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30 September 2026

Preprint: EISCA and EISTA: Full-Spectrum Pipelines for Single-Cell and Spatial Transcriptomics Analysis

Scientists at Earlham Institute, John Innes Centre, University of Freiburgh, and University Medical Center Rotterdam present EISCA and EISTA, two standardized, end-to-end pipelines for single-cell RNA- seq and imaging-based spatial transcriptomics analysis.
14 September 2026

Major investment to unlock the potential of protist research

A new collaboration will tackle major technical challenges currently limiting protist genomics, helping to unlock the potential of protist research for biomanufacturing, sustainable agriculture and environmental applications.
23 March 2026

Single-cell sequencing reveals unexpected protist diversity

Scientists developing a single-cell sequencing pipeline at Earlham Institute have revealed previously unknown diversity from a group of free-living protists closely related to the parasites that cause sleeping sickness.
16 March 2026

New study maps cellular mechanisms driving fibrosis in Crohn's Disease

Researchers at the Earlham Institute, the University of Edinburgh and Heriot-Watt University have analysed gut cells to understand the drivers behind fibrosis (scarring), a common complication in Crohn’s Disease affecting 10-20% of patients.
05 February 2026

Maternal wisdom – how mother plants prime their seeds for success

A new study in the journal PNAS addresses longstanding questions in biology: Can plants sense the environment directly in their developing seeds, or is seasonal information acquired by their parents somehow passed down to the seed?
01 December 2025

Advancing forensic science: could a single cell prevent a wrongful conviction?

Last month key experts and stakeholders, including from the Earlham Institute, gathered at the House of Lords to share insight into their research and advocate for urgent action to save the forensic science sector.
01 September 2025

Single-cell genomics reveals hidden bacterial threats in Amoeba

Scientists sequencing two free-living amoebae related to the deadly “brain-eating amoeba” Naegleria fowleri discovered they both contain bacteria linked to Legionnaires’ disease.