30.01.17 Sharon Peacock and Claire Chewapreecha reveal how the bacterium responsible for Melioidosis has spread across the globe. Continue reading
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In search of the hidden reservoir of Malaria
20.12.16 Arthur Talman explains how his field work in Mali could help understand the behaviour of malaria parasites.
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Out of Africa: more data must give us definite answers, soon ….
26.09.2016 Dr Yali Xue shares her hopes and dreams of using the world’s genomes to understand our evolution and migration out of Africa Continue reading
Companion: a new tool to generate and visualize annotation of parasite genomes
29.06.16 Sascha Steinbiss & Thomas D. Otto explain how this new software tool and web server will allow people to compare parasite genomes more effectively Continue reading
Understanding historical population movements and the study of malaria
22.06.16 Past migrations within sub-Saharan Africa revealed in a post by George Busby Continue reading
Personalised medicine – how to stand out in a crowd
25.05.16 Personalised medicine is the promise of genomic research, but to make it a reality will take a community of researchers, clinicians, healthcare workers, policy makers and patients, Sarion Bowers explains Continue reading
Karma Bacterium: New additions to the Culture Club
05.05.16 Hilary Browne explains how growing previously ‘unculturable’ microbiota helps determine the role of bacteria in human health Continue reading
Editing the Debate
Editing the genome is a grand endeavour. Discussions on the aims and regulation of genome editing need to reflect the opinion of both scientists and the public. Sarion Bowers explains. Continue reading
Socialising the Genome
Anna Middleton explains how bringing together an Advertising Executive, a Genetic Counsellor and the power of Internet Videos is tackling the issues of Gnomes in the Genome Continue reading
Evolution of artemisinin-resistant malaria
07/03/2016: Roberto Amato shows how mutations in the malaria gene kelch13, associated with artemisinin resistance in Southeast Asia, are far less common in Africa. Continue reading
