Sanger Science
12 December 20248.5 min readTardigrades are tiny creatures renowned for their ability to survive extreme conditions. Dr Witold Morek, Postdoc at the Wellcome Sanger Institute, studies tardigrade genomes to unravel their evolution. This work could help enhance scientific understanding of biodiversity and lead to innovations in medicine and biotechnology.
21 January 20164.3 min read21.01.16 David Wedge reports the launch of a new DREAM Challenge that aims to identify the different cells that make up a cancer
17 August 20154 min readYong Yu talks about his research in immunotherapy, an emerging cancer treatment that exploits the biology of innate lymphoid cells
15 July 20152.9 min read15.07.15 Abigail Perrin explains how malaria parasites trick our immune system
22 June 20153 min read22.06.15 Artificial membrane could transform the way we treat heart disease, says Rameen Shakur
24 April 20155.9 min read25.04.15 Malaria parasites adapt at a frightening rate. A global collaboration has compiled a large collection of P. falciparum genomes and is using this resource to keep up.
15 April 20153.8 min read15.04.15 Big data can help us find the causes of rare diseases. But, says Anika Oellrich, computers must first understand the many ways we describe symptoms
