From genomes to vaccines: lessons from the pneumococcus
Decade-long surveillance of a deadly bacterial pathogen has shown how genomics can be used to design effective vaccines and combat antimicrobial resistance.
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.
Being part of the herd saves lives
13.04.15 Stopping the leading cause of child death starts with you. Rebecca Gladstone explains how widespread vaccination protects the vulnerable
SMRTer sequencing
02.03.15 We’re beginning to understand how bacterial DNA adapts and evolves. John Lees explains the long and short of the technology that’s made it possible
