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French bulldog

Life

Squished faces aren’t the only cause of bulldog breathing difficulties

A gene mutation present in English and French bulldogs may be partly responsible for their breathing problems

News

faces

Humans

Does population genetics have a racism problem, even today?

Features

NHS hospital to trial genetic analysis for blood pressure patients

Health

NHS hospital to trial genetic analysis for blood pressure patients

News

Stylephorus chordatus is one of several species with extra eye pigment genes

Life

Some deep-sea fish have evolved souped-up colour night vision

News

Will genetic data inspire healthy lifestyle changes in Finland?

Health

Thousands of people in Finland to receive genetic health predictions

News

Narwhals

Life

Narwhals are thriving despite extremely low genetic diversity

News

Twins Scott and Mark Kelly

Space

What happened when one twin went to space and the other stayed home?

News

Alcohol-linked genes may influence your choice of partner

Humans

A gene linked to alcohol habits may influence who you choose to marry

News

A mammogram

Comment

Had a genetic test? You should be told if its implications change

Comment

Lions are losing their genetic capacity to adapt to changing environments

Life

A crucial population of lions has lost much of its genetic diversity

Lions in the important Kavango-Zambezi conservation area may be less able to adapt to climate change due to a loss of genetic variation over the past century

News

Health

Move over, DNA. Life's other code is more subtle and far more powerful

Features

Health

Genetic risk scores on their own aren't that good at predicting health

News

Comment

Genetics studies are too white – that’s failing people and science

Comment

Health

Genetic risk scores could help the NHS but they aren't ready yet

Analysis