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27 October 2025

New software tool MARTi fast-tracks identification and response to microbial threats.

Scientists at the Earlham Institute introduce MARTi, a powerful new tool for the real-time analysis of nanopore metagenomics.
22 November 2021

New HiFi platform increases sequencing power to help decode the genome of all life on earth

The Earlham Institute (EI) has boosted its capability in high-fidelity long-read sequencing with a twin set of the cutting-edge Pacific Biosciences Sequel IIe platforms to support the Earth BioGenome Projects, providing the UK bioscience community with critical technologies for biodiversity genomics.
03 November 2021

Prostate cancer urine test identifies good prognosis for patients

A new pilot study published today reveals how urine biomarkers can show the amount of significant cancer in a prostate, highlighting with more certainty which men need treatment.
28 October 2021

Barcoding the Norfolk Broads: discovering local biodiversity as part of project to sequence all Eukaryotic species in the UK

The Earlham Institute (EI) in Norwich has launched a public engagement programme to discover the biodiversity on our doorstep, starting with an area of special ecological interest for nature conservation: the Norfolk Broads.
19 October 2021

Building capacity in DNA sequencing for agricultural biosciences in Africa

Africa is incredibly rich in plant, animal, and human diversity. Uncovering the genetic basis of this diversity could hold the key to improving the productivity of crops and livestock and enhancing human health.
28 September 2021

Eagle Genomics and the Earlham Institute to deliver new microbiome multi-omics datasets and tools

Eagle Genomics and Earlham Institute are delighted to announce their new partnership focused on providing critical tools required to analyse, explore and exploit complex microbiome data.
28 September 2021

‘Unlocking power of gene editing to protect the natural environment’ - the Earlham Institute comments

The Government has published plans for how it will support UK scientists to unlock the potential benefits of gene editing, but the Earlham Institute warns greater detail is needed along with funding commitments for plant science.