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Our 2022/2023 Highlights document

Our Highlights document showcases the key discoveries and future research interests of our Scientific Programmes. These include vital insights into human, parasite and microbe evolution, cellular growth and activity, and the processes that underlie mutation and tumour formation. In addition, our Tree of Life Programme explores the diversity of complex life. ...more

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Meet our people: Life at the Sanger Institute

We have over 1,200 people at the Sanger Institute, from 70+ nationalities. We know that the success of our Institute depends on our people.

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Latest News and Blogs

21 Sep 2023

Pine Hoverfly is back from the brink with the help of new genomes

With adult Pine Hoverflies seen in Scotland for the first time in many years, top-quality genome sequences are now helping make a permanent success of saving arguably Britain’s most endangered insect.
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15 Sep 2023

Syphilis transmission networks and antimicrobial resistance in England uncovered using genomics

Scientists use genomics to uncover syphilis transmission patterns in England, in a pioneering new approach for STI surveillance

14 Sep 2023

1,000 species get their genomes sequenced for the first time

A thousand reference genomes of the highest quality have now been produced for diverse eukaryotic species across the tree of life.