EMBL European Bioinformatics Institute

EMBL-EBI provides freely available data from life science experiments, performs basic research in computational biology and offers an extensive user training programme, supporting researchers in academia and industry.

News from EMBL-EBI

Ocean Sampling Day 2014: Capturing marine biodiversity

On 21 June 2014, the first Ocean Sampling Day will take place at over 160 sites spanning Iceland, Antarctica, French Polynesia, the Americas and South Africa. The data collected will be shared publicly via EMBL-EBI’s European Nucleotide Archive and Metagenomics Portal, environmental database PANGAEA, and European portals SeaDataNet and EurOBIS.

Czech Republic becomes EMBL’s 21st member state

Forty years after its foundation, EMBL announces its 21st member state: the Czech Republic.

Insights into genetics of cleft lip

EMBL scientists have identified how a specific stretch of DNA controls far-off genes to influence the formation of the face. The study, published in Nature Genetics, helps clarify the genetic causes of cleft lip and cleft palate, which are among the most common congenital malformations in humans.

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To provide freely available data and bioinformatics services to all facets of the scientific community
To contribute to the advancement of biology through basic investigator-driven research
To provide advanced bioinformatics training to scientists at all levels
To help disseminate cutting-edge technologies to industry
To coordinate biological data provision throughout Europe.