A US government investigator told members of Congress on Thursday that personalized DNA tests claiming to predict certain inheritable diseases are misleading and offer little or no useful information.

The first reliable components for synthetic biology could be available by the end of the year.

How human proteins are made from DNA can be followed in real time.

Genes that protect arctic bacteria from the cold have been inserted into a bacterial pathogen that, when injected into mice, produce a protective immune response before dying from body’s heat.

Thanks to a set of new tricks and tools, modifying animals is becoming a lot easier and more precise, which could transform medicine and the meat and eggs you eat and the milk you drink.

The same molecular mechanism that increases life span through calorie restriction may help boost memory and brainpower.

A decision by the European Court of Justice on a DNA patent held by global seed company Monsanto has caused concerns that the ruling could limit the protection companies enjoy on their European patents.

Australian researchers have uncovered a new mutation in stem cells that may be linked to the development of leukaemia, breast and colon cancer.

A new project will seek to identify sources of genetic variation for heat tolerance in durum and bread wheats.

An health project will study the genes, diet and other variables of thousands of people in Africa’s to further understand how genes interact with the environment in relation to diseases.