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Darwin Tree of Life in 2021: tireless fieldwork and the first beautiful genomes
16 December 2021

Cow-rumen catalogue v1.0 released in MGnify
13 December 2021

Mgnidy

UHGG v2.0 released in MGnify
8 December 2021

Google datacentre

EMBL-EBI selects Google Cloud as strategic partner to accelerate the pace of research
2 December 2021

ENA: Improving spatio-temporal annotations
1 December 2021

Ensembl 105 has been released
1 December 2021

World map with genomic datasets marked on different continents

Improving metadata for genomic sequences
29 November 2021

New releases: InterPro 87.0 and InterProScan 5.53-87.0
24 November 2021

Enriched metadata fields in MGnify based on text-mining of associated publications
18 November 2021

Collage of plant and animal species that play an important role in global 
food security

Can data help feed a hungry world?
15 November 2021

Data Use Ontology (DUO) logo with biomedical samples in background

DUO: streamlining access to biomedical datasets
10 November 2021

Different types of bacteria.

Making sense of bacterial DNA data
9 November 2021

ENA Webin file submission services maintenance downtime
5 November 2021

Artist's impression of increasing value of open data

Open data on the rise: the value of EMBL-EBI data resources
25 October 2021

BY-COVID logo

BY-COVID – a new EU project for pandemic preparedness
21 October 2021

Tuberculosis bacteria with a zoom in to represent the bacterial genome and mutations in the genome

CRyPTIC: cataloguing drug resistance mutations in M. tuberculosis
19 October 2021

Drug resistance mutations in M. tuberculosis

CRyPTIC: cataloguing drug resistance mutations in M. tuberculosis
19 October 2021

The 3D structure of the RPS14 human protein (grey) and the S139 phosphosite 
(red).

Characterising protein phosphosite function at scale
18 October 2021

Ian Dunham at his desk in the Wellcome Sanger Institute, circa 1999.

The human genome, data sharing, and drug discovery: a career profile with Ian Dunham
15 October 2021

Collage of injection needle, coronavirus and vaccine doses

Genomic tracking of the COVID-19 pandemic in England
14 October 2021

COVID-19 Data Portal logo on globe background

Case study: COVID-19 Data Platform supports pandemic research efforts
1 October 2021

Photo showcasing red fluorescent protein from snake-locks sea anemone, an 
underwater creature.

Proteins, art and seeing the world through a new lens
24 September 2021

Cryo-EM structure of the BRCA1-UbcH5c/BARD1 E3-E2 module bound to a 
nucleosome.

3D-Beacons Network: protein structure data, all in one place
14 September 2021

Improving processing and quality of DNA data for biodiversity research
13 September 2021

Cells organised according to their transcript data changing to the seqFISH 
mouse embryo map

The Spatial Mouse Atlas: new insights into cell fate
6 September 2021

Abstract illustration of nanoparticles flowing inside helicoidal nanotube

Using ultrafast technology for protein sequencing
2 August 2021

Protein structures representing the data obtained via AlphaFold

DeepMind and EMBL release the most complete database of predicted 3D structures of human proteins
22 July 2021

Protein structural biology

Great expectations – the potential impacts of AlphaFold DB
22 July 2021

Mouse-ear cress protein structure prediction from the AlphaFold database

Accessible 3D protein models to accelerate scientific discovery
22 July 2021

Artist's impression of the proteasome targeting proteins for degradation.

The PROTACtable genome – a new route to drug discovery
9 July 2021

Cryo-EM structure of the flagellar motor-hook complex from Salmonella, with 
EDMB and wwPDB logos superimposed

EMDB becomes a partner in Worldwide Protein Data Bank
23 June 2021

InterPro: protein sequence analysis & classification

New releases: InterPro 86.0 and InterProScan 5.52-86.0
21 June 2021

Artist's impression of R2DT software for RNA structures

Visualising RNA structures using R2DT
9 June 2021

EMBL EMBO Members 2021

EMBL scientists elected as EMBO Members
7 June 2021

Artist's impression of an ocean microbiome

A workflow for marine genomic data analysis
7 June 2021

Artist’s impression of different SARS-CoV-2 variants.

Genomic surveillance of SARS-CoV-2 in England
28 May 2021

Diagram illustrating the different stages of the bioimaging data sharing 
process

Metadata to make microscopy images more open
21 May 2021

Ensembl logo

Ensembl 104 has been released
5 May 2021

Artist's interpretation of how larger genome pieces are easier to assemble

Piecing together the best reference genome
28 April 2021

Coronavirus and T cells on pink background. Artist's impression.

Different immune responses identified in patients with COVID-19
20 April 2021

Wild lichen

Using metagenomic techniques to explore lichens
16 April 2021

Artist’s impression of open data in Latin America

The value of open data for Latin American science
15 April 2021

InterPro: protein sequence analysis & classification

New releases: InterPro 85.0 and InterProScan 5.51-85.0
14 April 2021

ChEMBL used for COVID drug discovery

Repurposing drugs to manage COVID-19 progression
9 April 2021

Genetics of ageing

Linking genetics and age-related diseases
8 April 2021

Breast cancer cells

‘Patchwork’ tumours prevalent across multiple cancer types
7 April 2021

Artists interpretation of single-cell sequencing analysis

Single-cell RNAseq analysis made easy
1 April 2021

Graphic of checklist on mathematical background

Improving reproducibility in systems biology
25 March 2021

PGS Catalog logo on dark background with DNA strand

Getting polygenic risk scores into the clinic
10 March 2021

Rice plant

Improving the rice gene catalogue
8 March 2021

Top left: Rolf Apweiler; Top right: Ewan Birney; Bottom left: Jo McEntyre; 
Bottom right: Paul Flicek

If you value open data, we need your help
4 March 2021

Induced pluripotent stem cells reveal causes of disease
4 March 2021

Protein structures on background symbolising machine learning.

Pfam releases structures for every protein family
2 March 2021

African Cassava whitefly, Bemisia tabaci. Credit: Dr Sharon van Brunschot, 
Project Manager, African Cassava Whitefly Project

Unlocking the genome of the African Cassava Whitefly
26 February 2021

Artist's impression of a cancer mutation in a child expanding to an adult 
patient

Adult blood cancers originate decades before diagnosis
22 February 2021

Janet Thornton giving a lecture

Allyship and support: an interview with Janet Thornton
17 February 2021

InterPro: protein sequence analysis & classification

New releases: InterPro 84.0 and InterProScan 5.50-84.0
17 February 2021

Phage invading gut bacteria.

The thousands of viruses living in your gut
16 February 2021

Single Cell Expression Atlas logo

Anatomograms - a new feature in the Single Cell Expression Atlas
10 February 2021

Text superimposed on image of puzzle: EMBL-EBI Training website has had a 
makeover

A new look for the EMBL-EBI Training website
9 February 2021

Illustration of open padlock on chain to symbolise open SARS-CoV-2 data

Show your support for open COVID-19 data
4 February 2021

B.1.1.7 variant, first identified in the UK

Insights into the new B.1.1.7 coronavirus lineage
1 February 2021

GIFTS: Ensembl and UniProt data combine to make GIFTS

GIFTS: genomic and protein data in a single search
27 January 2021

Image of Brige of Sighs in Cambridge, UK, with animated microbes in the river 
water.

Monitoring dangerous bacteria in freshwater
19 January 2021

Ewan Birney, EMBL-EBI Director

Scientific disagreements aren’t new to COVID
5 January 2021