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“If you know, there is a Nobel prize for you!” – Searching for the causes of cancer in Czechia

November 14, 2019November 14, 2019 Sanger Institute cancer, mutational signatures, mutographs min read

In a study spanning five continents, researchers are hunting for tell-tale ‘signatures’ left in DNA by the unknown causes of cancer.

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Science on a bike

October 14, 2019October 14, 2019 Sanger Institute cycling, education, malaria, public engagement min read

One man, one bike, and lots of genomics.

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Pioneering Computer Science

October 8, 2019October 7, 2019 Sanger Institute ada lovelace, bioinformatics, bletchley park, computing, grace hopper, margaret hamilton, software developer, stem, women in science min read

Celebrating Ada Lovelace Day and the achievements of women in science, technology, engineering and maths.

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A lasting legacy

August 16, 2019August 16, 2019 Sanger Institute andrea ong, cancer, cancer dependency map, cancer depmap, crispr, Genetics, Genomics, john sulston, malaria, Nobel Prize, sanger prize, sophia hernandez min read

Meet the next generation of genomic scientists who are benefiting from our founder’s generosity

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Outbreaks and Antibiotic Resistance

July 29, 2019July 29, 2019 Sanger Institute antibiotic resistance, Centre for Genomic Pathogen Surveillance, pneumonia, postdoc min read

Sophia David talks about her life as a postdoctoral researcher at the Sanger Institute.

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Cancer, Caveman and Art

July 9, 2019July 9, 2019 Sanger Institute art, cancer, postdoc, somatic mutations min read

Thoughts on life as a postdoctoral researcher, combining science and art.

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Melanoma, Personalised Medicine and the Middle Ages

June 20, 2019June 20, 2019 Sanger Institute cancer, meet the scientists, melanoma, postdoc min read

Saskia Rudat talks about her life as a postdoctoral researcher at the Sanger Institute.

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What if medicine could be tailored ‘just for you’?

June 17, 2019June 17, 2019 Sanger Institute cancer, personalised medicine, precision medicine, sepsis min read

The information in our genomes is helping doctors diagnose and treat disease. But how far can personalised medicine go?

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Breaking the mould – the story of penicillin

June 6, 2019 Sanger Institute AMR, antibiotic resistance, drug resistant infections, penicillin min read

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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More than just malaria

April 24, 2019April 25, 2019 Sanger Institute fundraising, Genomics, ghana, malaria, mosquitoes min read

Researchers can change children’s futures in many more ways than just helping to beat a killer disease…

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