DNA from 2 million years ago is the oldest ever recovered
7 December 2022
DNA bound to mineral particles in ancient sediment reveals that north Greenland once had spruce forests populated by hares, reindeer and even mastodons
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Cloning
17 July 2020
Cloning is the process of creating organisms that are genetically identical. These organisms are identical twins and are to some extent copies of each other.
What is a genetically modified organism?
17 July 2020
A genetically modified organism (GMO) is usually defined as an organism whose DNA has been altered by genetic engineering.
Epigenetics
16 July 2020
Epigenetics is the study of how genes are influenced by the environment.
What is a chimera?
21 January 2020
A chimera is an individual whose body is composed of cells that are genetically distinct, as if they are from different individuals – and sometimes they really are from different individuals.
23andMe has sold the rights to develop a drug based on its users’ DNA
10 January 2020
Consumer genomics firm 23andMe has signed its first deal to sell the rights to develop a new drug for inflammatory diseases to a pharmaceutical company
Neuroscientist Gina Rippon: Busting the myth of male and female brains
2 December 2019
Any differences in the brains of males and females are not the result of a fixed biological blueprint, says neuroscientist Gina Rippon
Sequencing the genome of every UK baby would be an ethical minefield
7 November 2019
UK health minister Matt Hancock has announced plans for the NHS to analyse everyone's DNA at birth, but the idea may breach ethical guidelines on genetic testing
Biochemistry
31 October 2019
Biochemistry is the study of the chemicals that make up life and how they behave.
DNA
6 June 2019
DNA is the code of life, the means by which every living organism on Earth stores its genetic information. You get half of your DNA from each of your biological parents, and you will pass on a selection of half of it to any child you might conceive....
