Building better science conversations
The world-leading Wellcome Trust Science Conference Centre begins work today on a £9 million development which includes a new residential bedroom block of 64 rooms, increasing the overnight accommodation to a total of 136 bedrooms. This exciting development will strengthen the already state-of-the art facilities, including a 300-seat auditorium, a flexible 60-seat meeting room, a self-contained…
Tracking MRSA in real time
In a new study released today in New England Journal of Medicine, researchers demonstrate that whole genome sequencing can provide clinically relevant data on bacterial transmission within a timescale that can influence infection control and patient management.
Putting parasites on the world map
Researchers have developed a new technique to identify hotspots of malaria parasite evolution and track the rise of malarial drug resistance, faster and more efficiently than ever before.
Untangling the development of breast cancer
In two back-to-back reports published online in Cell, researchers have sequenced the genomes of 21 breast cancers and analysed the mutations that emerged during the tumours’ development. Led by researchers from the Wellcome Trust Sanger Institute, the team created a catalogue of all the mutations in the genomes of the 21 cancer genomes and identified the mutational processes that lead to breast…
Understanding breast cancer
In a study just published in Nature, researchers describe nine new genes that drive the development of breast cancer. This takes the tally of all genes associated with breast cancer development to 40.
Sanger Institute scientist elected Fellow of the Royal Society
Professor Gordon Dougan, head of Pathogens at the Wellcome Trust Sanger Institute, has been elected to Fellowship of the Royal Society, the UK's leading scientific organisation. Friday's announcement (20 April) recognises Professor Dougan’s significant contribution to the genetics of infectious disease.
What have we got in common with a gorilla?
Researchers have announced that they have completed the genome sequence for the gorilla – the last genus of the living great apes to have its genome decoded. While confirming that our closest relative is the chimpanzee, the team show that much of the human genome more closely resembles the gorilla than it does the chimpanzee genome.
When is a gene not a gene?
Researchers have developed a new catalogue to help identify gene variations associated with disease.
Preventing the devil’s downfall
Researchers have sequenced the genome of a contagious cancer that is threatening the Tasmanian devil, the world’s largest carnivorous marsupial, with extinction. Cataloguing the mutations present in the cancer has led to clues about where the cancer came from and how it became contagious.