Uploaded October 2024 | Updated September 2026, 2 hours ago
Watch this online session where we spoke to staff from the Wellcome Sanger Institute about how DNA mutates. We discussed what causes DNA to mutate, what environmental factors effect this and explored the different mutation rates between species and cells.
Genomics Lite is a public programme of digital events and live webinars, to inspire and engage public audiences with genomics run by Wellcome Connecting Science.
For more information visit the following pages:
Your Genome:
What is a mutation? - yourgenome.org/theme/what-is-a-mutation
Different types of mutations - yourgenome.org/theme/different-types-of-mutations
Is cancer a genetic disease? - yourgenome.org/theme/is-cancer-a-genetic-disease
Deciphering Developmental Disorders:
sanger.ac.uk/news_item/5500-people-diagnosed-with-rare-genetic-diseases-in-major-research-study
bbc.co.uk/programmes/m0023y0w
bbc.co.uk/news/health-38691622
Somatic Mutations:
sanger.ac.uk/technology/nanoseq-nanorate-sequencing-ultra-accurate-detection-of-somatic-mutations
sanger.ac.uk/news_item/mutations-across-animal-kingdom-shed-new-light-on-ageing
sanger.ac.uk/news_item/dna-changes-in-healthy-bladder-provide-clues-on-how-cancer-arises
Watch this online session where we spoke to staff from the Wellcome Sanger Institute about how DNA mutates. We discussed what causes DNA to mutate, what environmental factors effect this and explored the different mutation rates between species and cells.
Genomics Lite is a public programme of digital events and live webinars, to inspire and engage public audiences with genomics run by Wellcome Connecting Science.
For more information visit the following pages:
Your Genome:
What is a mutation? - yourgenome.org/theme/what-is-a-mutation
Different types of mutations - yourgenome.org/theme/different-types-of-mutations
Is cancer a genetic disease? - yourgenome.org/theme/is-cancer-a-genetic-disease
Deciphering Developmental Disorders:
sanger.ac.uk/news_item/5500-people-diagnosed-with-rare-genetic-diseases-in-major-research-study
bbc.co.uk/programmes/m0023y0w
bbc.co.uk/news/health-38691622
Somatic Mutations:
sanger.ac.uk/technology/nanoseq-nanorate-sequencing-ultra-accurate-detection-of-somatic-mutations
sanger.ac.uk/news_item/mutations-across-animal-kingdom-shed-new-light-on-ageing
sanger.ac.uk/news_item/dna-changes-in-healthy-bladder-provide-clues-on-how-cancer-arises
