Sanger Science

21 March 2025
A global approach to studying health and disease
For 25 years, Nick Thomson has used genomics to unlock the secrets of how infectious diseases spread around the world. We sat down with Nick to discover his plans as the new Head of the Parasites and Microbes programme.

6 March 20259.7 min read
Sequencing decades-long population data unlocks health insights
For the first time, researchers at the Wellcome Sanger Institute have sequenced rich genomic data from three birth cohort studies, which could unlock new insights into human health and disease.

24 April 20194.8 min read
More than just malaria
Researchers can change children's futures in many more ways than just helping to beat a killer disease...
12 April 20196.9 min read
Six surprising animal cancer facts
Some creatures never get cancer, while others can catch it from the sea. Find out more in our list of things you never knew about cancer in the wild
10 April 20197.5 min read
Cracking cancer with CRISPR
How Sanger scientists are using genetic surgery to understand the blueprint of life
29 March 20193 min read
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
25 March 20193.3 min read
Tea-time News
Hot tea has been linked to oesophageal cancer - but it's not clear if it's the cause. Studying DNA changes will help researchers find out.
14 March 20195.3 min read
Catching pneumonia with caterpillars
Using caterpillars to investigate how human pneumonia works.