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
Read moreDespite restrictions, 2020 has been a busy year for the Darwin Tree of Life Project. We take a look at
Read moreDr Kerstin Meyer, Principal Staff Scientist at the Sanger Institute, explains what it’s like to work on a such a huge, collaborative endeavour
Read moreDr 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
Read moreResearchers have discovered the first extensively drug resistant non-typhoidal Salmonella in the Democratic Republic of the Congo
Read moreStudying mouse brain development can give insights into human neurodevelopmental and psychiatric disorders, as well as help diagnose rare genetic conditions
Read moreThe 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
Read moreYou’re never too young to start learning about DNA sequencing, software development and 3D printing.
Read moreThe wealth of information available to researchers through UK Biobank is powering studies into human health and disease
Read moreSanger 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.
Read moreSmallpox 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?
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