Tree of Life

  • 25 October 2024

    To get into the spirit of the spooky season, read about some curiously creepy creatures whose DNA has been sequenced by researchers at the Wellcome Sanger Institute.

  • 14 October 202438.5 min read

    Artist and Tree of Life genome scientist Petra Korlević is celebrating the charm and wonder of invertebrates this October. Find out why Petra is capturing the secret world of moths, bees, beetles and anemones living across the British Isle and discover how you can develop your artistic skills.

  • 17 September 201814.5 min read

    Words and pictures by: Alex Cagan Prelude: Death from aboveToday, you are a honeybee and today you are going to die.You enjoyed a summer full of industry, dance and frenetic activity collecting nectar for the hive along with your 10,000 sisters. But all of that is about

  • 3 September 20186.7 min read

    The golden eagle genome is the first sequence completed as part of the 25 Genomes Project. Kat Arney talks to Rob Ogden about how this will help conservationists protect and manage these fabulous birds.

  • 25 Genomes Project update
    12 June 20183.4 min read

    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

  • Job satisfaction: helping flatworms to chill out
    8 May 20182.5 min read

    Dan Mead is a happy man, here's why ...

  • Roesel's Bush Cricket: The trouble with crickets and their ever increasing genomes... Image: Richard Bartz, Wikimedia Commons
    23 April 20185.1 min read

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

  • 9 March 20184.3 min read

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