Life
An encyclopaedic guide to the dark genome
From six-toed cats to miniature Spider-men, Junk DNA by Nessa Carey is a wide-ranging survey of a controversial, ever-changing field
Culture
Health
UK parliament gives three-parent IVF the go-ahead
News
Health
Mitochondrial replacement vote: What you need to know
News
Health
Virtual hearts get to the crux of sudden cardiac death
News
Life
Tape of life may not always be random
News
Earth
Lab-bound bacteria could lead to ‘safer’ GM organisms
News
Health
Genome hunter: Rare diseases make people want to help
Opinion
Health
I’m tapping the housefly’s genome to fight disease
Opinion
Earth
Climate change may halve giant panda’s habitat by 2070
News
Health
Cancer copies how healthy cells move to invade organs
To spread around the body, cancer cells take cues from wound-healing cells and white blood cells. We now know how
News
Life
Deep bacteria may evolve even without passing genes on
News
Life
The real Oompa-Loompas: Microbes that make chocolate
Features
Life
Is the answer to life, the universe and everything 37?
Features
Health
Humans and birds share the same singing genes
News