Eight genetic gifts we received this year

2025-01-12T08:37:47+00:0020 December 2024|

What has genetics done for us? Well in 2024, it paved the way for better cancer treatment, supported conservation efforts and mapped the hidden world of connections in our bodies to name but three. So, sit back as we unwrap eight gifts that genetics at the Sanger Institute has provided this year.

A representative reference genome

2023-05-11T10:01:30+01:0010 May 2023|

The human reference genome is the foundation of modern human genetics and genomics, underpinning most research into human health and disease. But, it has limitations - it doesn't reflect human genetic diversity. A new, pangenome reference has now been published, aiming to better represent humanity.

Celebrations, community, and a common aim

2023-08-04T22:11:18+01:0014 April 2023|

Some of our staff reflect on their experiences of working on the Human Genome Project, what it means to them, and how life at the Wellcome Sanger Institute has grown.

To influenza and beyond

2023-01-12T12:11:55+00:0010 January 2023|

The Sanger Institute’s new Respiratory Virus and Microbiome Initiative will lead the way in developing the genomic tools and methodology to study and track a range of viruses and understand how they interact with the respiratory microbiome and human hosts.

Our UK Biobank Journey: 3 years and over 240,000 human genomes

2022-10-19T09:27:20+01:0026 September 2022|

In 2019, the Sanger Institute started on the most ambitious human genome sequencing project in the world. Three years later, the Institute has delivered nearly 250,000 whole human genome sequences and over 20 petabytes (PB) of data, for the UK Biobank project, to aid research into health and disease.