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As the world’s top human genome editing researchers gather in London, the ethical issues posed by pioneering scientific advances will be high on their agenda

Scientists at US-based firm Colossal Biosciences believe they may successfully rebuild the dodo genome in the body of a living relative

The success of mRNA-based drugs in combating coronavirus is inspiring scientists to create similar vaccines for melanoma and other tumours

France, which has the world's second-largest maritime territory, will sequence the genomes of thousands of species in its waters in order to draw up a "genetic map" to help efforts to conserve its marine biodiversity.

The Viking Age brought surprising genetic diversity to northern Europe, but it didn’t last, according to a new study that sampled 2,000 years' worth of genomes.

As the number of Covid-19 cases in China continues to surge, India has stepped up efforts to prepare for a similar explosion of the infection rate. Measures including ramping up the genome sequencing of Covid-positive samples to identify variants.

A new documentary looks at disgraced scientist He Jiankui, who helped create the first babies with edited genes

In the four years since an experiment by disgraced scientist He Jiankui resulted in the birth of the first babies with edited genes, numerous articles, books and international commissions have reflected on whether and how heritable genome editing – that is, modifying genes that will be passed on to the…

Study with 100,000 babies to look at faster diagnosis of rare conditions and how genetic data might be used