DNA

Researchers have unlocked the DNA of miscanthus, which can be used as a biomass fuel.

This year's prize, which is for work on genome editing, is awarded to two women for the first time.

Critically ill children with suspected genetic illnesses in Wales are to be offered a new NHS test in UK first.

The sister of Rosalind Franklin says she would be surprised to be a "feminist icon" 100 years on.

The first of a new family of drugs to stop cancer cells from repairing themselves has been trialled.

A genetic survey of ancient remains from Ireland reveals the existence of a Stone Age social elite.

Testing for coronavirus requires complicated mixtures of chemicals that can only be supplied by specific companies.

Scientists said 99% of understanding of cancer was missing until today.

Acute stress damages stem cells that control hair and skin colour, a study suggests.

More than 60 varieties have been "protected from extinction" by researchers using DNA techniques.

The year of treating the untreatable: 2019 breakthroughs that could transform medicine.

Ancient DNA extracted from a tooth print in ancient "chewing gum" reveals new clues about our ancestors.

A study of North America's only native parrot confirms its disappearance was down to humans alone.

New research suggests that we've been calculating the human age of our canine friends all wrong. Similarities in the DNA of humans and dogs have been used to come up with a new formula - and the calculation is a little more complicated than previously thought!

Only 2% of genetic samples used for medical research are from black African people, so many medicines are not developed with Africans in mind.

New technology - called prime editing - is like a "genetic word processor" able to re-write DNA.