We must recognise and protect the pipelines that lead from research to real-world benefit
Child suffering from rare liver disease shows improved health after treatment
There’s clever technology behind the de-extinction of species but it may have undesired consequences
Despite the company filing for bankruptcy, the co-founder won’t give up on her dream of using DNA kits to discover new drugs
Project backed by national security chief Sheikh Tahnoon aims to commercialise mammoth Emirati genetic database
UK initiative to harness big biological data sets and look deeper into how the human body works and malfunctions
Scientists warn big obstacles, including ethical questions, remain in efforts to restore extinct species
People prone to breast cancer and diabetes among beneficiaries of early testing
What modern genetics has taught us about human history
Initiative is part of growing international efforts to give early warning of pandemic threats
Victor Ambros and Gary Ruvkun discovered microRNA and its role in how organisms develop and function
Lessons from cuckoos, caterpillars and tortoises: the influential biologist’s new book ‘reads’ genes as palimpsests of the past
Rapa Nui’s population kept growing past point it was thought to have suffered self-inflicted collapse, research suggests
Information about patients remains ‘liquid gold’ when it comes to enriching medical research
Discovery could allow more precise and efficient targeting of DNA modifications
Critics of plan include green activists, farmers, biotech start-ups and multinationals
‘Gene desert’ research boosts knowledge of chronic disease mechanisms and promises to unlock novel therapies
The new discovery in the south Pacific illustrates the mystery surrounding the code of life
A synthesis of biology, data science and sociology — aided by artificial intelligence — is creating a pipeline of innovative treatments
It aims to exploit its extraordinary cache of genetic data but changing corporate DNA is hard
Funding needed to drive innovation and make therapies available to all, says co-discoverer Jennifer Doudna
Researchers use machine learning to discover that ‘junk DNA’ may play pivotal role in development of tumours
New Pasteur Institute head highlights risks posed by shortages of money, staff and political goodwill
Philip Ball demotes the role of the double helix molecule, arguing that biology is far messier and marvellous than many scientists suspected
Huge reduction in bouts of angioedema increases prospect that technique can combat a range of diseases
