Sanger Science

12 November 2024
Unlocking the genetics of skin cancer
Dr David Adams, Senior Group Leader at the Wellcome Sanger Institute, is a pioneer in cancer biology and uncovering skin cancer genetics. We explore his 20-year career at Sanger and the global impact of his research.

8 November 202412.5 min read
A melody of bases: How scaling allows us to set new bars
This month we are celebrating a new milestone of sequencing 50 Petabases of DNA. Large-scale sequencing projects have contributed to this achievement, providing us with unprecedented insights into human health and disease.

10 September 20142.5 min read
The deep end
10.09.14 Stepping out of a science degree and into a communications role was never going to be easy, says Sophia Berry
8 September 20143.9 min read
How do animals become domesticated?
08.09.14 Rabbits provide an excellent model for studying the genetics of domestication. Bronwen Aken explains how changes in their genomes explain shifts in behaviour
5 September 20143 min read
Odour, ardour and anger
04.09.14 Why do male and female mice behave differently? As Ximena Ibarra-Soria explains, smell plays a role but it’s not as straightforward as you might expect.
29 August 20143.7 min read
Happy Birthday, Sanger Institute Blog!
To celebrate, here are the 10 most popular posts from the blog’s second year
14 August 20143.8 min read
Do stem cells have memory?
14.08.14 Some stem cells may recall their origins. Daniel Gaffney and Foad Rouhani explain how genetic variation complicates the picture
11 August 20143.7 min read
Fleshing out our knowledge of bone
11.08.14 Bone is regulated by a multitude of pathways and we are only just beginning to see how they all interact, explains Isabel Quiros-Gonzalez