Excited to share our new preprint! 🧬❄️ by brilliant @mdreimann.bsky.social and great collaborators! Using cryo-ET&EM, we reveal archaeal chromatin in a near-native state: variable-beads-on-a-string fibers shaped by growth phase and histone composition #ArchaeaSky www.biorxiv.org/content/10.6...

EMBL graduated its biggest class ever at the end of April, celebrating with 60 fellows who submitted or defended their theses over the past 12 months. Representing 22 different countries, EMBL graduates continued to show a diversity in science as well as background. Congratulations graduates!

Extremophile alert! Registration is OPEN for the 2026 EMBO Archaeal workshop in Cambridge. Spaces are limited, so register soon with an abstract if you’d like to give a talk. If you can’t come in person, we are welcoming virtual attendees. So join us online where all talks will be screened!

EMBO@embo.org · 10mo ago

Sign up now for the EMBO Workshop "#MolecularBiology of #Archaea: Life Through the Prism of Archaea" in Cambridge, UK, 6–10 July 2026. Deadline: 15 April https://meetings.embo.org/event/26-archaea #EMBOArchaeaBiology #EMBOevents #CellBiology #StructuralBiology #ecology #evolution #biophysics 🧪

Today the very first PhD student of Dodonova Lab has successfully defended his PhD Thesis!!🥳🥳🥳 And that with Honours, so well deserved!! Huge congratulation, dear @harshranawat.bsky.social !!!👏 Awesome PhD and awesome Defense!! Very happy and proud! And brilliant future ahead!👨‍🎓🎓🥳

Love seeing the archaeal work at EMBL highlighted! 🥰 Feels great to be part of a growing community pushing this fascinating biology forward! #teamArchaea #EMBL 🧫🤓🧪🌏

EMBL@embl.org · 8mo ago

Archaea may not be well known, nor well studied, but these microorganisms can live in the most extreme environments, but also right on our skin. They’re everywhere. EMBL researchers are now exploring their unique ecosystem adaptability and link to evolution. www.embl.org/news/science...

EMBL is deeply saddened by the passing of our Interim Director General Peer Bork, a pioneering scientist who left an indelible imprint on life science research in Europe and beyond. We extend our deepest condolences to his family, friends, and colleagues. www.embl.org/news/people-...

very sad news. Peer Bork was one of the leaders of our field, a wonderful scientist, and he's much too young to be gone. www.embl.org/news/embl-an...

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EMBL and its community are deeply saddened by the death of Peer Bork, the organisation’s Interim Director General.

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Calling all archaeal enthusiasts! 🔬🔥 From molecular machines to microbial communities, Archaea never fail to surprise us! We are excited to announce the 2026 EMBO Workshop on the Molecular Biology of Archaea, 6–10 July in Cambridge, UK! Sign up here: meetings.embo.org/event/26-arc... #ArchaeaSky

What a wonderful week at the #EMBOevoChromo25! ☺️ ✨ Excellent talks, posters, and fantastic discussions about all angles of chromatin! Huge kudos to @tobiaswarnecke.bsky.social and @arnausebe.bsky.social for putting together such a special meeting — all in a stunning location!

Are you ready for the 17th edition of 'Transcription and chromatin'? Our conference remains a must-attend event for anyone engaged in the forefront of transcription research and we hope you can join us! 🧬 25 – 28 August 2026 Submit your abstract by 25 May: s.embl.org/trm26-01-bl #EMBLTranscript

Thank you, Daniela, @danielabarilla.bsky.social, for a wonderful commentary! 🤗🤗 More spotlight on the Asgards and their chromatin! ❤️ #archaea #chromatin

Daniela Barillà@danielabarilla.bsky.social · 10mo ago

Let’s wrap things up: my commentary on the Asgard hypernucleosomes. Congratulations to all the authors of the paper 🍾! kwnsfk27.r.eu-west-1.awstrack.me/L0/https:%2F... Cryo-EM reveals open and closed Asgard chromatin assemblies: Molecular Cell www.cell.com/molecular-ce...

Happy to see our recent Asgard chromatin structures shown in a new light! 🤩👩🏻‍🎨 - thanks to a beautiful design by @leonoramartinez.bsky.social

Leonora Martínez-Núñez@leonoramartinez.bsky.social · 11mo ago

Last week, the Dodonova lab published a fascinating paper on chromatin structures in Asgard archaea, microbes thought to be the closest relatives of complex life. Asgard histones can wrap DNA into a “closed” form shared across archaea, and an “open” form similar to eukaryotic cells #sciart #blender

Are you just about to start a lab? 🤓👩‍🔬👨‍🔬Then sign up for this GBM Workshop for new PIs! Great program and great org team! #workshops #academic #leadership #GBM yi-workshop.gbm-online.de/yi-workshop-...

GBM (Gesellschaft für Biochemie und Molekularbiologie)@gbmev.bsky.social · 12mo ago

Starting your own lab is exciting—but challenging. Join our GBM Young Investigator leadership workshop in Regensburg, April 13–16th, 2026. Professional coaching, peer networking & practical tips for new PIs. Apply by Nov 30, 2025. 👉 gbm-online.de/de/young-inv... Pls repost!

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...

Lab’s first paper is out!! We show the first structures of #Asgard #chromatin by #cryo-EM 🧬❄️ Asgard histones form closed and open hypernucleosomes. Closed are conserved across #Archaea, while open resemble eukaryotic H3–H4 octasomes and are Asgard-specific. More here: www.cell.com/molecular-ce...

We are looking for motivated #postdocs to join the lab! Biochemistry/microbiology/cryo-EM experience? Excited by #cryo-EM/ET, #chromatin? ❄️🧬🧫 Interdisciplinary projects, top EMBL facilities! Email CV + short cover letter → svetlana.dodonova@embl.de Info about the group: www.embl.org/groups/dodon...

How did a brain gene end up behaving like a virus? Research has shown that there is an evolutionary connection between Arc, retroviruses, and virus-like genetic elements called retrotransposons. More at Molecule of the Month: pdb101.rcsb.org/motm...

🚨 Imagine a bacterium that refuses to follow the textbook: It grows as tangled filaments, divides unevenly, reshapes its own membranes… and even builds grappling hooks. Meet Litorilinea aerophila — and here’s why it blew our minds.

Sonja-Verena Albers@archaellum.bsky.social · last yr.

Who would have thought I would ever publish an article about a bacterium? But here it is, but of course only because Litorilinea aerophilum actually has an archaellum! Here is what we learned about its cell structure and other surface appendages: www.biorxiv.org/content/10.1...

We’ve uncovered Asgard chromatin structures formed by a Hodarchaeal histone : closed hypernucleosome conserved in archaea and an open form resembling the H3-H4 eukaryotic octasome. Fantastic work by @harshranawat.bsky.social! www.biorxiv.org/content/10.1... #Chromatin #Asgard #Archaea #cryoEM

Mark in your calendars! The Molecular Biology of Archaea meeting (MBoA) 2026! Join us in Cambridge, UK, from 6–10 July 2026 for the only international meeting dedicated to Archaea.

Buzz Baum@buzzbaum.bsky.social · last yr.

Excited to announce the Molecular Biology of Archaea (MBoA) 2026! Join us in Cambridge, UK, from 6–10 July 2026 for the only international meeting dedicated to Archaea.

Registrations are now open for the next @embo.org EvoChromo meeting in December. meetings.embo.org/event/24-evo... Join us in beautiful Costa Brava to discuss chromatin evolution! Co-organized with @tobiaswarnecke.bsky.social @sandraduharcourt.bsky.social @levine-lab.bsky.social and Nick Irwin

EvoChromo: Evolutionary approaches to research in chromatin

Chromatin is the complex of DNA, RNA and protein that is found making up the chromosomes in eukaryotic cells. Chromatin is essential for proper genome function and is involved in chromosome segregati…

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We had an amazing and sunny ☀️ day today with Sonja-Verena Albers @archaellum.bsky.social who visited us at #embl! It was a wonderful talk on archaeal cell biology, and lots of inspiring discussions! Thank you for sharing your insights with us! #Archaea

📢 Last call for the EMBL International PhD Programme summer recruitment! This is a fully funded PhD programme fostering creative approaches to questions in the molecular life sciences. Join us in promoting scientific excellence throughout Europe. Apply now! www.embl.org/about/info/e...

Returning from a great visit to the Dodonova lab at EMBL to discuss archaeal histones and hypernucleosomes. Nice also to see a tribute to the hypernucleosome on EMBL premises !#Archaeasky

Archaea aficionados around the world, APH is now on BlueSky! Follow us for virtual conference announcements and more 🦠

At its six sites EMBL’s many groups and teams work across the life sciences in interdisciplinary and collaborative ways. Meet and join this community on Bluesky, with this EMBL starter pack 🦋 go.bsky.app/GbCJS2B

Congratulations!! Amazing! 🥳

Are you looking for an exciting postdoc opportunity? EMBL EIPOD fellowship call is open! If you are passionate about chromatin and cryo-EM, and are motivated to learn and use other methods as well, and be involved in a collaborative project - Get in touch! #postdoc #EMBL www.embl.org/about/info/p...

Hello blue, and ciao X! Looking forward to the good old community of scientific friends here! 🦋