African researchers training to develop large-scale genomics projects
As the science of genomics becomes ever more sophisticated, global capacity-sharing has never been more important.
Genomic surveillance – the world’s binoculars focused on infectious diseases
Monitoring the microorganisms that cause COVID-19, malaria, cholera and a whole range of other diseases enables researchers to track outbreaks, spot emerging drug resistance and plan interventions.
20 Things We Learned in 2020
This has been a year that none of us will forget in a hurry. The Institute is immensely proud of the way our staff have pulled together, and the work we have managed to achieve
From bacterial behaviours to COVID-19
Sushmita Sridhar has paused her work on a gastroenteritis-causing bacterium to help diagnose the virus that causes COVID-19.
Outbreaks and Antibiotic Resistance
Sophia David talks about her life as a postdoctoral researcher at the Sanger Institute.
Breaking the mould – the story of penicillin
From a contaminated dish in London to saving lives on the D-Day beaches of Normandy (via dedicated scientists in Oxford and Peoria), pencillin has saved many millions of lives
The importance of public engagement on antibiotic resistance
Nicole Wheeler talks antibiotics, antibiotic resistance and public engagement - and letting people use real software on real data to track antibiotic resistance around the world
Patience is a virtue for tolerant bacteria
13.03.15 How do microbes develop a tolerance to antibiotics? Research into the genetic mechanisms suggest it’s something of a waiting game, explains Kate Baker
