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What is bioinformatics?


Bioinformatics is a growing field of research, existing at the cutting-edge of the biological sciences. But what is it?

  • 15 October 2018
  • Learning

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GROW Amazon Adventures: River Dolphin Diary


As part of Earlham Institute’s GROW Colombia team, our GCRF fellow Jaime Erazo recently embarked on an Amazon expedition to help share expertise in fostering sustainable ecotourism and scientific research - meeting local, indigenous tribes and tagging river dolphins in the process.

  • 08 October 2018
  • Learning

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PhD by experience


We speak to Dr Darren Heavens, who after over 30 years’ experience in genomics research; from pig breeding to improving wheat yield, went down an alternative PhD route.

  • 01 October 2018
  • Learning

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Extreme Environments: Genome sequencing & Space


Richard Leggett has recently returned from Iceland, where he’s been helping space scientists get to grips with genome sequencing in extreme environments.

  • 24 September 2018
  • Science

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Why code? Bioinformatics for decoding living systems


To celebrate National Coding Week, we ask some of our bioinformaticians here at EI why they code.

  • 17 September 2018
  • Technology

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Day in the life of … a genome unscrambler and paperback lover


Monica Della-Rosa speaks to us about how her DNA curiosity led to working in next generation sequencing.

  • 12 September 2018
  • Learning

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Fighting back for orangutans with BiteBack


BiteBack, led by Mush’ab Nursantio, have a solution to challenge palm oil and save Indonesia’s rainforests. Making cooking oil from mealworms.

  • 10 September 2018
  • Science

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Bioinformatics for East Africa: Spotlight on Toni Etuk


Building scientific computing expertise in East Africa with bioinformatics training.

  • 03 September 2018
  • Science

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My week at Earlham Institute: more than just science


Martha Hills came and did a week of work experience at Earlham Institute, where she learned much more than just science (but that was cool too)...

  • 30 August 2018
  • Learning