Family trees of lung cancer cells reveal how cancer evolves from its earliest stages to an aggressive form capable of spreading throughout the body.

DNA analysis of thousands of tumours from NHS patients has found a ‘treasure trove’ of clues about the causes of cancer, with genetic mutations providing a

The South African Khoe-San communities are no strangers to exploitative research. One research team is trying to provide genetic ancestry results to community members. But they still face many challenges.

Study finds genome loops don’t last long in cells; theories of how loops control gene expression may need to be revised.

Advances in technology have enabled researchers to sequence the large regions of repetitive DNA that eluded the Human Genome Project.

Junk DNA could be the key to extinguishing fear-related memories for people struggling with post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) and phobia.

Researchers create a mathematical framework to examine the genome and detect signatures of natural selection, deciphering the evolutionary past and future of non-coding DNA.

An unprecedented dataset of ancient African DNA let researchers outline major demographic shifts that took place between about 80,000 and 20,000 years ago.

How we’re linking together genetic material from thousands of people - modern and ancient - to trace our ancestors and the history of our evolution.

New research produces earliest DNA from Sub-Saharan Africa and a more complete look at ancient peoples.