Blog
9 Dec 2020
Genomic analysis of epidemic waves of COVID-19 in Scotland and Wales
Two reports submitted to SAGE describe the genomic history of SARS-CoV-2 in Scotland and Wales throughout the first epidemic wave, and into the second.
Blog
4 Dec 2020
How do we collect and sequence SARS-CoV-2 samples?
As we learn more about COVID-19 and how the virus changes over time, the way we collect and sequence positive SARS-CoV-2 samples will continue to evolve.
Blog
24 Nov 2020
COVID-19 in care homes — what have we learned from genome sequencing?
Read COG-UK partner Quadram Institute’s explainer blog on the latest findings of how the SARS-CoV-2 virus spreads within care homes.
Blog
24 Nov 2020
The value of coordinated sequencing to understand a pandemic in real-time
Erik Volz and colleagues investigated the D614G mutation by using more than 25,000 viral genomes to understand the pandemic in real-time.
Blog
20 Nov 2020
Priority research questions for COG-UK
Professor Sharon Peacock and Professor Ravi Gupta discuss COG-UK's research priorities and how advancements in our scientific understanding of COVID-19 have refreshed the consortium's thinking.
Blog
18 Nov 2020
What next for COG-UK following new funding of £12.2 million?
Professor Sharon Peacock discusses the new £12.2 million funding from the Department of Health and Social Care Testing Innovation Fund — how the funds will be used and what it...
Blog
17 Nov 2020
The COG-UK Project Hospital-Onset COVID-19 Infections (HOCI) Study
The COG-UK HOCI study aims to evaluate the benefits of rapid COVID-19 genomic sequencing on infection control in preventing the spread of the virus in UK NHS hospitals. 2,000 patients...
Blog
10 Nov 2020
COG-UK passes 100K genomes
As the 100K mark whizzes by, it is worth reflecting on why this unprecedented viral genomic surveillance effort has been needed, how the genome data generated has been used to...
Blog
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...
Blog
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...
Blog
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
