Genomes to personalise medical care

US pilot study hopes to help doctors choose better drugs and therapies.

Gene therapy cures haemophilia in mice

The success of gene therapy holds hope for the cure of other inherited life-threatening diseases.

Fast machines, genes and the future of medicine

Francis Collins, who helped map the human genome, did not get around to having his own genes analysed until last summer. And he was surprised.

Tutu's genome sequenced as part of genetic study

Archbishop Desmond Tutu has become the latest prominent figure to have his full genome deciphered, scientists revealed on Wednesday.

Survival of the best

Humans are on top of the food chain, but it was only our capacity for complex thought that allowed us to go forth and prosper, writes Gavin Chait.

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