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Connecting the dots: ensuring science has impact where it's needed

Feature | 8 min READ

Connecting the dots: ensuring science has impact where it's needed


Dr Nichola Wong became interested in science after recognising its inherent power to change the world. Through her career in knowledge exchange, she’s working to ensure that transformative potential is realised for some of the most urgent scientific issues facing the planet.

  • 12 February 2021
  • Organisation
The story of ageing, told by a single blood cell

Feature | 15 min READ

The story of ageing, told by a single blood cell


Dr Laura Mincarelli works at the cutting edge of single-cell technology, isolating individual blood stem and progenitor cells to understand how we age. What she discovers could one day help us to prevent ageing. In the short term, she is helping to transform our understanding of biology - one cell at a time.

  • 03 February 2021
  • Science
Gene editing: why scientists need to be part of the conversation

Opinion | 15 min READ

Gene editing: why scientists need to be part of the conversation


With the UK no longer a member of the European Union, the Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs (DEFRA) has opened a public consultation on the regulation of gene editing in England. We spoke to Synthetic Biology Group Leader, Dr Nicola Patron about her view of the debate and why it’s important for scientists to share their expertise with policymakers.

  • 26 January 2021
  • Science
5 ways single-cell genomics can transform our understanding of biology

Feature | 8 min READ

5 ways single-cell genomics can transform our understanding of biology


Single-cell sequencing is increasingly becoming an essential part of the biologists’ toolkit.

  • 22 January 2021
  • Technology
COVID-19 testing to liberating bioinformatics: our top ten of 2020

Feature | 5 min READ

COVID-19 testing to liberating bioinformatics: our top ten of 2020


We all know what 2020 will be remembered for, but while battling COVID-19 we’ve continued to deliver world-leading research at the Earlham Institute.

  • 04 January 2021
  • Organisation
The Frozen Zoo: thawing mammalian secrets for human health

Special Feature | 15 min READ

The Frozen Zoo: thawing mammalian secrets for human health


Comparative genomics analysis of hundreds of mammals puts human genome in greatest resolution yet, with medical applications from COVID to cancer.

  • 14 December 2020
  • Science
Is this the future of science conferences? If we are serious about climate action, we must surely go virtual.

Feature | 20 min READ

Is this the future of science conferences? If we are serious about climate action, we must surely go virtual.


COVID-19 has forced a change in how we deliver events. The move online has posed significant challenges in delivering content of equal value and quality as face-to-face meetings.

  • 04 December 2020
  • Training
Five reasons why gene editing is good for the UK

Feature | 8 min READ

Five reasons why gene editing is good for the UK


Gene editing isn’t just about medicine. The potential benefits of adopting gene editing techniques in crop research are huge and varied, for the environment, consumer health and the economy. Here are five reasons why gene editing is good for the UK.

  • 26 November 2020
  • Technology