Guardian
Gene therapy combats heart failure, provides renewed hope for genetic medicine
A new treatment offers hope for patients suffering heart failure, and also for scientists who would like to see gene ...
Young Engineer of the Year builds his own genetics lab (video)
The following is an excerpt. Fred Turner, Young Engineer of the Year 2013, describes how he built his own PCR machine ...
DNA double helix: discovery that led to 60 years of biological revolution
The following is an excerpt. The myth is that science proceeds in fits and starts, with eureka moments delivering revelation ...
GM salmon’s global HQ – 1,500m high in the Panamanian rainforest
The following is an excerpt. The US government this week enters the final stages of its deliberationson whether to allow commercial ...
Gene patents are a hindrance to innovation
The following is an excerpt. You carry a set of instructions in every cell, encrypted in DNA. Your genome, 3 billion ...
Gene wars: the last-ditch battle over who owns the rights to our DNA
The following is an excerpt. Tracey Barraclough made a grim discovery in 1998. She found she possessed a gene that ...
US supreme court to decide if companies can patent human genes
The following is an excerpt. The US supreme court will hear oral arguments next week to decide whether companies can patent human ...
Genetics at the borders of mental illness
The following is an excerpt. A growing body of evidence suggests that this divide is both unhelpful and misleading because ...
Modern genetics reshapes the tree of life
The following is an excerpt. Charles Darwin's "tree of life", which shows how species are related through evolutionary history, is ...
Genetic ancestry testing is not ‘astrology’
In calling DNA-based ancestry tests 'astrology,' geneticist Mark Thomas wrongfully overlooks legitimate, peer-reviewed research ...
Genetic engineering joins the fight to save wildlife
Conservation workers will this week seek help from an unlikely set of allies. They will ask researchers working on synthetic ...
Personal genetic tests can benefit everyone
Anne Wojcicki, co-founder of the personal genetics testing company 23andMe, says that knowing your genes could save your life ...
If your dog is about to die, why not clone it?
The following is an edited excerpt. Insung Hwang's business, according to his website, is "healing broken hearts". Specifically those of ...
Mark Lynas: truth, treachery and GM food
The following is an excerpt. Mark Lynas spent years destroying genetically modified crops in the name of the environment. Now ...
Are biofuels endangering US wildlife?
The following is an excerpt. A collection of satellite-imaged maps now confirm what were once only rumors: between 2006 and ...
UK’s sale of personal gene data condemned as ‘unethical and dangerous’
Critics say companies could acquire personal information that would identify patients without their consent ...
To claim someone has ‘Viking ancestors’ is no better than astrology
Exaggerated claims from genetic ancestry testing companies undermine serious research into human genetic history ...
UK debate: Should private firms have access to genetic data?
The following is an excerpt. Private firms will soon be able to buy people's medical and genetic data without their ...
DNA confirms twisted bones belong to Richard III
The following is an excerpt. There were cheers when Richard Buckley, lead archaeologist on the hunt for the king's body, ...
The problem with GM is Big Business
The safety concerns of GM food will not go away while GMOs are developed for-profit, argues John Vidal, environment editor ...
Golden rice: Is a GM food breakthrough finally here?
The following is an excerpt. Scientists say they have seen the future of genetically modified foods and have concluded that ...
The problem with GM is Big Business
The safety concerns of GM food will not go away while GMOs are developed for-profit, argues John Vidal, environment editor ...
The problem with the bioscience industry (video)
The following is an excerpt. Hilary Rose, co-author of Genes, Cells and Brains, argues that we should treat the medical claims ...
Shakespeare and Martin Luther King demonstrate potential of DNA storage
All 154 Shakespeare sonnets have been spelled out in DNA to demonstrate the vast potential of genetic data storageHis words ...
Can genomics help developing countries face their growing burden of disease?
For low-income countries, establishing health care genomics is expensive and requires infrastructure and skilled human resources that may be lacking ...
UK government’s enthusiasm for GM not matched in developing nations
Britain wants GM food to be grown commercially. After years of encouraging developing countries in Africa and elsewhere to grow them, but unable to ...
Gene discovery boosts hope of preventing blood disorders
Noah Edwards is four years old and suffers from a disorder that prevents his blood from clotting. He bleeds profusely ...
Future of food: GMOs and test-tube burgers
As long as we keep trying to replicate the past, we’ll limit innovation. “Food nostalgia” may be ignorant and unsustainable, ...
