- Metagenomic software advance boosts research into microbial diversityby greg.pye@earlham.ac.uk on April 22, 2026 at 12:00
Researchers studying the diversity of microbes in environmental samples now have access to a new tool that opens the door to cheaper, more accessible analysis of their samples, thanks to a major advance led by scientists at Earlham Institute, Institut Pasteur, and Quadram Institute.
- Unlocking the value of biodiversity in the UK and Irelandby greg.pye@earlham.ac.uk on April 16, 2026 at 12:00
A new economic report analysing the financial impact of sequencing all complex life in the UK and Ireland has shown a huge return on investment and expected growth in scientific research.
- Single-cell sequencing reveals unexpected protist diversityby greg.pye@earlham.ac.uk on March 23, 2026 at 12:00
Scientists developing a single-cell sequencing pipeline at Earlham Institute have revealed previously unknown diversity from a group of free-living protists closely related to the parasites that cause sleeping sickness.
- New study maps cellular mechanisms driving fibrosis in Crohn's Diseaseby greg.pye@earlham.ac.uk on March 16, 2026 at 12:00
Researchers at the Earlham Institute, the University of Edinburgh and Heriot-Watt University have analysed gut cells to understand the drivers behind fibrosis (scarring), a common complication in Crohn’s Disease affecting 10-20% of patients.
- Maternal wisdom – how mother plants prime their seeds for successby greg.pye@earlham.ac.uk on February 5, 2026 at 12:00
A new study in the journal PNAS addresses longstanding questions in biology: Can plants sense the environment directly in their developing seeds, or is seasonal information acquired by their parents somehow passed down to the seed?
- Earlham Institute and Natural History Museum launch deep tech startup Agnos Biosciences™by greg.pye@earlham.ac.uk on January 27, 2026 at 12:00
The Earlham Institute and Natural History Museum, London have today announced a joint venture spin-out company Agnos Biosciences™ and its cutting-edge rapid DNA air sequencing technology, AirSeq™, to transform biological threat detection.
- Innovations in spatial imaging could unlock higher wheat yieldsby greg.pye@earlham.ac.uk on January 20, 2026 at 12:00
Scientists at the Earlham Institute and the John Innes Centre are pioneering powerful single-cell visualisation techniques that could unlock higher yields of global wheat.
- Earlham Institute appoints Professor Fiona Lettice and Professor Nick Thomson to Board of Trusteesby greg.pye@earlham.ac.uk on January 12, 2026 at 12:00
Two new appointments have been made to the Earlham Institute Board of Trustees, with Professor Fiona Lettice and Professor Nick Thomson taking up the roles at the Norwich-based research institute in 2025.
- Earlham Institute one of UK’s leading research organisations to launch National Research Organisations Groupby greg.pye@earlham.ac.uk on December 10, 2025 at 12:00
The UK’s foremost research agencies and institutes have come together to launch the National Research Organisations (NRO) Group, a new alliance of 35 organisations dedicated to advancing science for the benefit of people, communities, the economy and national priorities.
- Advancing forensic science: could a single cell prevent a wrongful conviction?by greg.pye@earlham.ac.uk on December 1, 2025 at 12:00
Last month key experts and stakeholders, including from the Earlham Institute, gathered at the House of Lords to share insight into their research and advocate for urgent action to save the forensic science sector.