More than half of the species’ genomes have now been sequenced and assembled. But starfish, flatworms and truffles are a different matter, Dan Mead discovers

Dan Mead is a happy man, here’s why …

Crickets’ genomes are tricky things, just when you think you know how big they are, they just get a whole lot bigger

Dan Mead discovers that conferences can be a great way to build fruitful research collaborations…

Finding a blackberry bush was as easy a pie, but then Dan discovered that there are 300 different species… and even experts struggle to tell the difference

Dan Mead continues his hunt to collect all 25 species to sequence…

Sequencing new species is hard enough, but finding out where you can get a sample to work with can be even harder, Dan Mead discovers

From 2 billion species to just 25 – how the Sanger Institute chose which species to sequence

5,000 people participated and there were over 150,000 page views – and 5 winners

Armed with a mobile phone, 4G signal, orange protective gloves, a tyvek suit, face shield and Google Maps, Dan Mead went in search of an elusive species