News Archive
From our involvement in the Human Genome Project, to our efforts to understand the genetic basis of disease, we have been involved in some of the most important discoveries of the 20th and 21st Centuries.
Learn more by browsing Sanger Institute news stories, press releases and features to date.
Vaccine reduces pneumococcal disease but not bacterial population
05.05.13: Pre-existing bacterial strains fill the gaps made by the pneumococcal vaccine, but cause less disease
Fingerprinting malaria parasite drug resistance
28.04.13: New genome sequencing technologies provide insight into emerging artemisinin resistance and a novel way to track this public health threat
Two cultures: Artists and scientists inspire each other
25.04.13: Katie Paterson presents her work as part of the Wellcome Collection's Art in Global Health project
Science and games - inspiring one another
23.04.13: Sanger Institute researchers work with teams to develop games based around genetics and genomics
Genetics defines a distinct liver disease
21.04.13: Large-scale genetic study defines relationship between primary sclerosing cholangitis and other autoimmune diseases
Evolving genes lead to evolving genes
18.04.13: Selection in European populations of genes regulated by FOXP2, a key factor in development and language
