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The Darwin Tree of Life Project and the Earth BioGenome Project are aiming to sequence all animals, birds, fish, insects and plants in the UK and on earth, respectively

Sequencing All Life On Earth – Facts and Figures

November 1, 2018January 15, 2019 Communications Team 25 Genomes, darwin tree of life, dna sequencing, earth biogenome project min read

Scientists have announced an ambitious goal to sequence all of life on earth. Here are 10 top facts that help to put the scale of the challenge into perspective…

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The quest to sequence all life

November 1, 2018January 15, 2019 Communications Team 25 Genomes, darwin tree of life, dna sequencing, earth biogenome project min read

What will reading the genomes of all life on earth uncover? And how does the Sanger Institute intend to lead the sequencing of an estimated 66,000 species in the UK? Associate Director of the Wellcome Sanger Institute Julia Wilson talks about this ambitious project

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Long live bats

October 29, 2018January 15, 2019 Communications Team 25 Genomes, bats, DNA, genome min read

Bats have much to tell us about the genetics of living healthy long lives: not only can they tolerate deadly viruses (including Ebola, SARS and rabies), they are resistant to cancer too

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Solving the mysteries of developmental disorders: The DDD study

October 16, 2018October 16, 2018 Communications Team data, DDD, deciphering developmental disorders, DNA, health, human health, rare disease, Sanger Science, sequencing min read

Alison Cranage talks to one family who have been helped by the Deciphering Developmental Disorders study

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25 Genomes: The Common Starfish

October 4, 2018January 29, 2019 Communications Team 25 Genomes, 25 years, data, DNA, Sanger Science, sequencing, starfish, tree of life min read

The Starfish genome could offer new approaches to wound healing and into surgical glue, if only we can get enough sperm.

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10 surprises from sequencing 25 new species

October 4, 2018January 15, 2019 Communications Team 25 Genomes, 25 years, data, DNA, Sanger Science, sequencing, tree of life min read

From exploding worms to cannibal crickets and adored arachnids to bewildering blackberries, Alison Cranage picks out the more bizarre discoveries we’ve made

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25 years of pushing the scientific boundaries

October 1, 2018January 15, 2019 Communications Team 25 years, data, DNA, gorilla, Human Cell Atlas, human genetics, human genome project, Infectious disease, Influencing Policy, Sanger Science, sequencing, tree of life min read

From one human genome to hundreds of thousands, to every single cell in the body, to the genome of every species on the planet – DNA sequencing is accelerating. On our 25th anniversary we look at the evolution, application and potential of this powerful science.

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25 Genomes at New Scientist Live

September 25, 2018January 15, 2019 Communications Team 25 Genomes, new scientist live, sequencing min read

Alongside robots, slime and VR machines, Sanger researchers were at New Scientist Live last week – talking genomes, Alison Cranage reports

Mosquito in close up. Image credit: CDC/Dr Paul Howell

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Building capacity for genomic surveillance of malaria mosquitoes in Africa

September 21, 2018January 15, 2019 Communications Team malaria, mosquito, Sanger Science min read

Funding from the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation will enable the Pan African Mosquito Control Association (PAMCA) to launch nine new projects for mosquito genomics researchers across Africa. The Sanger Institute will sequence 500 mosquito genomes from each study. The deadline for research applications is 3 October 2018

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The Beast from the East? Vespa velutina

September 17, 2018January 15, 2019 Communications Team 25 Genomes min read

Words and pictures by: Alex Cagan Date: 17.09.18 Prelude: Death from above Today, you are a honeybee and today you