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Major mutation pattern in cancer occurs in bursts

New resource could help understand origins of cancer

Darwin Tree of Life sets down roots
Planning for the Darwin Tree of Life Project is underway
We welcome Professor Mark Blaxter, from the University of Edinburgh, who will join the Sanger Institute and work alongside a scientific working group to establish the Institute’s new research programme, Tree of Life ...more
Global germline editing moratorium - Sanger Institute's response
An international group of scientists and ethicists have called for five-year pause in clinical human germline editing
The Sanger Institute believes that further vital research must be undertaken to understand the scientific, technical and medical issues of human germline genome editing, along with the societal, ethical and moral implications ...more

Recent News

Commitment to collaborate on using genomics for pathogen surveillance across Europe

Combining the strengths of the European Centre for Disease Prevention and Control, the Wellcome Sanger Institute and the Centre for Genomic Pathogen Surveillance will improve the monitoring and tracking of infectious disease across Europe

Champions of equality and diversity celebrated

The winners were nominated by staff working at the Wellcome Genome Campus for their actions to advance equality, diversity and inclusion, which has positively impacted colleagues' working lives

Cambridge heart research boosted by £6 million British Heart Foundation Research Excellence Award

Funding will allow Sanger Institute researchers and collaborators to apply cutting-edge genomics to help develop new heart disease diagnostics and treatments