Doctors take a sample of the baby’s blood, usually by pricking its heel, and test for proteins and other markers associated with illnesses such as sickle-cell anemia or cystic fibrosis. The most ...

Nadine and David Lipworth have devoted their lives to finding treatment that will restore the daughter they knew.

Unlike computer code that sits on a device and does what it's told, lab-engineered genes can multiply on their own. While ...

Few areas of medicine generate as much fascination, hope, hype, and confusion as genetics. Just over two decades ago, ...

Researchers have spent decades—and billions of dollars—sequencing animal and crop genomes, but fungi have historically been the forgotten middle child of genomics, only noticed when they're ruining ...

In cancer research, one person's junk is increasingly becoming another person's treasure. Scientists have now uncovered new evidence showing how recently evolved "junk DNA" genetic elements can become ...

Having the right conditions and raw material for life does not mean that life can originate or arise by chance.

Scientists have built a synthetic cell from scratch in a world-first breakthrough that paves the way for creating entirely ...

A rapist who targeted two women in daylight attacks in south east London remains unidentified after two years.

From colonial-era laws to technology-driven reforms, these changes reshape crime investigation, evidence management, and the ...

Jason Chin, founder and CSO of Constructive Bio, and Professor of Chemistry and Chemical Biology at the University of ...

Police say the man is responsible for two separate rapes in London which have prompted a UK-wide manhunt - and seen a £10,000 ...