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How do the physical properties of embryos affect their development? New research from EMBL scientists and collaborators shows that tissue mechanics actively influence developmental signalling – revealing new links between physics and embryogenesis. www.embl.org/news/science...

Meet Renato Alves, Senior Bioinformatics Community Manager at EMBL Heidelberg. Renato helps scientists with their computational analysis by providing training & maintaining the research infrastructure. He also enjoys night hikes & stargazing 🔭🌠, a hobby that led to creating EMBL's Astronomy Club.

Meet Vicky Hatch 🇬🇧 Communications Officer at EMBL-EBI She turns complex research & tech tools into stories that inspire. When she’s not promoting the impact of bioinformatics & open data, Vicky is an avid souls-like gamer & triathlon competitor. #WeAreEMBL @vickyhatch.bsky.social @ebi.embl.org

In the largest study of its kind, scientists in the Bork Group at EMBL have found that a small subset of microbes can carry and transfer genes across disparate habitats, creating a planet-wide, interconnected network of microbiomes 🌍 🦠 🔗 Read more here: www.embl.org/news/science...

After a year of many exciting activities and projects, we are taking a short break. Meet us back here in January for more news about world-class research, training, and technology — see you in 2026! 💫

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 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...