- Earlham Institute awarded £31.4m to power data-intensive bioscienceby greg.pye@earlham.ac.uk on May 26, 2023 at 12:00
The Earlham Institute has been awarded £31.4m from the Biotechnology and Biological Sciences Research Council (BBSRC), part of UKRI, to deliver an ambitious programme of research, develop new technology, and deliver innovation and impact over the next five years.
- Earlham Institute unveils new Vizgen platform for spatial transcriptomicsby greg.pye@earlham.ac.uk on April 12, 2023 at 12:00
The Earlham Institute has added the Vizgen MERSCOPE® to its suite of technology platforms, supporting its research programmes in advanced cellular genomics.
- Engineered plants produce sex perfume to trick pests and replace pesticidesby greg.pye@earlham.ac.uk on April 10, 2023 at 12:00
Tobacco plants have been engineered to manufacture an alluring perfume of insect sex pheromones, which could be used to confuse would-be pests looking for love and reduce the need for harmful pesticides.
- Human body a breeding ground for antimicrobial resistance genesby greg.pye@earlham.ac.uk on March 28, 2023 at 12:00
The community of microbes living in and on our bodies may be acting as a reservoir for antibiotic resistance, according to new research from the Earlham Institute and Quadram Institute in Norwich.
- Precision breeding technology legislation receives Royal Assentby greg.pye@earlham.ac.uk on March 23, 2023 at 12:00
Legislation governing the use of precision breeding technology has received Royal Assent, enabling plant scientists to begin developing more nutritious and resilient crops.
- Earlham Institute first UK site to receive Illumina NovaSeq X Plusby greg.pye@earlham.ac.uk on March 21, 2023 at 12:00
The Earlham Institute has today taken receipt of the NovaSeq X Plus, the first site in the UK and among the first in Europe to install this latest sequencing system from Illumina.
- Key tilapia genome offers boost to global food securityby greg.pye@earlham.ac.uk on February 6, 2023 at 12:00
The first full, high-quality reference genome for a genetically improved tilapia strain has been published, offering the potential to improve food security for billions of the world’s poorest people.
- Exotic wheat DNA could help breed ‘climate-proof’ cropsby greg.pye@earlham.ac.uk on January 10, 2023 at 12:00
Wheat containing exotic DNA from wild relatives benefits from up to 50 per cent higher yields in hot weather compared with elite lines lacking these genes.
- Discover UK’s breathtaking biodiversity at Norwich Science Festivalby greg.pye@earlham.ac.uk on January 4, 2023 at 12:00
The 2023 Norwich Science Festival will showcase a landmark project aiming to sequence the genomes of 70,000 species of eukaryotic organisms in Britain and Ireland.
- New research Group Leaders join the Earlham Instituteby greg.pye@earlham.ac.uk on November 24, 2022 at 12:00
The Earlham Institute is delighted to announce the appointments of Dr Edyta Wojtowicz and Dr Ruben Garrido-Oter as new research Group Leaders.