Biological data are scattered across thousands of biological databases and hundreds of scientific journals. Current high throughput genomics technologies generate large quantities of high dimensional data. Microarray, NMR, mass spectrometry, protein chips, gel electrophoresis data, Yeast-Two-Hybrid, QTL mapping, gene silencing, and knockout experiments are all examples of technologies that capture thousands of data points, often in single experiments.

A recent article in Scientific Computing World (SCW) examined how science and scientific computing are helping us to tackle the problem of feeding an ever increasing population.  The article featured the research of Tina Sarkinen from the University of Oxford who is a user of the NGS.  Tina has been using the NGS to combine DNA sequencing data, molecular dating and fossil data to reconstruct densely sampled plant phylogenies over a period of 10 to 15 million years.

The NGS will be hosting a training session for students at Cranfield University.

Recently the NGS held a successful roadshow event at the University of Hull which was hosted locally by Dr Helen Wright.  The event was filled to capacity and full advantage was taken of our Roaming RA service so attendees could leave the event in possession of a grid certificate.