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.
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.
01 September 2020 Image EI’s synthetic biology team rewrites the rules on plant gene expression Fine control of plant genes revealed in breakthrough synthetic biology study
16 January 2020 Image A big data cyberinfrastructure to keep pace with Colombia’s natural capital A call to build a big data cyberinfrastructure to support state-of-the-art science and the translation of research into evidence-based policymaking.
02 March 2017 Image Delivering on the Network Medicine promise We lead a review to deliver on the promise of network medicine and enhance biological systems for clinical use.
13 February 2017 Image How to be a successful pest: lessons from the green peach aphid We discover why the green peach aphid (Myzus persicae) is one of the most destructive pests to many of our most important crops.
01 November 2016 Image Study highlights a new threat to bees worldwide We help identify new virus affecting social insects which could be a threat to pollinator health worldwide.
