DNA
El Salvador baby swap family return home after nine-month wait
A British father and his wife speak of their heartbreak after being given the wrong baby by a hospital in El Salvador last year. Richard Cushworth and his Salvadoran wife Mercy are only now allowed to travel home to the US with their son Moses after DNA tests prove he had been swapped with another boy.
Oldest human genome sequence may rewrite human history
A 430,000-year-old human nuclear DNA, the oldest ever to be reconstructed and sequenced reveals Neanderthals in the making- signaling towards a possible need to rewrite our own origins.
Scientists try to clone 12,000-year old cave lion DNA
Revolutionary new DNA techniques are making scientists hopeful in bringing back to life, a species of Ice Age cave lions that roamed the Earth 12,000 years ago.
Doppelgangers take DNA test to find out if they are related
Two twin strangers from Ireland – who never knew the other existed until two months ago – recently took a DNA test to find out if they were related.
'Milestone' prostate cancer drug
The first drug that targets precise genetic mutations in prostate cancer has been shown to be effective in a "milestone" trial by UK scientists.
Dogs 'can trace origins to Central Asia'
Today's dogs can trace their origins to Central Asia, according to one of the most comprehensive genetic surveys yet.
First 'in womb' stem cell trial to begin
The first clinical trial injecting foetal stem cells into babies still in the womb has been announced.
First ancient African genome solves migration mystery
An ancient African genome has been sequenced for the first time from a 4,500-year-old skull that was discovered in the highlands of Ethiopia.
Age of menopause 'controllers' found
Sections of DNA that control when women go through the menopause have been identified by scientists.
El Salvador baby swap family return home after nine-month wait
A British father and his wife speak of their heartbreak after being given the wrong baby by a hospital in El Salvador last year. Richard Cushworth and his Salvadoran wife Mercy are only now allowed to travel home to the US with their son Moses after DNA tests prove he had been swapped with another boy.
Oldest human genome sequence may rewrite human history
A 430,000-year-old human nuclear DNA, the oldest ever to be reconstructed and sequenced reveals Neanderthals in the making- signaling towards a possible need to rewrite our own origins.
Scientists try to clone 12,000-year old cave lion DNA
Revolutionary new DNA techniques are making scientists hopeful in bringing back to life, a species of Ice Age cave lions that roamed the Earth 12,000 years ago.
Doppelgangers take DNA test to find out if they are related
Two twin strangers from Ireland – who never knew the other existed until two months ago – recently took a DNA test to find out if they were related.
'Milestone' prostate cancer drug
The first drug that targets precise genetic mutations in prostate cancer has been shown to be effective in a "milestone" trial by UK scientists.
Dogs 'can trace origins to Central Asia'
Today's dogs can trace their origins to Central Asia, according to one of the most comprehensive genetic surveys yet.
First 'in womb' stem cell trial to begin
The first clinical trial injecting foetal stem cells into babies still in the womb has been announced.
First ancient African genome solves migration mystery
An ancient African genome has been sequenced for the first time from a 4,500-year-old skull that was discovered in the highlands of Ethiopia.
Age of menopause 'controllers' found
Sections of DNA that control when women go through the menopause have been identified by scientists.
Hope for faster treatment of urinary tract infections
Urinary tract infections can be treated more quickly using a new DNA sequencing device, according to research.