi seems to reverse the effects of cystic fibrosis” Scientists at the European Molecular Biology Laboratory (EMBL) in Heidelberg and Regensburg University, both in German... Read more