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Big data analysis drives targeted IBD treatment forward

Feature | 5 min READ

Big data analysis drives targeted IBD treatment forward


With World IBD Day recognised on 19 May, we’re looking at how one lab’s research is tackling this increasingly prevalent condition.

  • 18 May 2021
  • Science
Hidden biodiversity: a matter of life or death

Special Feature | 15 min READ

Hidden biodiversity: a matter of life or death


How can we better understand and protect the planet's biodiversity, so that we can continue to benefit from it and prosper for many generations to come?

  • 14 May 2021
  • Science
Sustaining our antibiotic armour - the rise of AMR

Feature | 15 min READ

Sustaining our antibiotic armour - the rise of AMR


We are losing the battle against antimicrobial resistance (AMR). The backbone of modern medicine is being taken for granted - decades of complacency and misuse mean antibiotics are becoming less effective and bacterial infections more deadly.

  • 23 April 2021
  • Science
Malaria in the time of COVID-19: the deadly poverty trap

Feature | 8 min READ

Malaria in the time of COVID-19: the deadly poverty trap


While COVID-19 continues to dominate headlines in the UK, the global fight against diseases such as malaria - exacerbated by the pandemic and devastating tropical regions - seems to have fallen out of public consciousness.

  • 16 April 2021
  • Science
The many faces of the Microbiome - our future health

Feature | 20 min READ

The many faces of the Microbiome - our future health


We speak to two of our microbiome experts, Dr Chris Quince and Dr Falk Hildebrand, on the future of microbiome health and how the Earlham Institute is influencing the microbiome science and innovation UK landscape.

  • 13 April 2021
  • Science
The common parasite you’ve probably never heard of

Feature | 8 min READ

The common parasite you’ve probably never heard of


After viruses, it’s the second biggest cause of sexually transmitted disease in the world - but though you may have heard of gonorrhoea, syphilis and chlamydia, trichomonas is a pathogen that seems to sneak under the radar.

  • 05 April 2021
  • Science
Marrying Microbes: in sickness and in health

Special Feature | 15 min READ

Marrying Microbes: in sickness and in health


From the beneficial bacteria making up a healthy microbiome to the deadly parasites that afflict millions worldwide, microbes play an integral role in sickness and in health.

  • 29 March 2021
  • Science
Automatic, systematic: how the Biofoundry can scale up your science

Feature | 8 min READ

Automatic, systematic: how the Biofoundry can scale up your science


At the Earlham Institute Biofoundry, our team provides access to state-of-the-art automation platforms and applies synthetic biology approaches to speed up and scale up research.

  • 15 March 2021
  • Technology