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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Author: Sanger Institute
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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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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