Breaking the mould – the story of penicillin
From a contaminated dish in London to saving lives on the D-Day beaches of Normandy (via dedicated scientists in Oxford and Peoria), pencillin has saved many millions of lives
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Author: Sanger Institute
More than just malaria
Researchers can change children’s futures in many more ways than just helping to beat a killer disease…
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Six surprising animal cancer facts
Some creatures never get cancer, while others can catch it from the sea. Find out more in our list of things you never knew about cancer in the wild
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Cracking cancer with CRISPR
How Sanger scientists are using genetic surgery to understand the blueprint of life
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Glass: The Poetry of Science
Dr Kate Carruthers Thomas explores gender in the workplace through the poetry of the Glass Ceiling, Glass Escalator, Glass Cliff and Glass Closet
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Catching pneumonia with caterpillars
Using caterpillars to investigate how human pneumonia works.
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Science on a bike
One man, one bike, and lots of genomics.
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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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