10 January 2023 Image Exotic wheat DNA could help breed ‘climate-proof’ crops Wheat containing exotic DNA from wild relatives benefits from up to 50 per cent higher yields in hot weather compared with elite lines lacking these genes.
15 September 2021 Image Pole to Pole: breaking point for ocean’s microbial biodiversity most likely to affect UK As a result of the climate crisis, global warming is likely to cause abrupt changes to important algal communities because of shifting biodiversity 'breakpoint’ boundaries in the oceans – according to research from the University of East Anglia and the Earlham Institute.
27 May 2021 Image Beyond wheat: expanding genetic resources to meet global food demand This year Earlham Institute’s Plant Genomics Group will be taking part in the eMonogram Conference, hosted by The James Hutton Institute and the University of Dundee
01 February 2021 Image New UK centre of excellence to help improve global food security threatened by climate change A new UK centre of excellence is being set up by partners on the Norwich Research Park to improve global food security which is threatened by the effects of climate change.
18 December 2020 Image Plants can be larks or night owls just like us Plants have the same variation in body clocks as that found in humans, according to new research that explores the genes governing circadian rhythms in plants.
25 November 2020 Image Global wheat diversity mapped in huge international collaboration Earlham Institute researchers have applied expertise in genomics and bioinformatics to give us the most detailed insight into wheat genetics yet. The findings, published in Nature, will help ensure food security for years to come.
17 January 2017 Image Genome sequence of a polar alga explains adaptation to extreme climates Genetic mutations which allowed microalgae (phytoplankton) from the Southern Ocean to adapt to extreme and highly variable climates help us understand how polar organisms are impacted by climate change.
