Barcelona, 18 September 2020 Human and mouse cells run at different speeds The internal clock that governs the development of embryos ticks slower for humans than for mice. Differences in the speed of biochemical reactions underlie the differences between species in the tempo of development. more

Barcelona, 13 July 2020 Cautiously returning to the bench After three long months under one of the strictest lockdowns in Europe, we are finally returning to our lab at the Barcelona Biomedical Research Park (PRBB). more

Barcelona, 25 May 2020 The taste of EMBL Barcelona Barcelona is a hotbed of food culture incorporating both local and international cuisine as well as restaurants run by world-famous chefs. The Mediterranean attitude is a core aspect of life in the region and no more so than when it comes to food. more

Barcelona, 14 May 2020 Tracing the origins of cells Researchers from the Sharpe group at EMBL Barcelona have published a method to track the developmental history of a cell using the gene editing tool CRISPR–Cas9, but without the need to create transgenic organisms. more

Barcelona, 3 April 2020 Tissue dynamics provide clues to human disease Scientists in EMBL Barcelona’s Ebisuya group, with collaborators from RIKEN, Kyoto University, and Meijo Hospital in Nagoya, Japan, have studied oscillating patterns of gene expression, coordinated across time and space within a tissue grown in vitro, to explore the molecular causes of a rare human hereditary disease known as spondylocostal dysostosis. Their results are published in Nature. more

Barcelona, 1 April 2020 COVID-19: Halt and catch fire After months of purchasing and slowly building up the lab with stocks of supplies and equipment, and the first crucial experiments excitedly underway, everything was put on hold. more

Barcelona, 27 February 2020 EIWC20 In February took place the first international IBEC-EMBL Winter Conference: Engineering multicellular systems. It gathered scientists from all over the world and it was hosted at the emblematic Antoni Gaudí’s building, La Pedrera. more

Barcelona, 27 January 2020 Welcome: Maria Bernabeu Maria Bernabeu's group at EMBL Barcelona will build 3D models of the human blood–brain barrier to study the mechanisms by which cerebral malaria breaks down this barrier and causes disease severity and death. more

Barcelona, 21 January 2020 Welcome: Kristina Haase New group leader Kristina Haase joined EMBL Barcelona in October. Her group will bring together expertise in engineering and biology to fabricate complex tissues in vitro for disease modelling and drug testing applications. more

Barcelona, 3 December 2019 European Developmental Biology Congress 2019 A summary of the EDBC 2019 in Alicante: Sparkling Scientific Ideas, Lovely People and Food. more