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    <title>See the winning posters as DToL joins forces with the Youth STEMM Award </title>
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    <pubDate>Fri, 09 Jun 2023 15:30:23 +0000</pubDate>
    <dc:creator>Luke Lythgoe</dc:creator>
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    <description><![CDATA[Well done to the overall winner and runners-up and thanks to everyone who submitted a poster for the competition, the quality of entries was excellent and made the role of the judges very difficult!]]></description>
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    <pubDate>Thu, 04 May 2023 13:46:19 +0000</pubDate>
    <dc:creator>Luke Lythgoe</dc:creator>
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    <description><![CDATA[As DToL's first Genome Observatory, this diverse woodland outside Oxford supplies thousands of arthropods for genome sequencing. Scientists at Wytham then use this data to probe ecological puzzles.]]></description>
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    <pubDate>Fri, 21 Apr 2023 16:04:30 +0000</pubDate>
    <dc:creator>Luke Lythgoe</dc:creator>
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    <title>Life inside life: Understanding the ‘pandemic’ infecting nearly half of all insect species</title>
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    <pubDate>Thu, 02 Feb 2023 15:44:33 +0000</pubDate>
    <dc:creator>Luke Lythgoe</dc:creator>
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    <description><![CDATA[As DToL generates genomes for thousands of species, researchers are taking the opportunity to study microbial &#8216;cobionts&#8217; living alongside and within them, such as Wolbachia bacteria living in insects.]]></description>
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    <pubDate>Fri, 13 Jan 2023 17:17:21 +0000</pubDate>
    <dc:creator>Luke Lythgoe</dc:creator>
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    <description><![CDATA[Following successful &#8216;Barcoding the Broads&#8217; workshops at the Earlham Institute in Norfolk, DToL public engagement funding now supports a partner project for budding genomicists in a second county.]]></description>
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    <title>DToL in 2022: First 500 genome assemblies as project creates a buzz</title>
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    <pubDate>Tue, 20 Dec 2022 13:02:14 +0000</pubDate>
    <dc:creator>Luke Lythgoe</dc:creator>
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    <description><![CDATA[Alongside an impressive milestone for genomes released to public databases, Darwin Tree of Life has hit the airwaves and science festivals in 2022, as epic species collection efforts continue.]]></description>
    <content:encoded><![CDATA[Alongside an impressive milestone for genomes released to public databases, Darwin Tree of Life has hit the airwaves and science festivals in 2022, as epic species collection efforts continue.]]></content:encoded>
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    <pubDate>Fri, 16 Dec 2022 15:06:43 +0000</pubDate>
    <dc:creator>Luke Lythgoe</dc:creator>
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    <description><![CDATA[The sight of mistletoe hanging in trees this winter will be especially poignant for DToL scientists who spent many months finding innovative ways to generate this giant genome.]]></description>
    <content:encoded><![CDATA[The sight of mistletoe hanging in trees this winter will be especially poignant for DToL scientists who spent many months finding innovative ways to generate this giant genome.]]></content:encoded>
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    <pubDate>Tue, 13 Dec 2022 16:29:25 +0000</pubDate>
    <dc:creator>Luke Lythgoe</dc:creator>
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    <description><![CDATA[DToL teams will need help finding over 17,000 fungi species in Britain and Ireland. Training local naturalists how to DNA barcode is providing one innovative solution in Norfolk.]]></description>
    <content:encoded><![CDATA[DToL teams will need help finding over 17,000 fungi species in Britain and Ireland. Training local naturalists how to DNA barcode is providing one innovative solution in Norfolk.]]></content:encoded>
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    <title>Comparing apples with apples: Our first plant genomes</title>
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    <pubDate>Wed, 07 Dec 2022 13:24:02 +0000</pubDate>
    <dc:creator>Luke Lythgoe</dc:creator>
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    <description><![CDATA[New reference genomes have been published for Britain and Ireland's only native wild apple, Malus sylvestris, and four varieties of eating apples (Malus domestica) cultivated on these islands.]]></description>
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    <title>Orcinus orca: How a tragic stranding helped us dive into the killer whale genome</title>
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    <pubDate>Mon, 10 Oct 2022 09:39:27 +0000</pubDate>
    <dc:creator>Luke Lythgoe</dc:creator>
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    <description><![CDATA[Our new orca reference genome may unlock secrets to this apex predator&#8217;s evolution, threats from inbreeding, and better understanding of killer whales in British and Irish waters.]]></description>
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    <title>Biodiversity Genomics event returns for third year, as dynamic new scientific field grows globally</title>
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    <pubDate>Wed, 28 Sep 2022 11:42:20 +0000</pubDate>
    <dc:creator>Luke Lythgoe</dc:creator>
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    <description><![CDATA[This free and open event brings together international researchers to share breakthroughs, challenges and advances in how we apply genomics to understanding, utilising and protecting life on Earth.]]></description>
    <content:encoded><![CDATA[This free and open event brings together international researchers to share breakthroughs, challenges and advances in how we apply genomics to understanding, utilising and protecting life on Earth.]]></content:encoded>
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    <title>Badger genome will help study bovine TB, climate change and evolution</title>
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    <pubDate>Fri, 23 Sep 2022 21:11:16 +0000</pubDate>
    <dc:creator>Luke Lythgoe</dc:creator>
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    <description><![CDATA[Researchers at the University of Oxford collected blood samples from an individual plus both its parents, as part of a long-term study in Wytham Woods.]]></description>
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    <title>Small adder&#8217;s-tongue fern: A small plant with a big genome</title>
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    <pubDate>Wed, 10 Aug 2022 16:05:58 +0000</pubDate>
    <dc:creator>Luke Lythgoe</dc:creator>
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    <description><![CDATA[The team from the Royal Botanic Garden Edinburgh couldn&#8217;t miss the opportunity to collect the rare Ophioglossum azoricum, taking a trip to the remote Isle of Raasay.]]></description>
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    <title>Expert local knowledge helps in the hunt for Britain’s rarest plants</title>
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    <pubDate>Tue, 05 Jul 2022 08:37:41 +0000</pubDate>
    <dc:creator>Luke Lythgoe</dc:creator>
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    <description><![CDATA[The Lizard in Cornwall is home to some of Britain&#8217;s rarest plants. But where do they grow? Darwin Tree of Life got in touch with the local experts.]]></description>
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    <title>Little Sparta: From a single tree to a BioBlitz</title>
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    <pubDate>Thu, 30 Jun 2022 16:25:57 +0000</pubDate>
    <dc:creator>Luke Lythgoe</dc:creator>
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    <description><![CDATA[Darwin Tree of Life, &#8216;citizen scientists&#8217; and pupils with a predilection for pondlife came together to sample the biodiversity at a Scottish site where nature has returned in force.]]></description>
    <content:encoded><![CDATA[Darwin Tree of Life, &#8216;citizen scientists&#8217; and pupils with a predilection for pondlife came together to sample the biodiversity at a Scottish site where nature has returned in force.]]></content:encoded>
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    <title>Wych elm vs. Dutch elm disease: Giants, genomes and true grit in the Scottish Borders</title>
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    <pubDate>Mon, 13 Jun 2022 16:30:43 +0000</pubDate>
    <dc:creator>Luke Lythgoe</dc:creator>
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    <description><![CDATA[Dutch elm disease has ravaged our native trees since the 1980s. By studying the genomes of the survivors, we may begin to understand resilience to the fungal pathogen. And you can get involved!]]></description>
    <content:encoded><![CDATA[Dutch elm disease has ravaged our native trees since the 1980s. By studying the genomes of the survivors, we may begin to understand resilience to the fungal pathogen. And you can get involved!]]></content:encoded>
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    <title>Discover the Darwin Tree of Life project at the Royal Society Summer Science Exhibition</title>
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    <pubDate>Mon, 23 May 2022 13:20:57 +0000</pubDate>
    <dc:creator>Luke Lythgoe</dc:creator>
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    <description><![CDATA[Our 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.]]></description>
    <content:encoded><![CDATA[Our 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.]]></content:encoded>
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    <title>Understanding our fish, keeping our seas sustainable</title>
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    <pubDate>Wed, 27 Apr 2022 13:41:32 +0000</pubDate>
    <dc:creator>Luke Lythgoe</dc:creator>
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    <description><![CDATA[Genomics is giving researchers and industry a fine-grain picture of which fish swim in our waters, and where. This knowledge helps avoid the overfishing disasters of the past.]]></description>
    <content:encoded><![CDATA[Genomics is giving researchers and industry a fine-grain picture of which fish swim in our waters, and where. This knowledge helps avoid the overfishing disasters of the past.]]></content:encoded>
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    <title>100 genomes annotated: EMBL-EBI reaches major milestone</title>
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    <pubDate>Mon, 28 Mar 2022 14:51:14 +0000</pubDate>
    <dc:creator>Luke Lythgoe</dc:creator>
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    <description><![CDATA[EMBL-EBI's researchers highlight their contributions to the Darwin Tree of Life project and how new genome annotations help to further biodiversity research.]]></description>
    <content:encoded><![CDATA[EMBL-EBI's researchers highlight their contributions to the Darwin Tree of Life project and how new genome annotations help to further biodiversity research.]]></content:encoded>
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    <title>Chicken of the Woods: Our first fungus genome</title>
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    <pubDate>Thu, 10 Mar 2022 17:34:09 +0000</pubDate>
    <dc:creator>Luke Lythgoe</dc:creator>
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    <description><![CDATA[Our first fungus genome will help us understand this key ecosystem engineer, its boost to biodiversity, and potential for new medicines and chemical compounds to protect our future.]]></description>
    <content:encoded><![CDATA[Our first fungus genome will help us understand this key ecosystem engineer, its boost to biodiversity, and potential for new medicines and chemical compounds to protect our future.]]></content:encoded>
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    <title>Sequencing all life, explained in numbers</title>
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    <pubDate>Thu, 17 Feb 2022 21:38:46 +0000</pubDate>
    <dc:creator>Luke Lythgoe</dc:creator>
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    <description><![CDATA[What does it mean to sequence the genomes of all life in Britain and Ireland? Perhaps breaking it down by numbers can help explain!]]></description>
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    <title>How bioinformatics can crack the complex case of protist biodiversity</title>
    <link>https://www.darwintreeoflife.org/news_item/how-bioinformatics-can-crack-the-complex-case-of-protist-biodiversity/</link>
    <pubDate>Thu, 17 Feb 2022 20:45:49 +0000</pubDate>
    <dc:creator>Luke Lythgoe</dc:creator>
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    <description><![CDATA[Protists have been excruciatingly difficult to study but, thanks to single-cell genomics and bioinformatics underway at the Earlham Institute, we&#8217;re finally decoding their abundant biodiversity.]]></description>
    <content:encoded><![CDATA[Protists have been excruciatingly difficult to study but, thanks to single-cell genomics and bioinformatics underway at the Earlham Institute, we&#8217;re finally decoding their abundant biodiversity.]]></content:encoded>
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    <title>Genomes great and small: The diversity of plants</title>
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    <pubDate>Thu, 17 Feb 2022 19:16:41 +0000</pubDate>
    <dc:creator>Luke Lythgoe</dc:creator>
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    <description><![CDATA[DToL scientists discuss plans to sequence the DNA of every plant species in Britain and Ireland, the diversity of plant genomes and the importance of plant science in the face of global challenges.]]></description>
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    <title>Parasitoid wasps: Indispensable insects you never think about… or never want to!</title>
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    <pubDate>Tue, 15 Feb 2022 12:43:16 +0000</pubDate>
    <dc:creator>Luke Lythgoe</dc:creator>
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    <description><![CDATA[Eating caterpillars from the inside, paralysing spiders&#8230; and pollinating! Parasitoid wasps are a diverse and massive group of insects, and we&#8217;ve just sequenced our first genome of one.]]></description>
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    <title>9 species our scientists are excited about sequencing in 2022</title>
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    <pubDate>Wed, 02 Feb 2022 10:34:52 +0000</pubDate>
    <dc:creator>Luke Lythgoe</dc:creator>
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    <description><![CDATA[Before a new season of collecting begins in spring, our field teams reflect on some of the fascinating species sent for genome sequencing last year which they are particularly excited to study.]]></description>
    <content:encoded><![CDATA[Before a new season of collecting begins in spring, our field teams reflect on some of the fascinating species sent for genome sequencing last year which they are particularly excited to study.]]></content:encoded>
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    <title>Thistle the deer may be gone, but her legacy to science lives on</title>
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    <pubDate>Fri, 21 Jan 2022 10:15:54 +0000</pubDate>
    <dc:creator>Luke Lythgoe</dc:creator>
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    <description><![CDATA[The long-lived red deer will become &#34;genomotype&#34; for her species, while researchers hope her longevity can help answer questions about ageing and age-related disease.]]></description>
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    <pubDate>Tue, 18 Jan 2022 16:09:44 +0000</pubDate>
    <dc:creator>Luke Lythgoe</dc:creator>
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    <description><![CDATA[Having transported many litres of pondwater to the lab, here's how our scientists find and isolate the single-celled organisms we want from all the other lifeforms and debris in their water samples.]]></description>
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    <pubDate>Wed, 12 Jan 2022 17:11:03 +0000</pubDate>
    <dc:creator>Luke Lythgoe</dc:creator>
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    <description><![CDATA[Dogs, descended from wolves, were the first animals domesticated by humans, some 40,000 years ago. Our wolf genome is now helping researchers unravel the evolutionary past of our canine companions.]]></description>
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    <pubDate>Thu, 23 Dec 2021 12:54:38 +0000</pubDate>
    <dc:creator>Luke Lythgoe</dc:creator>
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    <description><![CDATA[The traditional &#34;12 Days of Christmas&#34; reimagined with the huge variety of species having their genomes sequenced by the Darwin Tree of Life project.]]></description>
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    <pubDate>Mon, 13 Dec 2021 19:16:10 +0000</pubDate>
    <dc:creator>Luke Lythgoe</dc:creator>
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    <description><![CDATA[The &#8216;celebrity&#8217; hind that provided blood samples for our genome sequence hails from a historic research project on Rum, has starred in TV films, wowed school children, and sometimes sleeps on a bed.]]></description>
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    <pubDate>Fri, 10 Dec 2021 09:40:15 +0000</pubDate>
    <dc:creator>Luke Lythgoe</dc:creator>
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    <description><![CDATA[A female butterfly has not only provided her eggs for reintroduction efforts in the Malvern Hills, but will also become the reference genome for her species - aiding conservation across Britain.]]></description>
    <content:encoded><![CDATA[A female butterfly has not only provided her eggs for reintroduction efforts in the Malvern Hills, but will also become the reference genome for her species - aiding conservation across Britain.]]></content:encoded>
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    <pubDate>Mon, 06 Dec 2021 19:27:07 +0000</pubDate>
    <dc:creator>Luke Lythgoe</dc:creator>
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    <description><![CDATA[After pandemic setbacks in 2020, this year saw thousands of samples collected, over 200 genomes assembled, and DToL's first Genome Notes published. We&#8217;re ready for 2022!]]></description>
    <content:encoded><![CDATA[After pandemic setbacks in 2020, this year saw thousands of samples collected, over 200 genomes assembled, and DToL's first Genome Notes published. We&#8217;re ready for 2022!]]></content:encoded>
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    <pubDate>Thu, 02 Dec 2021 15:39:17 +0000</pubDate>
    <dc:creator>Luke Lythgoe</dc:creator>
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    <description><![CDATA[Among the coastal creatures collected by the Marine Biological Association for the Darwin Tree of Life project are a staggering variety of marine worms. We get the close up on 14 fascinating species.]]></description>
    <content:encoded><![CDATA[Among the coastal creatures collected by the Marine Biological Association for the Darwin Tree of Life project are a staggering variety of marine worms. We get the close up on 14 fascinating species.]]></content:encoded>
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    <pubDate>Thu, 18 Nov 2021 15:36:10 +0000</pubDate>
    <dc:creator>Luke Lythgoe</dc:creator>
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    <description><![CDATA[Scientists hadn&#8217;t surveyed the microscopic creatures in this cut-off Cumbrian pond for a decade. DToL plunged in to sample its genomic riches.]]></description>
    <content:encoded><![CDATA[Scientists hadn&#8217;t surveyed the microscopic creatures in this cut-off Cumbrian pond for a decade. DToL plunged in to sample its genomic riches.]]></content:encoded>
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    <link>https://www.darwintreeoflife.org/news_item/where-wolves-can-genomics-help-bring-back-britains-lost-apex-predator/</link>
    <pubDate>Fri, 12 Nov 2021 12:18:37 +0000</pubDate>
    <dc:creator>Luke Lythgoe</dc:creator>
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    <description><![CDATA[Wolves were eradicated from Britain around 300 years ago, leaving a hole in our ecosystem. How might new high-quality genomes help bring back this and other missing species?]]></description>
    <content:encoded><![CDATA[Wolves were eradicated from Britain around 300 years ago, leaving a hole in our ecosystem. How might new high-quality genomes help bring back this and other missing species?]]></content:encoded>
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    <link>https://www.darwintreeoflife.org/news_item/snail-hunting-in-the-dark-sea-caves-of-wales/</link>
    <pubDate>Thu, 11 Nov 2021 15:55:22 +0000</pubDate>
    <dc:creator>Luke Lythgoe</dc:creator>
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    <description><![CDATA[Guided by intrepid snail experts, the DToL team at the Marine Biological Association ventured into Pembrokeshire&#8217;s sea caves, collecting - and even naming - several tiny marine species.]]></description>
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    <title>Halloween genomes: 5 spooky species newly sequenced</title>
    <link>https://www.darwintreeoflife.org/news_item/halloween-genomes-5-spooky-species-newly-sequenced/</link>
    <pubDate>Fri, 29 Oct 2021 14:55:56 +0000</pubDate>
    <dc:creator>Luke Lythgoe</dc:creator>
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    <description><![CDATA[Forget the folklore, never mind the movies. Decoding the DNA of these species can transform our view of them from horror tropes to essential parts of our ecosystem.]]></description>
    <content:encoded><![CDATA[Forget the folklore, never mind the movies. Decoding the DNA of these species can transform our view of them from horror tropes to essential parts of our ecosystem.]]></content:encoded>
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    <title>Barcoding the Broads: explore the biodiversity on your doorstep </title>
    <link>https://www.darwintreeoflife.org/news_item/barcoding-the-broads-explore-the-biodiversity-on-your-doorstep/</link>
    <pubDate>Thu, 28 Oct 2021 07:30:59 +0000</pubDate>
    <dc:creator>Luke Lythgoe</dc:creator>
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    <description><![CDATA[The Earlham Institute launches its first in-person DNA barcoding training, to help connect people to Norfolk&#8217;s nature, and give local naturalists new tools to identify the organisms they study.]]></description>
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    <title>Warts and all: The differences between frogs and toads</title>
    <link>https://www.darwintreeoflife.org/news_item/warts-and-all-the-differences-between-frogs-and-toads/</link>
    <pubDate>Mon, 25 Oct 2021 08:58:55 +0000</pubDate>
    <dc:creator>Luke Lythgoe</dc:creator>
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    <description><![CDATA[Darwin Tree of Life has sequenced the genomes for the common frog (Rana temporaria) and common toad (Bufo bufo). But what do &#8220;frog&#8221; and &#8220;toad&#8221; mean in an evolutionary and genomic sense?]]></description>
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    <title>Lineus longissimus: Marine medicines from the ribbon worm</title>
    <link>https://www.darwintreeoflife.org/news_item/lineus-longissimus-marine-medicines-from-the-ribbon-worm/</link>
    <pubDate>Mon, 18 Oct 2021 17:02:39 +0000</pubDate>
    <dc:creator>Luke Lythgoe</dc:creator>
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    <description><![CDATA[The world's longest animal, and very slimy - researchers hope that the genomes of these worms will help uncover new chemical compounds.]]></description>
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    <title>Blazing the apple trail in Edinburgh</title>
    <link>https://www.darwintreeoflife.org/news_item/blazing-the-apple-trail-in-edinburgh/</link>
    <pubDate>Tue, 12 Oct 2021 09:54:59 +0000</pubDate>
    <dc:creator>Luke Lythgoe</dc:creator>
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    <description><![CDATA[The secrets of apple evolution were revealed at the Royal Botanic Garden Edinburgh's Harvest Festival - plus our work sequencing genomes of the wild crabapple and its domestic descendants.]]></description>
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    <title>Remembering Douglas Boyes</title>
    <link>https://www.darwintreeoflife.org/news_item/remembering-douglas-boyes/</link>
    <pubDate>Fri, 08 Oct 2021 11:07:27 +0000</pubDate>
    <dc:creator>Luke Lythgoe</dc:creator>
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    <description><![CDATA[An expert in moth identification and ecology, Doug&#8217;s knowledge, energy and generosity will be missed by us all greatly.]]></description>
    <content:encoded><![CDATA[An expert in moth identification and ecology, Doug&#8217;s knowledge, energy and generosity will be missed by us all greatly.]]></content:encoded>
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    <link>https://www.darwintreeoflife.org/news_item/eimeria-the-chicken-parasite-costing-farmers-billions/</link>
    <pubDate>Fri, 24 Sep 2021 14:55:14 +0000</pubDate>
    <dc:creator>Luke Lythgoe</dc:creator>
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    <description><![CDATA[By sequencing the genome of this single-celled coccidian parasite, scientists hope to develop better vaccines to protect poultry from a disease causing severe diarrhoea and death.]]></description>
    <content:encoded><![CDATA[By sequencing the genome of this single-celled coccidian parasite, scientists hope to develop better vaccines to protect poultry from a disease causing severe diarrhoea and death.]]></content:encoded>
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    <title>Large Tortoiseshell: The mystery of Britain’s reappearing butterfly</title>
    <link>https://www.darwintreeoflife.org/news_item/large-tortoiseshell-the-mystery-of-britains-reappearing-butterfly/</link>
    <pubDate>Thu, 16 Sep 2021 11:37:51 +0000</pubDate>
    <dc:creator>Luke Lythgoe</dc:creator>
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    <description><![CDATA[Having disappeared in the 1950s, this large lepidopteran is back and breeding on UK shores - but we don&#8217;t know why. Might its newly sequenced genome provide some clues?]]></description>
    <content:encoded><![CDATA[Having disappeared in the 1950s, this large lepidopteran is back and breeding on UK shores - but we don&#8217;t know why. Might its newly sequenced genome provide some clues?]]></content:encoded>
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    <title>School Fly Trap: Students find world&#8217;s smallest wasp in their playground</title>
    <link>https://www.darwintreeoflife.org/news_item/school-fly-trap-students-find-worlds-smallest-wasp-in-their-playground/</link>
    <pubDate>Wed, 11 Aug 2021 15:42:52 +0000</pubDate>
    <dc:creator>Luke Lythgoe</dc:creator>
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    <description><![CDATA[The children were extremely excited to open their malaise traps and find several hundred flying insects, representing at least 100 species.]]></description>
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    <title>Biodiversity Genomics 2021: sequencing genomes across the planet</title>
    <link>https://www.darwintreeoflife.org/news_item/biodiversity-genomics-2021-sequencing-genomes-across-the-planet/</link>
    <pubDate>Thu, 29 Jul 2021 13:54:44 +0000</pubDate>
    <dc:creator>Luke Lythgoe</dc:creator>
    <guid isPermaLink="false">https://www.darwintreeoflife.org/news_item/biodiversity-genomics-2021-sequencing-genomes-across-the-planet/</guid>
    <description><![CDATA[The second annual Biodiversity Genomics meeting (Sep 27-Oct 1) will connect scientists from the tundra to the tropics, all focused on unlocking the genomic secrets of life on Earth]]></description>
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    <title>How one DToL scientist raised four robin chicks</title>
    <link>https://www.darwintreeoflife.org/news_item/how-one-dtol-scientist-raised-four-robin-chicks/</link>
    <pubDate>Tue, 27 Jul 2021 16:31:12 +0000</pubDate>
    <dc:creator>Luke Lythgoe</dc:creator>
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    <description><![CDATA[The pressures of managing deliveries of organism samples to the Sanger Institute didn't prepare Radka Platte for avian motherhood.]]></description>
    <content:encoded><![CDATA[The pressures of managing deliveries of organism samples to the Sanger Institute didn't prepare Radka Platte for avian motherhood.]]></content:encoded>
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    <title>Sequencing the earthworms of Wytham Woods</title>
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    <pubDate>Thu, 22 Jul 2021 07:24:37 +0000</pubDate>
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    <description><![CDATA[What is it like collecting specimens in the field for DToL? Earthworm specialist Keiron Derek Brown describes his experience and the results of a trip to Wytham Woods.]]></description>
    <content:encoded><![CDATA[What is it like collecting specimens in the field for DToL? Earthworm specialist Keiron Derek Brown describes his experience and the results of a trip to Wytham Woods.]]></content:encoded>
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    <link>https://www.darwintreeoflife.org/news_item/ringlet-butterfly-and-our-projects-youngest-collector/</link>
    <pubDate>Tue, 29 Jun 2021 07:29:10 +0000</pubDate>
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    <description><![CDATA[The genome note for the Ringlet butterfly (Aphantopus hyperantus) is now available on Wellcome Open Research]]></description>
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    <title>Wytham Woods: the genomics of ecology and evolution</title>
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    <pubDate>Mon, 28 Jun 2021 09:40:36 +0000</pubDate>
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    <description><![CDATA[By January 2020, just a few months into the Darwin Tree of Life project, we had sent specimens of 221 arthropod species to the Sanger Institute.]]></description>
    <content:encoded><![CDATA[By January 2020, just a few months into the Darwin Tree of Life project, we had sent specimens of 221 arthropod species to the Sanger Institute.]]></content:encoded>
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    <title>A Moth in the Tree of Life at Sanger</title>
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    <pubDate>Mon, 28 Jun 2021 09:31:29 +0000</pubDate>
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    <description><![CDATA[The life of a sample at the Tree of Life labs at the Wellcome Sanger Institute starts with an email forewarning us]]></description>
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    <title>Being a Bryophyte GAL</title>
    <link>https://www.darwintreeoflife.org/news_item/being-a-bryophyte-gal/</link>
    <pubDate>Mon, 28 Jun 2021 09:22:21 +0000</pubDate>
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    <description><![CDATA[Being a part of the Darwin Tree of Life project, genome sequencing the multicellular organisms of an entire island archipelago, has involved a major shift in the way we think and talk about the plants that we work on]]></description>
    <content:encoded><![CDATA[Being a part of the Darwin Tree of Life project, genome sequencing the multicellular organisms of an entire island archipelago, has involved a major shift in the way we think and talk about the plants that we work on]]></content:encoded>
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    <title>All Things Fun-GAL</title>
    <link>https://www.darwintreeoflife.org/news_item/all-things-fun-gal/</link>
    <pubDate>Mon, 28 Jun 2021 09:13:33 +0000</pubDate>
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    <description><![CDATA[Fungi are some of the least known and mysterious organisms on Earth.]]></description>
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    <title>The Weird and Wonderful World of Protists</title>
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    <pubDate>Mon, 28 Jun 2021 09:06:11 +0000</pubDate>
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    <description><![CDATA[Sally Warring&#8217;s first few months at Earlham Institute have been a little out of the ordinary &#8211; especially after arriving in the UK from New York in the midst of an accelerating global pandemic. But for someone who studies an unusual group of organisms called protists, extraordinary is the norm.]]></description>
    <content:encoded><![CDATA[Sally Warring&#8217;s first few months at Earlham Institute have been a little out of the ordinary &#8211; especially after arriving in the UK from New York in the midst of an accelerating global pandemic. But for someone who studies an unusual group of organisms called protists, extraordinary is the norm.]]></content:encoded>
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    <title>A Living Treasure of Protist Diversity</title>
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    <pubDate>Mon, 28 Jun 2021 08:56:03 +0000</pubDate>
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    <description><![CDATA[CCAP, based near Oban, is helping DToL collect and isolate different strains of algae and protozoa. But most of team's time is taken up maintaining the 3000-plus strains kept in their public collection]]></description>
    <content:encoded><![CDATA[CCAP, based near Oban, is helping DToL collect and isolate different strains of algae and protozoa. But most of team's time is taken up maintaining the 3000-plus strains kept in their public collection]]></content:encoded>
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    <title>The Darwin Tree of Life Project and the COVID-19</title>
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    <pubDate>Mon, 28 Jun 2021 08:32:29 +0000</pubDate>
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    <description><![CDATA[The COVID-19 pandemic and associated public health measures mean that all of the institutions that are partners in the Darwin Tree of Life project have closed their physical doors, with staff working from home.]]></description>
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    <title>International Day of Biodiversity</title>
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    <pubDate>Mon, 28 Jun 2021 08:30:28 +0000</pubDate>
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    <description><![CDATA[Biodiversity is at the core of the Darwin Tree of Life (DToL) project, and today (May 22nd) marks the Convention on Biological Diversity&#8217;s International Day of Biodiversity.]]></description>
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    <title>Darwin Tree of Life: looking back on 2020</title>
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    <pubDate>Mon, 28 Jun 2021 08:26:43 +0000</pubDate>
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    <description><![CDATA[Despite restrictions, 2020 has been a busy year for the Darwin Tree of Life Project. We take a look at some of this year&#8217;s achievements and highlights.]]></description>
    <content:encoded><![CDATA[Despite restrictions, 2020 has been a busy year for the Darwin Tree of Life Project. We take a look at some of this year&#8217;s achievements and highlights.]]></content:encoded>
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    <title>Successful full genome sequencing of three bumblebee species</title>
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    <pubDate>Mon, 28 Jun 2021 08:11:59 +0000</pubDate>
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    <description><![CDATA[The Darwin Tree of Life team are delighted to announce the release of three complete bumblebee genomes this week.]]></description>
    <content:encoded><![CDATA[The Darwin Tree of Life team are delighted to announce the release of three complete bumblebee genomes this week.]]></content:encoded>
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    <title>Release of full bee genome sequences creates a buzz</title>
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    <pubDate>Mon, 28 Jun 2021 08:04:41 +0000</pubDate>
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    <description><![CDATA[Full genome sequences for three of the bumblebee species found in Britain and Ireland]]></description>
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    <title>Lichens have a certain reputation…</title>
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    <pubDate>Mon, 28 Jun 2021 07:53:50 +0000</pubDate>
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    <description><![CDATA[Many find lichens &#8216;difficult&#8217;. Rebecca Yahr, at Royal Botanic Gardens Edinburgh, prefers the term &#8216;fascinating&#8217;, perhaps because she still gets to answer seemingly basic questions with &#8220;I don&#8217;t know!&#8221;]]></description>
    <content:encoded><![CDATA[Many find lichens &#8216;difficult&#8217;. Rebecca Yahr, at Royal Botanic Gardens Edinburgh, prefers the term &#8216;fascinating&#8217;, perhaps because she still gets to answer seemingly basic questions with &#8220;I don&#8217;t know!&#8221;]]></content:encoded>
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    <title>New Tree of Life Gateway launches</title>
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    <pubDate>Mon, 28 Jun 2021 07:47:29 +0000</pubDate>
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    <description><![CDATA[We&#8217;re excited to announce that the Tree of Life Gateway has now been launched on Wellcome Open Research. Jonathan Threlfall and Mark Blaxter wrote an article on the Wellcome Open Research blog to mark the occasion.]]></description>
    <content:encoded><![CDATA[We&#8217;re excited to announce that the Tree of Life Gateway has now been launched on Wellcome Open Research. Jonathan Threlfall and Mark Blaxter wrote an article on the Wellcome Open Research blog to mark the occasion.]]></content:encoded>
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