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Conservation Genomics: Saving a Million Species from Extinction 

Conservation genomics is a new and emerging field of research that harnesses the power of genomic technology to preserve species, […]

Down the Rabbit Hole: De-extinction and the Woolly Mammoth Revival Project – Eriona Hysolli

Eriona Hysolli is a former Postdoctoral Researcher at the George Church Lab in Harvard Medical School. Hysolli was involved in […]

Ant-i-cancer Discovery: Tiny Insects Prove to be Mighty Diagnosticians

In a recent paper published in Proceedings of the Royal Society, researchers trained ants to become olfactory cancer tumour bio-sensors. […]

Everything you need (and want) to know about tardigrades

By now, most of us have heard of the extremely hardy (and cute) tardigrade, otherwise known as the water bear […]

Genomics week in brief: Week ending 6th August

Check out the latest Genomics Week in Brief – full of intriguing news and research from the genomics space! Top […]

A Spotlight On: CRISPR and climate change – Monika Paule

Dr Monika Paule is an Associate Professor at Vilnius Tech University. She is also the CEO and co-founder of two […]

sedaDNA reveals woolly mammoths persisted 5,000 years ago

Recently, researchers used DNA capture-enrichment technology to present a 30,000-year sedaDNA record derived from preserved permafrost silts in Canada. They […]

Down the Rabbit Hole: Conservation Genetics and the Tasmanian Devil – Paul Hohenlohe

Paul Hohenlohe is an Associate Professor in the Department of Biological Sciences at the University of Idaho. Hohenlohe’s research focus […]

Evolution of cloning: A Dolly good show!

My first real memories of cloning came from a film by one of my favourite childhood bands S Club 7. […]

A woolly mammoth, an elephant and a scientist walk into a bar…

My idea of the woolly mammoth is limited to the voice of Ray Romano and the unusual pairing with a […]