Resurrecting the Genes of Extinct Plants

Postdoctoral research scholar Lilian Matallana spends a lot of time rockin' around the Christmas tree! Find out how Dr Matallana works to create a more desirable Christmas tree by examining the genetic makeup of Fraser firs.

Simple yet useful tips on how to design good primers for PCR reactions and what to avoid!

Professor Mark Blaxter, Lead of the Tree of Programme at the Wellcome Sanger Institute, explains how the Darwin Tree of Life project will help conservation efforts across the UK. The ambitious project aims to ultimately read the DNA code (genomes) of all 60,000 complex species (birds, animals, fish, plants and parasites) found in the UK.