20 January 2022 Image New legislation granted to progress plant gene editing in UK Following the UK’s departure from the EU, DEFRA has put into place new legislation to cut bureaucracy for gene editing in plant research.
09 December 2021 Image New bioinformatics tool spots hybrid fish that threaten the survival of natural tilapia populations in aquaculture A new genomics marker tool has been shown to accurately identify tilapia species and tell apart their hybrids, providing a novel resource to help develop aquaculture and empower conservation in Tanzania, Africa.
28 September 2021 Image ‘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.
13 April 2021 Image What lives inside the chicken gut? In a recently published study, investigators from the Quadram Institute and Earlham Institute in Norwich, alongside the University of Surrey, have more than doubled the number of microbial species known to live in the chicken gut.
08 April 2021 Image The best in AI appointed at Norwich Research Park Scientists across Norwich Research Park institutes are part of a major integrated UK research-industry programme led by The Alan Turing Institute, seeking out the best talent in AI and data science, developing bioscience leaders and supporting the UK economy.
14 January 2021 Image Genetic rewiring behind spectacular evolutionary explosion in East Africa Genetic rewiring could have driven an evolutionary explosion in the shapes, sizes and adaptations of cichlid fish, in East Africa’s answer to Darwin’s Galapagos finches.
19 November 2020 Image New Group Leader, Prof Conrad Nieduszynski, joins Earlham Institute The Earlham Institute is delighted to announce the appointment of Professor Conrad Nieduszynski as its newest Group Leader.
