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Sanger Institute refutes allegations of misuse of African DNA data from partner institutions
Two investigations by two separate experts found that no wrongdoing took place
The inaccurate allegations refer to specific research that aimed to support scientific discovery with partners working in Africa. The Sanger Institute has not commercialised any products based on this research and it has not received and will not financially benefit from any revenues ...more
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Our 2018/2019 Highlights document is out now
Explore our key discoveries and future research interests in our online interactive PDF
Over the past year we have provided new insights into human, parasite and microbe evolution, cellular development, and the mutational processes that lead to cancer. We also launched our latest research programme, the Tree of Life ...more