Health
Editing life: A guide to the genetic revolution on our doorstep
A new gene editing technique called CRISPR is revolutionising medicine, and our relationship with our genes. It holds great promise, but also great dangers
Features
Health
Will CRISPR gene-editing technology lead to designer babies?
Features
Health
Is a new dawn of widespread gene therapy on the horizon?
Features
Health
Have we found the key to eradicating viruses like HIV or herpes?
Features
Health
Should we be worried that genes can be edited so easily?
Features
Life
Meet the weird amphibian that rules the underworld
Features
Environment
Exploring the world of parrots that dazzle and delight
Culture
Health
We have a duty to use my gene-editing technology responsibly
Opinion
Humans
A welcome blow to the myth of distinct male and female brains
Opinion
Humans
What does a memory in my brain look like?
Memories are not just about the past: they are what thought and self are made of. We visit the brain’s vaults to find out how they actually work
Features
Health
First images of live blood vessels in unprecedented clarity
News
Life
Here’s my nuptial gift, a dead planthopper – now can we mate?
Regulars
Life
Drop the proteins – alien life might be radically different
Opinion
Life
Mystery microbes in our gut could be a whole new form of life
News