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Science in a conflict zone: tracking cholera in Yemen

Science in a conflict zone: Investigating cholera in Yemen

January 2, 2019January 23, 2019 Sanger Institute cholera, DNA, epidemic, Genetics, genomes, Genomics, medecins sans frontieres, msf, Sanger Life, Sanger Science, yemen min read

In addition to the civil war, Yemen is experiencing the worst epidemic of cholera ever recorded. We spoke to Ankur Rakesh, a volunteer doctor with Médecins Sans Frontières (MSF) / Doctors Without Borders, who travelled to Yemen in July 2017 to study the genomics of this highly infectious and deadly disease

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A new deal on data – articulating the contract between science and people

June 20, 2018October 4, 2018 Communications Team data protection, Featured, gdpr, Genetics, Genomics, Healthcare, medical records, NHS, personal data, personalised medicine, policy min read

Now is the time for scientists to strike a deal everyone that benefits society as well as research, argue Anna Middleton, Vivienne Parry and Julian Borra

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Chief Medical Officer’s annual report 2016: Generation Genome highlights the potential for pathogen genomics in patient diagnosis and infection control

July 3, 2017November 9, 2018 Communications Team chief medical officer, cmo, Genetics, Genomics, Healthcare, infections, Infectious disease, Influencing Policy, NHS, policy, report min read

04.07.17 The UK Chief Medical Officer’s Report has highlighted the vital role genetics and genomics will play in UK NHS healthcare and medicine. Professor Sharon Peacock helped write the report’s chapter on Infectious disease.