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Babraham Institute in the Media

Our communications activities aim to raise our public profile and promote broader awareness of the Babraham Institute and our research. Here we have collected some examples of where the Institute has featured in the media.

02/01/2024

Dr Peter Rugg-Gunn in The Guardian speaking on 14-day rule on embryo research

Group leader, Dr Peter Rugg-Gunn, contributed to an article by Hannah Devlin outlining the potential benefits of extending the 14-day rule on research on human embryos. 

 

embryo | rugg-gunn | press | national | policy | public dialogue
By Honor Pollard

08/09/2023

Peter Rugg-Gunn provides expert comment on embryo research to The Guardian

Group leader Peter Rugg-Gunn comments on the impact and implications of new embryo model reported by researchers at the Weizmann Institute in Israel.

national | rugg-gunn | embryo | epigenetics | expert comment
By Honor Pollard

27/05/2022

The Times report on traumatic brain injury treatment in mice

Gene switch system offers hope to patients

liston | national | immunology | brain
By Honor Pollard

17/02/2022

The Guardian report on reprogramming work from Diljeet Gill and Wolf Reik

Ian Sample writes about the new stem cell rejuvenation method developed in the Reik lab.

epigenetics | reik | national | ageing
By Honor Pollard

19/11/2021

Peter Rugg-Gunn hails “Rosetta Stone for development” in national news

Peter Rugg-Gunn provides expert comment on gastrulation study.

rugg-gunn | embryo | national | expert comment
By Honor Pollard

09/06/2021

The Independent long read explores ageing research at the Babraham Institute

Andy Martin asks the question: Who wants to live forever?

epigenetics | immunology | imaging | reik | linterman | facilities | ageing | national
By Honor Pollard

17/03/2021

Peter Rugg-Gunn comments on ‘blastoid’ research in the Mail Online

The Mail Online reports on a new model similar to human blastocysts, with expert comment from Peter Rugg-Gunn.

embryo | epigenetics | national | rugg-gunn | expert comment
By Honor Pollard

03/05/2018

Hemberger group image is Biomedical Picture of the Day

Placenta Problems

hemberger | epigenetics | developmental biology | placenta | national | website

10/05/2017

Wolf Reik writes in The Conversation

How epigenetics may help us slow down the ageing clock

epigenetic clock | epigenetics | national | online press | reik | the conversation