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Translating research is vital for success in the new academic landscape

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Translating research is vital for success in the new academic landscape


Science and business haven't always been the best bedfellows. But in a world of climate change, increasing levels of antibiotic resistance and a global pandemic, applying research outcomes is more important than ever.

  • 05 July 2020
  • Organisation
  • Learning
10 Pollinators you never knew were crucial for your 5-A-Day, chocolate, and tequila!

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10 Pollinators you never knew were crucial for your 5-A-Day, chocolate, and tequila!


Honeybees get all the press, but what about the other pollinators keeping our supermarket shelves stocked full of fruit and veg - not to mention chocolate and even tequila?

  • 28 June 2020
  • Science
  • Learning
From cracking the Enigma to decoding living systems: Turing's gifts

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From cracking the Enigma to decoding living systems: Turing's gifts


Codebreaking, computing, technological development, mathematics, interdisciplinarity. All of these make Earlham Institute a powerful catalyst for life science research, and would perhaps not have been so swiftly brought to bear if it weren’t for Alan Turing, whose birthday, life and achievements we celebrate today.

  • 09 June 2020
  • Technology
  • Science
Advancing gene edited crops is crucial for the UK economy global food security

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Advancing gene edited crops is crucial for the UK economy global food security


Changes to gene editing regulation could boost UK research and economy

  • 08 June 2020
  • Technology
  • Science
Why bioinformatics is important

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Why bioinformatics is important


Bioinformatics is part of the full package.

  • 01 June 2020
  • Technology
  • CSP
How aphids spit lncRNA into plants to make them a tastier prospect

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How aphids spit lncRNA into plants to make them a tastier prospect


Aphids are a nuisance, especially ones which can adapt to hundreds of different plant species. Perhaps long non-coding RNA helps them to do it?

  • 27 May 2020
  • Science
  • CSP
Three ways EI is helping bees

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Three ways EI is helping bees


Throughout this Summer, we are celebrating our precious pollinators and the work our scientists are doing to aid their long-term survival.

  • 18 May 2020
  • Learning
  • CSP
Joining the dots to tackle COVID-19: a bioinformatics approach

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Joining the dots to tackle COVID-19: a bioinformatics approach


The global COVID-19 pandemic is a huge challenge for healthcare and science alike. Part of that is understanding how the SARS-Cov-2 virus causes such severe disease in some patients, triggering what is known as a cytokine storm that sends the immune system into overdrive.

  • 11 May 2020
  • Science
  • CSP