Sanger Science

  • 17 October 2024

    AI and the future of generative biology

    Artificial intelligence (AI) is transforming biology by enabling researchers to build predictive models from vast biological datasets. Wellcome Sanger Institute researchers are leveraging AI tools to predict, design, and engineer biological sequences, such as DNA and proteins.

  • 9 October 20249.9 min read

    The architecture of disease

    Our photo essay features some of the people behind the cutting-edge cancer research at the Sanger Institute. With genomic techniques now able to uncover the DNA sequence and structure in millions individual cells, they are uncovering the genetic architecture of disease.

  • 6 February 20143.3 min read

    Hunting for mutations in cancers

    06.02.14: Shearwater, a new method of finding the various mutations that can develop within cancers, is inspired by the hunting tactics of its feathered namesake

  • 4 February 20143.1 min read

    Is social media the future of social science research?

    04.02.14: Anna Middleton was dubious about recruiting research participants through Facebook and Twitter but her first experience of social media has entirely converted her

  • Salmonella Typhimurium. Credit David Goulding, Wellcome Trust Sanger Institute
    30 January 20145 min read

    Know your enemy

    20.01.14: Some types of Salmonella evolve to perfect their attack, others simply exploit human weakness. To defeat them, you have to understand their tactics, says Maria Fookes

  • C. elegans juveniles with an egg. Credit: Thomas Huckvale
    28 January 20142.7 min read

    All creatures great and small

    28.01.14: Whole-genome amplification allows researchers to sequence even microscopic creatures. However, as Tom Huckvale explains, it’s important to be aware of the errors that can arise

  • Scanning electron micrograph of lung cancer cells. Credit: Anne Weston, LRI, CRUK, Wellcome Images
    24 January 20143 min read

    Understanding the origins of cancer

    24.01.14: What makes that first cell mutate, leading to a life-threatening tumour? Ludmil Alexandrov explains how large-scale studies are helping to uncover the first causes of many cancers

  • Credit: Alison Peel
    22 January 20143.7 min read

    Should we really be scared of bats?

    22.01.14: Kate Baker and Alison Peel explain how sequencing can help us to gauge the risk bats really pose to humans