The Human Dynasty

Mice lacking the gene for an enzyme blocked by certain blood-pressure-lowering drugs had less body fat than normal mice

Experimental gene therapy trials have improved the vision of four people who suffer from a rare form of hereditary blindness

Arsenic is best known for snuffing out life, but could it have played a key role in the origins of life on Earth?

A promising way to tackle some diseases is to deliver cells with modified genes to diseased tissue – and tiny magnets might guide them there

Mapping genetic mutations and analysing their effects could become easier with improved sequencing methods and software

The state’s Department of Health has warned more than 20 genetic testing companies that they may be operating illegally

Captive tigers have greater genetic diversity than their wild counterparts, a finding that could have important implications for conservation

CPA Lacasse Global Research has announced the launch of sophisticated gene and protein sequence anal…

An anthropologist has reconstructed vocal tracts that simulate the sound of the Neanderthal voice. Using 50,000-year-old fossils from France and a computer synthesizer, the researcher has generated a recording of how a Neanderthal would pronounce the letter “e.”

UK experts have backed the controversial “low-template DNA” fingerprinting technique but say it needs international backing