15 March 2023
From mice with two fathers to cures for debilitating diseases, the transformative power of genomic technology requires some big decisions on what we want to do with it
26 July 2021
The first analyses of a new and more complete version of the human genome reveal enormous amounts of previously undetected variation that may underlie disease
28 May 2021
Two decades after the first drafts of the human genome were published, new sequencing technologies mean it is finally complete – and could show us more than ever
4 March 2021
Analysis of ancient DNA shows that a genetic variant that increases susceptibility to tuberculosis has drastically decreased in Europe since the Bronze Age
13 November 2019
A worrying warrant for police access to a genealogy DNA databank in the US means no one’s genetic profile is safe – even if you don’t use the services
7 November 2019
UK health minister Matt Hancock has announced plans for the NHS to analyse everyone's DNA at birth, but the idea may breach ethical guidelines on genetic testing
6 June 2019
CRISPR is a technology that can be used to edit genes and, as such, will likely change the world.
27 February 2019
Your genome literally identifies you, but researchers and genetic firms keep saying that DNA data is anonymous. It's a privacy scandal waiting to happen
24 January 2019
Some people struggle to put on weight – now we know it’s partly because they have a genetic profile that codes for thinness
17 December 2018
Geneticist Peter Campbell explains how advanced DNA technology is revolutionising cancer research and medicine
