Darwin Tree of Life: Looking back on 2020
Despite restrictions, 2020 has been a busy year for the Darwin Tree of Life Project. We take a look at some of this year’s achievements and highlights.
The Human Cell Atlas: Understanding health to combat disease
Dr Kerstin Meyer, Principal Staff Scientist at the Sanger Institute, explains what it’s like to work on a such a huge, collaborative endeavour
Perfume, jazz and immunogenetics
Dr Velislava Petrova is a Postdoctoral Fellow working in immunogenetics in Dr Carl Anderson’s group at the Sanger Institute. Currently she is working at the United Nations Programme on HIV/AIDS (UNAIDS) Office of Innovation in Geneva
A dangerous new Salmonella strain is emerging in sub-Saharan Africa
Researchers have discovered the first extensively drug resistant non-typhoidal Salmonella in the Democratic Republic of the Congo
The biology of the brain
Studying mouse brain development can give insights into human neurodevelopmental and psychiatric disorders, as well as help diagnose rare genetic conditions
Health implications of the baby biome?
The method of a baby’s birth affects its collection of gut microbes – its microbiome. But we still don’t know if that has any long-term effects on health
Coding the Future
You’re never too young to start learning about DNA sequencing, software development and 3D printing.
Powering discovery in blood disorders and depression
The wealth of information available to researchers through UK Biobank is powering studies into human health and disease
The modern rise of an ancient disease
Sanger scientists have sequenced the largest number of Treponema pallidum bacterial genomes to date. The bacterium causes syphilis, a sexually transmitted disease that is making a comeback. Their findings show us how the bacteria have evolved over time and developed resistance to antibiotics.
