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Feature | 5 min READ

Earlham Institute's top ten of 2018


From synthetic biology to bioinformatics, what’s in a gene and microRNAs, we’ve covered a lot in the last year. So, what tickled your fancy the most?

  • 04 January 2019
  • Learning

Feature | 5 min READ

The twelve polyploids of Christmas


Ho-ho-ho! At Earlham Institute we love a polyploid organism. Why stick to sequencing and decoding boring diploids when you have access to some of the biggest supercomputing power for life science research in Europe?

  • 20 December 2018
  • Learning
  • CSP

Feature | 5 min READ

What's in a gene?


What do genes make? With third generation genome sequencing, a lot more than we thought.

  • 10 December 2018
  • Science
  • CSP

Feature | 5 min READ

Endangered arks: zoology and conservation


Earlier in the year, David Field from the Zoological Society of East Anglia came to speak at EI and posed the question: “Zoos are powerful conservation organisations – fact or fiction?”

  • 26 November 2018
  • Science

Feature | 5 min READ

Orchestrating life: miRNA


How do small pieces of RNA help determine how genes are expressed?

  • 19 November 2018
  • Science
  • CSP

Quick read | 5 min READ

The Earlham Institute LEGO sequencer: engaging both scientists and the public with science communication


The Blocksford Brickopore LEGO sequencer highlights how we can engage both the public and scientists alike with science communication and outreach.

  • 14 November 2018
  • Learning

Opinion | 15 min READ

Public engagement and science communication: A waste of time?


Why is public engagement in science so important - and why should we be investing a lot more time, money and effort into disseminating and communicating the breadth of scientific research we undertake?

  • 12 November 2018
  • Learning

Feature | 5 min READ

Matthew Dale: Loving science through communication


Matthew Dale spent a summer working with the Earlham Institute comms team, where he found his passion for writing, such that he is now a prolific contributor to several publications while studying for a degree in biomedical sciences at Warwick University.

  • 05 November 2018
  • Learning