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

Feature | 8 min READ

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
The miRNA driving the Weddell Seal’s incredible deep diving ability

Feature | 8 min READ

The miRNA driving the Weddell Seal’s incredible deep diving ability


Weddell Seals have the impressive ability to dive to depths approaching one kilometre for up to an hour at a time. Now, insights from a genomics study led by scientists at the Earlham Institute have highlighted the role that microRNAs can play in driving this adaptive evolution.

  • 04 May 2020
  • Science
  • CSP
Students need to up their bioinformatics game: why I am learning to code python

Feature | 5 min READ

Students need to up their bioinformatics game: why I am learning to code python


UEA undergraduate in Molecular Biology and Genetics Georgia Whitton believes it’s paramount for students to learn the importance of bioinformatics, and has some top tips on the best ways to learn to code.

  • 27 April 2020
  • Learning
  • CSP
How science will be better set to fight pandemics after COVID-19

Feature | 5 min READ

How science will be better set to fight pandemics after COVID-19


The lessons we learn from COVID-19 are already providing a platform for how we respond to global health threats better in the future, and how we do science together.

  • 20 April 2020
  • Learning
  • CSP
Need open-access computational resources for bioinformatics? CyVerse UK is here for you

Feature | 8 min READ

Need open-access computational resources for bioinformatics? CyVerse UK is here for you


If you are a life scientist looking for access to additional computational power, virtual machines or a web hosting service, CyVerse UK can help.

  • 15 April 2020
  • Science
  • Learning
The science putting sustainable chocolate on the shelves

Feature | 8 min READ

The science putting sustainable chocolate on the shelves


Addictive, healthy, and we’re demanding more than ever: how are scientists in Colombia and the UK working to ensure a sustainable supply of chocolate?

  • 06 April 2020
  • Science
  • Learning
Metadata matters: introducing a big data broker for life science

Podcast | 30 min READ

Metadata matters: introducing a big data broker for life science


Metadata matters in the life sciences. COPO helps researchers track the context of their data so that it can be used many decades later.

  • 30 March 2020
  • Science
  • CSP
My placement with Beneficial Bio: improving access to molecular biology

Feature | 5 min READ

My placement with Beneficial Bio: improving access to molecular biology


In this guest blog, PhD student Sam Witham describes his exciting PIPS placement working with Beneficial Bio in Ghana, running market research and training programmes designed to improve access to molecular biology.

  • 23 March 2020
  • Learning
  • CSP