Genome

A study of North America's only native parrot confirms its disappearance was down to humans alone.

Patients will receive a health report, but experts caution over the accuracy of any predictions.

Scientists set out to read the DNA of 1.5 million species, starting a "new chapter in biology".

The European Court of Justice has ruled that altering living things using the relatively new technique of genome editing counts as genetic engineering.

Scientists fail to find a koala cuteness gene but DNA may lead to a vaccine for chlamydia in the iconic marsupial.

Take time to smell the roses, the saying goes, as a study shows they may smell even sweeter in future.

Scientists think "mood microbes" are a new frontier for improving the health of the brain.

Human cells make up only 43% of the body's total cell count, while the rest are microscopic colonists.