Hope for tackling deadly bacterial disease
The fight against melioidosis - a neglected, often fatal, bacterial disease.
Bacteria and Benachin
Dr Oumie Kuyateh is investigating how to use the microbiome to improve the diagnosis of respiratory diseases in Africa. We spoke about science, Sanger, and time travel.
Cholera and syphilis captured in BioArt
How historical artefacts can highlight the progression of science and medicine.
A forgotten disease
The fight against melioidosis - a neglected, often fatal, bacterial disease.
Bacterial Biomes
"we are well aware that what we know about already is just a small percentage of the diversity that actually exists on Earth."
Health implications of the baby biome?
The method of a baby’s birth affects its collection of gut microbes – its microbiome. But we still don’t know if that has any long-term effects on health
The modern rise of an ancient disease
Sanger scientists have sequenced the largest number of Treponema pallidum bacterial genomes to date. The bacterium causes syphilis, a sexually transmitted disease that is making a comeback. Their findings show us how the bacteria have evolved over time and developed resistance to antibiotics.
Tracking a deadly shapeshifter
A global child killer constantly changes its coat to evade destruction, but a worldwide network of scientists is using genetics to get one step ahead.
Catching pneumonia with caterpillars
Using caterpillars to investigate how human pneumonia works.
