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26 May 2023

Earlham Institute awarded £31.4m to power data-intensive bioscience

The Earlham Institute has been awarded £31.4m from the Biotechnology and Biological Sciences Research Council (BBSRC), part of UKRI, to deliver an ambitious programme of research, develop new technology, and deliver innovation and impact over the next five years.
12 April 2023

Earlham Institute unveils new Vizgen platform for spatial transcriptomics

The Earlham Institute has added the Vizgen MERSCOPE® to its suite of technology platforms, supporting its research programmes in advanced cellular genomics.
10 April 2023

Engineered plants produce sex perfume to trick pests and replace pesticides

Tobacco plants have been engineered to manufacture an alluring perfume of insect sex pheromones, which could be used to confuse would-be pests looking for love and reduce the need for harmful pesticides.
28 March 2023

Human body a breeding ground for antimicrobial resistance genes

The community of microbes living in and on our bodies may be acting as a reservoir for antibiotic resistance, according to new research from the Earlham Institute and Quadram Institute in Norwich.
23 March 2023

Precision breeding technology legislation receives Royal Assent

Legislation governing the use of precision breeding technology has received Royal Assent, enabling plant scientists to begin developing more nutritious and resilient crops.
21 March 2023

Earlham Institute first UK site to receive Illumina NovaSeq X Plus

The Earlham Institute has today taken receipt of the NovaSeq X Plus, the first site in the UK and among the first in Europe to install this latest sequencing system from Illumina.
06 February 2023

Key tilapia genome offers boost to global food security

The first full, high-quality reference genome for a genetically improved tilapia strain has been published, offering the potential to improve food security for billions of the world’s poorest people.