How genetics has changed the science of animal breeding Ireland's dairy breeding index measures the genetic merit of animals based on everything from milk production to carbon emissions Farming • 12 Nov 24
How genetics has changed the science of animal breeding Ireland's dairy breeding index measures the genetic merit of animals based on everything from milk production to carbon emissions Farming • 12 Nov 24
You shed DNA everywhere you go. What if it's collected? Environmental DNA collection raises serious ethical and privacy questions as researchers find human DNA in water, air and sand Science • 20 May 23
You shed DNA everywhere you go. What if it's collected? Environmental DNA collection raises serious ethical and privacy questions as researchers find human DNA in water, air and sand Science • 20 May 23
How DNA is used to catch a killer When we think of catching killers, we often think of DNA matching, but what does that actually mean? Forensic science • 15 Oct 21
How DNA is used to catch a killer When we think of catching killers, we often think of DNA matching, but what does that actually mean? Forensic science • 15 Oct 21
How many genes does it take to make a human? When it comes to the size of our genome, humans are way down the pecking order behind the locust and garden pea Science • 11 Nov 20
How many genes does it take to make a human? When it comes to the size of our genome, humans are way down the pecking order behind the locust and garden pea Science • 11 Nov 20
Not only human: the viruses in your DNA Viruses have been with us every step of the evolutionary way, sometimes harming us and sometimes helping us DNA • 25 Apr 19
Not only human: the viruses in your DNA Viruses have been with us every step of the evolutionary way, sometimes harming us and sometimes helping us DNA • 25 Apr 19
How DNA tells a story about Vikings and human trafficking Detective work into Icelandic DNA reveals that the island's early settlers were mostly Nordic men - and Gaelic women DNA • 16 Nov 18
How DNA tells a story about Vikings and human trafficking Detective work into Icelandic DNA reveals that the island's early settlers were mostly Nordic men - and Gaelic women DNA • 16 Nov 18
How to recreate Planet Earth with 90 grams of DNA Thanks to various scientific and technological breakthroughs, we're now at a stage where we could see the making of new worlds in the universe DNA • 19 Apr 18
How to recreate Planet Earth with 90 grams of DNA Thanks to various scientific and technological breakthroughs, we're now at a stage where we could see the making of new worlds in the universe DNA • 19 Apr 18
Why DNA sequencing is going to become part of daily life Opinion: the huge fall in cost means we can expect to see DNA sequencing become more and more commonplace in our homes, hospitals and workplaces DNA Sequencing • 15 Nov 17
Why DNA sequencing is going to become part of daily life Opinion: the huge fall in cost means we can expect to see DNA sequencing become more and more commonplace in our homes, hospitals and workplaces DNA Sequencing • 15 Nov 17
