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Day in the life of … a wheat bioinformatician on her own research path


Dr Laura-Jayne Gardiner realised how essential a bioinformatics skill set was to keep up with advanced genomics - placing her in great stead to becoming an independent researcher.

  • 18 July 2018
  • Learning

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Keira Havens: Making synthetic biology beautiful


Keira Havens fills us in on synthetic biology and colour changing flowers: beautiful GMOs to connect people with science that's relatable.

  • 16 July 2018
  • Science

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Real time sequencing solutions: taking the lab to the sample and beyond


With the excitement around long read DNA sequencing, what are the possibilities with nanopore technology and where is it going?

  • 09 July 2018
  • Technology

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Helping to save the Koala: a conservation genome blueprint


A milestone for species conservation and Marsupial evolution studies.

  • 02 July 2018
  • Science

Feature | 8 min READ

Cristina Cipriano: Open source biology by 3D printed design


Replicable, affordable and simple 3D printed designs promoting open access and open science anywhere in the world.

  • 25 June 2018
  • Science

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RADical solutions: saving a species of Madagascan gecko from extinction


How population genetics is helping to prevent a species of Madagascan day gecko from going extinct.

  • 20 June 2018
  • Science

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The realities of doing a PhD


What’s it like doing a PhD in bioinformatics? Our students recently met at Nando’s, so we gave them a bunch of questions and let them discuss!

  • 18 June 2018
  • Learning

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What doesn’t kill you makes you stronger? Cracking Salmonella and antibiotic resistance


With an estimated 700,000 people dying every year due to drug-resistant infections, antibiotic resistance is one of the biggest threats to our global health and food security.

  • 15 June 2018
  • Science

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LabGenius: AI-driven synthetic biology


London-based SynBio startup LabGenius integrates gene synthesis, machine learning and robotic automation to engineer better and entirely new proteins.

  • 11 June 2018
  • Science