An ancient foe and a modern arms race

2022-11-17T17:08:35+00:0017 November 2022|

How genomic surveillance is helping to spot, track and predict drug resistance in malaria parasites across the globe.

The modern rise of an ancient disease

2021-11-26T16:14:37+00:008 August 2019|

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.