The weird and wonderful world of organoids
Mini organs grown in the lab are boosting cancer research and drug discovery.
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Developing a view on Brexit
Sarion Bowers, Policy Lead at the Sanger Institute, reflects on how Brexit will affect science.
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Science in a conflict zone: Investigating cholera in Yemen
In addition to the civil war, Yemen is experiencing the worst epidemic of cholera ever recorded. We spoke to Ankur Rakesh, a volunteer doctor with Médecins Sans Frontières (MSF) / Doctors Without Borders, who travelled to Yemen in July 2017 to study the genomics of this highly infectious and deadly disease
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Scientific Evidence in Policy Making
Evidence is a vital part of policy-making – but it’s by no means the only part. We look at how scientists can get involved and make a difference.
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Claims of genome edited babies shock the world
Our Policy Lead, Sarion Bowers, explores the extraordinary claims that the world’s first genome edited babies have been born.
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