Genetics

September 18, 2025 3 min read Genetics Can Track How Languages Mixed in the Past New research shows that wherever human populations mix, their languages blend as well By Cody …

Global plant genetics company GDM is set to acquire 100% of the shares in AgReliant Genetics. The acquisition looks to combine GDM’s soybean breeding expertise with AgReliant’s market leadership in …

Researchers are embarking on an ambitious project to construct human genetic material from scratch to learn more about how DNA works and pave the way for the next generation of …

My friend and former colleague David Hopkinson, who has died aged 89, was director of the Medical Research Council’s human biochemical genetics unit at University College London from 1976 until …

Every baby in England is to have a DNA screening to avoid fatal diseases and receive personalised healthcare as part of the government’s £650m investment in DNA technology, it has …

The Haenyeo, a group of female free divers who live on Jeju Island, are part of a fishing tradition that has existed for centuries. But what adaptations help them dive …

Often likened to mermaids in media reports and popular culture, South Korea’s famed Haenyeo (“sea women”) spend much of the day underwater, diving without scuba gear to collect abalone, octopus, …