DNA

Cambridge researchers are helping launch a nationwide study for children and young people to unlock the power of our DNA.

A citizens’ jury of individuals whose lives have been affected by hereditary disease has voted in favour of asking the UK government to consider...

A new test that ‘fishes’ for multiple respiratory viruses at once using single strands of DNA as ‘bait’, and gives highly accurate results in under...

A major study of children with intellectual disabilities has highlighted the additional challenges that they often face, including a much-increased...

DNA analysis of thousands of tumours from NHS patients has found a ‘treasure trove’ of clues about the causes of cancer, with genetic mutations...

New research has found that one in every 340 people might carry a mutation in a single gene that makes them more likely to have a greater weight from...

CRISPR-Cas9 genome editing can lead to unintended mutations at the targeted section of DNA in early human embryos, researchers have revealed. This...

Invaders, pirates, warriors – the history books taught us that Vikings were brutal predators who travelled by sea from Scandinavia to pillage and...