CRAM-ming it in
An impending flood of genomic data threatens to overwhelm scientists’ abilities to store and share it. Next-generation compression seeks to CRAM it all in
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The importance of public engagement on antibiotic resistance
Nicole Wheeler talks antibiotics, antibiotic resistance and public engagement – and letting people use real software on real data to track antibiotic resistance around the world
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Disability, Inclusion and Science
Distinguished disability rights campaigner, David Ruebain, joined us last month at the Wellcome Genome Campus. He spoke on disability and inclusion in science, as part of the campus Equality in Science event series.
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Human genome editing – the issues explored
Hayley Clissold from the Sanger Institute’s policy team team explores the issues surrounding gene editing and human embryos
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Hasta la VISA, genomes!
From ragworts that are too common and the tricky toughness of truffles to the trials of getting DNA samples a US Visa, Dan Mead gives his personal reflections on project managing the 25 Genomes Project
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Chernobyl: chasing a ‘catching’ cancer
Sanger researcher Alex Cagan travelled to Chernobyl’s nuclear exclusion zone for samples of cancer. But he isn’t investigating the effects of the reactor disaster; his quarry has a more ancient source: the immortal cells of an 8,000 year-old animal that are still being passed from dog to dog
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Human Embryo Editing: science fiction or science fact?
Anna Middleton, Head of the Society and Ethics research group at Wellcome Genome Campus Connecting Science, reports on Prof He Jiankiu’s unverified announcement of gene editing the first human embryos that have been born
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Dr Cordelia Langford wins BioBeat award
The ‘50 Movers and Shakers in BioBusiness 2018’ report identifies outstanding women who are developing revolutionary bioscience. Dr Cordelia Langford, Director of Scientific Operations at the Wellcome Sanger Institute is celebrated in the collaboration category. Ahead of the BioBeat 2018 conference, we spoke to Cordelia about her career and her role as a leading woman in science
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Darwin Tree of Life: focusing on fungi and probing plants
We have much to thank fungi and plants for, and the Darwin Tree of Life project will help us to unlock even more of their secrets to improve modern life
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Science as a human right
The idea that we should benefit from scientific advancement is something we may never have thought of as human right, yet the Universal Declaration of Human Rights firmly makes the case that it is everyone’s right, regardless of education, wealth or background, explains Sarion Bowers
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