Sanger Science

  • 19 February 20154.4 min read

    19.02.15 Structural changes to the intricate pattern of DNA after fertilisation could be the cause of as yet undiagnosed developmental disorders, says Dan King

  • 4 February 20153.9 min read

    04.02.15 Malaria-transmitting mosquito populations harbour an extraordinary potential for adaptation, says Alistair Miles

  • 2 February 20154 min read

    02.02.15 Researchers are beginning to understand cancer’s crafty tricks for dodging death, says Daniela Robles-Espinoza

  • 20 January 20153.4 min read

    19.01.15 By sequencing individual immune cells, scientists can now look at the way our bodies respond to infection and disease. Rachael Bashford-Rogers explains what this new viewpoint could show us

  • 14 January 20153 min read

    14.01.15 Like archaeologists, cancer researchers piece together the shards of past catastrophe. However, as Moritz Gerstung explains, algorithms, not brushes, are the tools of the trade

  • E.coli cultures. Credit: Wellcome Images
    24 December 20143.3 min read

    24.12.14 Microorganisms are everywhere, so how can you be sure they aren’t contaminating the bacteria you are sequencing? Zannah Salter explores the problem and some solutions