Sanger Science
28 November 202512.8 min readImagine if our bodies held secret playbooks for stopping cancer before it ever gains ground. A new international research team – led by scientists at the Wellcome Sanger Institute – is setting out to uncover exactly those natural defence mechanisms. Their ambitious Cancer Avoidance project hopes to reveal insights that could one day help us halt cancer in its tracks.
14 March 20247.6 min readThe fight against melioidosis - a neglected, often fatal, bacterial disease.
6 March 20248.9 min readMeet Valentina Migliori, a researcher working to make lab science more relevant to clinical research.
29 February 20245.6 min readFour new platforms have been added to one of the world’s largest genome sequencing facilities at the Wellcome Sanger Institute. increasing the speed, capacity and precision of DNA and RNA sequencing.
27 February 20245.4 min readAs head of the largest genomics institute in Africa and the Genomic Surveillance Unit’s new deputy director, Professor Tulio de Oliveira hopes close collaboration can be “world changing.”
15 February 20249.1 min readWe spoke to Jyoti Nangalia, a researcher at the forefront of innovation in blood cancers. She is combining her clinical and academic expertise to bring better diagnosis tools for patients and clinicians.
6 February 20249 min readThree vaccine targets discovered by the Wellcome Sanger Institute focus on targeting animal trypanosomiasis in an effort to find a cure for a disease that causes billions in economic losses in one of the poorest regions on earth. These losses fall heavily on small holders, who are often heavily dependent on livestock for their livelihood.
