Sanger Science

20 December 2024
Eight genetic gifts we received this year
What has genetics done for us? Well in 2024, it paved the way for better cancer treatment, supported conservation efforts and mapped the hidden world of connections in our bodies to name but three. So, sit back as we unwrap eight gifts that genetics at the Sanger Institute has provided this year.

18 December 20247.8 min read
How can we enhance biological research with AI?
Advances in AI are rapidly changing biological research, which raises important questions surrounding its responsible use. Here we share insights from a recent conference, funded by the Wellcome Sanger Institute, on explainable AI and how it impacts biology.

1 December 20173.9 min read
Life in the fast lane: rapid reproduction in malaria parasites
1.12.17 Brandon Invergo investigates how quickly malaria parasites can prepare to sexually reproduce once they are picked up by a mosquito.
31 October 20175.2 min read
A step towards an effective, multi-target vaccine for malaria
Gareth Powell and Leyla Bustamante helped to find five targets on the parasite that could be the basis of a new vaccine
17 October 20175 min read
Results of the Chordoma Genome Project reveal genetic changes that drive chordoma
DATE: 12/09/17 By: Chordoma Foundation Team Editor's Note: This blog is reproduced from The Chordoma Foundation blog, a charity that has funded and collaborated on recent research by Sanger Institute scientists. For more on The Chordoma Foundation, please visit: https://www.chordomafoundation.org/ Sacral bone chordoma This month, a group of
18 July 20175.1 min read
Placing drug-resistant strains of E. coli into a broader context
18.7.17 Samples of E. coli were isolated from patients with bloodstream infections over eleven years. Teemu Kallonen, Julian Parkhill and Sharon Peacock discuss what their genomic study on this collection reveals.
13 July 20174.4 min read
Malaria parasites: more susceptible to a knock-out blow than we thought?
13.7.17 Theo Sanderson and Ellen Bushell explain how characterising the role of many of the malaria parasite’s five thousand genes has shown that more of these genes are required for the parasite to grow normally, than was originally thought.
3 July 20174.4 min read
Chief Medical Officer’s annual report 2016: Generation Genome highlights the potential for pathogen genomics in patient diagnosis and infection control
04.07.17 The UK Chief Medical Officer's Report has highlighted the vital role genetics and genomics will play in UK NHS healthcare and medicine. Professor Sharon Peacock helped write the report's chapter on Infectious disease.