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• Darwin Tree of Life Project Projected to Inject 3 Billion Pounds Into British and Irish Economies Through Genomic Mapping

  Published: Apr 16, 2026

  Section: Environment

  A comprehensive economic report by Frontier Economics reveals that sequencing the DNA of 30,000 species across the UK and Ireland could generate nearly £3 billion in value over the...

• Genomic Study Uncovers Evolutionary Arms Race Between Cholera Bacteria and Viral Predators in South Asia

  Published: Apr 2, 2026

  Section: Medical News

  A twenty-year genomic analysis by the Wellcome Sanger Institute and international partners reveals that cholera-causing bacteria rapidly adapt their genetic "armor" to survive atta...

• Wellcome Sanger Institute Genetic Map Identifies Five Bacterial Capsule Types Causing 70 Percent of Europe's Drug Resistant E. Coli

  Published: Mar 26, 2026

  Section: Science & Tech

  Researchers have completed the first large-scale genomic analysis of E. coli’s protective outer capsules, uncovering 90 distinct "armor" types including 69 previously undocumented...

• Global Genetic Mapping of E. Coli Protective Capsules Identifies Five Primary Strains Driving Drug-Resistant Bloodstream Infections

  Published: Mar 25, 2026

  Section: Science & Tech

  A massive genomic study of 18,000 bacterial samples has identified 90 unique types of protective "armour" used by E. coli, nearly two-thirds of which were previously undocumented....

• First Large Scale Genomic Map of Feline Cancer Reveals Striking Genetic Parallels to Human Tumors

  Published: Mar 19, 2026

  Section: Health

  Researchers from the Wellcome Sanger Institute and international collaborators have conducted the first comprehensive genetic analysis of feline cancer, identifying major overlaps...