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Women in Science: Sustainable agriculture in Colombia


Postdoctoral Scientist Nasmille Larke-Mejía is researching to help improve agricultural practices and increase crop yield as well as impacting the socioeconomic landscape in Colombia, as part of our GROW initiative funded by GCRF-UKRI.

  • 08 October 2019
  • Science

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Eye, Robot


No, they’re not taking over the world. But robots are taking lots of pictures, helping us do farming more precisely.

  • 30 September 2019
  • Learning

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Exciting developments in single cell genomics


Are you ready for Norwich’s third single cell symposium? Join us at EI - the heart of where single cell technologies and cutting edge genomics pipelines come together. It will be awesome.

  • 27 September 2019
  • Science

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The human mosaic


How are single cell genomics technologies allowing us to explore the human mosaic in unprecedented detail?

  • 23 September 2019
  • Learning

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Biology’s Dark Matter: the unseen life with a huge impact


Animals, plants and fungi are mere branches among the thousands that branch off the tree of life. At EI, we’re exploring the less explored of those boughs, where the vast diversity of life exists - among the protists.

  • 16 September 2019
  • Learning

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Saving the spectacled bear of deepest, darkest Colombia


It’s not a lack of marmalade sandwiches that threatens the spectacled bear, but fragmented habitats that have seen populations of South America’s only bear species decline. How will science at Earlham Institute help us to protect this elusive species?

  • 10 September 2019
  • Learning

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Barney Bee is buzzing for Norwich Science Festival


Last year we brought you the award winning Pink Pigeon trail. This year we’re going even bigger, with an exploration of pollinators, food & health.

  • 06 September 2019
  • Learning

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Python for biologists: the code of bioinformatics


The increasing necessity to process big data and develop algorithms in all fields of science mean that programming is becoming an essential skill for scientists, with Python the language of choice for the majority of bioinformaticians.

  • 03 September 2019
  • Technology

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10 surprising things you might not know about evolution


Evolution. There’s much more to it than is commonly understood.

  • 30 August 2019
  • Learning