Environment
Are RNA fragments making gene tweaks in descendants?
Strands of genetic material known as microRNAs could explain how what happens in your life can cause genetic changes and diseases in subsequent generations
News
Humans
Parental guidance advised over virtual embryos
Opinion
Health
Meet your unborn child – before it’s even conceived
News
Health
Harsh world makes kids’ chromosomes look middle-aged
News
Health
Muscle paralysis eased by light-sensitive stem cells
News
Health
Who really decoded Down’s syndrome?
Features
Health
Obesity linked to our ability to digest carbohydrates
News
Life
Designer chromosomes could turn cells into factories
News
Health
Map of how DNA controls cells may boost gene therapies
News
Life
Facing up to the limits of DNA-based forensics
A new crime-fighting technique lets police reconstruct a suspect's appearance from DNA – but we must be alert to its potential for misuse
Opinion
Life
Genetic mugshot recreates faces from nothing but DNA
News
Life
The genes that mean you have a good ear for music
News
Health
First twin astronauts take on space microbiome
News
Earth
The science of success: Blood, or sweat and tears?
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