Explainer
9 Nov 2020
SARS-CoV-2 mutations, the science behind the mink case
The Danish government will cull 17 million farmed mink in the country after detecting variants of the SARS-CoV-2 in these animals with mutations that have been transmitted back to humans...
Explainer
6 Nov 2020
SARS-CoV-2 mutations, what we have learned from new fast-growing lineages and the Spike N439K variant
The combination of epidemiological studies which allow the identification of new variants spreading among communities and experimental work carried on by virology groups, is necessary to fully characterise SARS-CoV-2 mutations...
Explainer
3 Nov 2020
Software tool will help doctors identify and prevent hospital transmission of SARS-CoV-2
The software combines knowledge about infection dynamics, data describing the movements of individuals, and genome sequence data to assess whether or not coronavirus has been transmitted between people in the...
Blog
23 Oct 2020
How a COG-UK Partner is helping to sequence tens of thousands of COVID-19 samples
Read the Wellcome Sanger Insitute's Blog post about their work and watch their video
Explainer
23 Oct 2020
COG-UK report 12 – 15th October 2020
As of 22nd October, the COVID-19 Genomics UK (COG-UK) Consortium has sequenced more than 81,000 SARS-CoV-2 virus genomes from the UK, representing about 45 per cent of the global total.
Report
16 Oct 2020
Report 12: 15th October 2020 – COVID-19 Genomics UK (COG-UK) Consortium
COG-UK genome sequence data and tools have been used in more than 120 retrospective and live public health outbreak investigations in the UK since March 2020. Analysis of COG-UK and...
News
14 Oct 2020
Queen honours three COG-UK scientists in 2020 Birthday List
Three scientists from the COVID-19 Genomics UK (COG-UK) consortium, representing research efforts in England, Scotland and Wales, have been honoured by the Queen for their roles in delivering vital services...
News
10 Oct 2020
COG-UK Researcher honoured by Queen for COVID-19 work
Professor Emma Thomson, Professor in Infectious Diseases at the MRC-University of Glasgow Centre for Virus Research has been recognised in the Queen’s Birthday Honours. She has been awarded an OBE...
