23 November 2023 Image Purple Bar moth is 1,000th species sequenced in landmark project An ambitious project to sequence the genomes of all eukaryotic species found in Britain and Ireland has passed a major milestone.
05 October 2023 Image The end of genes: routine test reveals unique divergence in genetic code Scientists testing a new method of sequencing single cells have unexpectedly changed our understanding of the rules of genetics.
04 January 2023 Image Discover UK’s breathtaking biodiversity at Norwich Science Festival The 2023 Norwich Science Festival will showcase a landmark project aiming to sequence the genomes of 70,000 species of eukaryotic organisms in Britain and Ireland.
24 May 2022 Image Discover the Darwin Tree of Life project at the Royal Society Summer Science Exhibition A landmark project to sequence the genomes of all 70,000 species of eukaryotic organisms in Britain and Ireland will be on show this summer at one of the largest free science festivals in the UK.
17 January 2022 Image UK project underpins global effort to map genomes of all life on earth The Earth BioGenome Project (EBP) - a global effort to sequence the genomes of all plants, animals, fungi and other microbial life on Earth - is entering a new phase as it moves from pilot projects to full-scale production genome sequencing.
28 October 2021 Image 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.
28 October 2020 Image Liberators of knowledge: COPO launches for Darwin Tree of Life A big data broker for life science, Collaborative OPen Omics (COPO) is now available for users on the ambitious Darwin Tree of Life Project, which aims to sequence the DNA of more than 60,000 species from across the British Isles.