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Invasive species threat to newly discovered native tilapia biodiversity

Invasive species threat to newly discovered native tilapia biodiversity


Aquaculture is becoming more common - and more important - but the potential impact of fish farms on native biodiversity and ecosystems is only just surfacing.

  • 02 November 2020
Liberators of knowledge: COPO launches for Darwin Tree of Life

Liberators of knowledge: COPO launches for Darwin Tree of Life


A big data broker for life science, Collaborative OPen Omics (COPO) is now available for users on the ambitious Darwin Tree of Life Project, which aims to sequence the DNA of more than 60,000 species from across the British Isles.

  • 28 October 2020
Researchers to explore the genetics of carbon-capturing algae

Researchers to explore the genetics of carbon-capturing algae


Scientists at the University of East Anglia (UEA) and Earlham Institute are to embark on the largest algal genome sequencing project to date.

  • 22 October 2020
How does this “orphan crop” tolerate toxic aluminium?

How does this “orphan crop” tolerate toxic aluminium?


An international team on the GROW Colombia project has identified genetic factors behind aluminium tolerance in tropical Brachiaria grasses - and for the first time provided valuable genetic resources, including a reference genome, for breeders looking to improve this important forage crop.

  • 15 October 2020
Mobile ‘biological pathogen detector’ project boosted by $5.2m extension

Mobile ‘biological pathogen detector’ project boosted by $5.2m extension


A collaborative research project to detect and identify pathogens in an urban environment has received a $5.2m (£3.9m) contract extension from the Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA), an agency of the US Department of Defense.

  • 14 October 2020
New John Innes Foundation PhD Fellowships will tackle globally important issues

New John Innes Foundation PhD Fellowships will tackle globally important issues


The Earlham Institute is delighted to announce the launch of two John Innes Foundation International PhD Fellowships in data-driven plant science.

  • 28 September 2020