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Snail hotels, 3D printed robots and custom clips

January 11, 2021January 11, 2021 Sanger Institute dna sequencing, engineering, parasite genomics, public engagement, robotics, stem cells min read

Engineering solutions to genomic research

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Dr Elo Madissoon performing stand-up at the Portland Arms, Cambridge.
Sanger Life 

Stand up science

November 10, 2020November 10, 2020 Sanger Institute comedy, stand-up min read

Join us for an evening of science comedy

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COVID-19 Sanger Science 

Sequencing COVID – what now?

November 3, 2020December 4, 2020 Sanger Institute coronavirus, COVID-19, disease surveillance, epidemiology, Sars-Cov-2, sequencing min read

Helping to track coronavirus outbreaks.

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Equity, diversity and inclusion in science

October 12, 2020October 9, 2020 Sanger Institute black history month, equality in science, equity, podcast min read

To celebrate Black History Month, Your Digital Mentor Podcast released a special episode. Academics from across the globe discuss inequalities in science and how things need to change.

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A day in the life of a cell technician: CRISPR, teamwork, and character cells

September 18, 2020September 18, 2020 Sanger Institute cancer, cells, Human Cell Atlas, organoids, technician committment, technicians min read

Life in the cellular generation and phenotyping labs at the Sanger Institute.

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Inspiring prisoners and their families with genomics

August 25, 2020August 25, 2020 Sanger Institute prisons, public engagement min read

“I want to inspire kids, let them know that though they are having a really tough time now, there is light at the end of the tunnel. I want them to know they can do well, whatever happens.”

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The race to sequence SARS-CoV-2

August 19, 2020November 12, 2020 Sanger Institute coronavirus, COVID-19, software developer, software development, technician committment, technicians min read

The Sanger Institute is built for high-throughput science – but the project to sequence coronavirus demanded more samples were handled more quickly than ever before.

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From locked down to reaching out: re-inventing public engagement for the “new normal”

August 6, 2020August 7, 2020 Sanger Institute events, live streaming, live tours, public engagement min read

Since the Campus closed to visitors in March, staff have been finding new ways of engaging with people who want to find out more about our work.

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Genomes within Genomes

August 3, 2020August 3, 2020 Sanger Institute Genomics, malaria, malaria parasite, tree of life min read

Hiding in the genome of a newly-sequenced red colobus monkey, there was a second species – a parasite descended from malaria.

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Impact of The Technician Commitment

July 27, 2020July 27, 2020 Sanger Institute COVID-19, technician committment, technicians min read

Kelly Vere, Programme Director of the Technician Commitment, explores the progress of the scheme across the UK.

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