Life
We should have banked Lonesome George’s cells
The death of the world's most famous tortoise should be a wake-up call to freeze tissue from endangered species
Opinion
Environment
Threatened species need not be harmed by inbreeding
News
Life
Sex endows evolutionary advantage in tough conditions
News
Life
Gene switch that turns bacteria into mighty Hulk
News
Earth
Genetic detectives hunt the global amphibian killer
Features
Health
Fetal genome sequenced without the father’s DNA
News
Life
Mouse ‘junk’ DNA vital for gene regulation
News
Health
Gene therapy curbs nicotine addiction in mice
News
Life
Genes reveal grain of truth to Queen of Sheba story
News
Earth
Lonesome George dies but his subspecies genes survive
The last Pinta Island tortoise, rarest animal in the world and Galápagos icon, has died – but genes remain
News
Health
Uterus tweak shields fetus from mother’s immune attack
News
Health
Whole fetal genome sequenced before birth
News
Earth
Antidepressants in water trigger autism genes in fish
News
Humans
Lucky you! Accidents of evolution that made us human
Features