Communications Team

The modern rise of an ancient disease

August 8, 2019August 8, 2019 Communications Team bacteria, drug resistance, macrolides, sexually transmitted disease, std, syphilis, treponema pallidum, yaws min read

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.

Sanger Science

Vaccines: Life savers against infectious diseases

August 2, 2019August 5, 2019 Communications Team E. coli, etec, group a streptococcus, hpv, Infectious disease, malaria, measles, Plasmodium, polio, smallpox, vaccines min read

Smallpox has been stamped out and various other diseases are declining, thanks to vaccination. But not all diseases have vaccines yet – can genomics help speed up the search?

Sanger Science

COSMIC: setting the path for tomorrow’s cancer treatments

July 17, 2019 Communications Team BRAF, cancer, cancer genetics, Cancer Genome Project, COSMIC, melanoma min read

From gene discovery, to database, to cancer treatment. COSMIC celebrates 15 years of fuelling cancer research.

Sanger Science

DECIPHER: Fuelling Rare Disease Research

July 3, 2019July 4, 2019 Communications Team DDD, decipher, deciphering developmental disorders, developmental disorders, families, Genetics, Genomics, learning disorders min read

More than 15 years ago, a hospital doctor realised that bringing people’s genetic data together could provide answers for families affected by rare diseases. With the help of the Sanger Institute, the DECIPHER project has been helping families ever since

Sanger Life

Connecting With Science

June 27, 2019June 27, 2019 Communications Team connecting science, Genomics, prize, public engagement, wellcome genome campus min read

Staff at the Wellcome Genome Campus are supported to connect people with their science – find out more

Sanger Science

Tracking a deadly shapeshifter

June 12, 2019June 12, 2019 Communications Team bacteria, Centre for Genomic Pathogen Surveillance, pneumonia, poppunk, serotypes, Streptococcus pneumoniae, vaccination, vaccines min read

A global child killer constantly changes its coat to evade destruction, but a worldwide network of scientists is using genetics to get one step ahead.