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Tick tock circadian clock

Feature | 5 min READ

Tick tock circadian clock


Plants and us - we’re not so different, especially when it comes to the daily rituals of life - and circadian clocks show we’re all creatures of habit.

  • 08 July 2019
  • Science
  • CSP
Docker for bioinformatics: reproducibility at the core

Feature | 5 min READ

Docker for bioinformatics: reproducibility at the core


Reproducibility in science is key. How can containerisation tools such as Docker help bioinformatics and bioinformaticians?

  • 02 July 2019
  • Technology
Why is it important to talk about the philosophy of Science?

Feature | 5 min READ

Why is it important to talk about the philosophy of Science?


Enlighten, engage and empower: how science relates to stakeholders and why this is important

  • 18 June 2019
  • Learning
Open source data management: Sherlock open for all

Quick-read | 3 min READ

Open source data management: Sherlock open for all


EI provides a new, easy, customisable, open source data management platform for the bioinformatics community

  • 14 June 2019
  • Technology
  • CSP
PhD life, 10 things we learned in our first six months

Feature | 5 min READ

PhD life, 10 things we learned in our first six months


What advice do our students have after finishing the first 6 months of their PhDs?

  • 03 June 2019
  • Learning
The case for the UK to embrace gene edited crops

Opinion | 5 min READ

The case for the UK to embrace gene edited crops


Gene editing could allow incredible crop improvements, with the potential to reduce the harmful impact of agrochemicals on biodiversity while boosting yield. However, the recent European Court of Justice ruling that gene editing be regarded the same as GM poses a huge barrier to farmers and hamstrings European science.

  • 23 May 2019
  • Science
10 years of impact: keeping living things healthy

Feature | 5 min READ

10 years of impact: keeping living things healthy


From Salmonella to ash dieback: ten years of impact on how we understand human health and that of the environment.

  • 23 May 2019
  • Science
  • CSP
I’m a scientist! Why talk to young people?

Quick read | 3 min READ

I’m a scientist! Why talk to young people?


Paddy Sudhakar tells us why public engagement is important after his recent participation in I’m a Scientist, Get Me Out of Here!

  • 13 May 2019
  • Learning
  • CSP