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Richard Lewontin: Pioneering evolutionary biologist dies aged 92

5 July 2021

Richard Lewontin was an evolutionary biologist who showed that most genetic variation is within populations rather than between “racial” groups

Amyloidosis involves the build-up of sticky protein

Gene-silencing drug for rare hereditary disorder approved for NHS use

9 July 2019

A therapy that uses RNA interference to treat the rare condition hereditary transthyretin-mediated amyloidosis has been approved for NHS use in England

NHS 10-year-plan aims to expand digital healthcare and genetic testing

7 January 2019

A plan for the future of the National Health Service in England aims to improve mental health services and provide genome sequencing for all children with cancer

Huge haul of ‘depression genes’ shows it’s a complex condition

27 April 2018

An analysis of more than 135,000 people with depression has pinpointed 44 genetic variants that are linked to the condition, 30 of which have never been identified before

Found: more than 500 genes that are linked to intelligence

12 March 2018

Intelligence is thought to be up to 80 per cent genetic, but it’s been hard to pin down the genes involved. Now the largest study of its kind has found hundreds