US scientists have found a cluster of inactive genes in induced pluripotent stem cells that may be responsible for their limitations compared to embryonic stem cells.

How one gene doth not maketh the man or woman and the dangers of thinking that it does.

NIB health insurance is offering its clients half price genetic testing. But there is some fine print with privacy and discrimination implications.

Researchers have successfully carried out the first rewire of genetic switches, creating what could be a vital tool for the development of new drugs and even future gene therapies.

A new genetic map of parasitic wasp species could open up avenues for insect pest control and reduce reliance on chemical pesticides.

Identical twins studies investigating the disease lupus have revealed how environmental factors can influence the activity of specific genes and could cause disease in one sibling and not the other.

Using tiny crystals called quantum dots, researchers have developed a highly sensitive test to detect external chemical modifications to DNA that can be early indicators of cancer.

Calling all biology teachers. Get your students to lick their rats. Very cool animation to teach epigenetics.

An Italian court has cut the sentence given to a convicted murderer by a year because he has genes linked to violent behaviour. Is the decision based on sound science and what are the implications of this precedent when we really do understand how our genome influences behaviour?

An Australian twin study has shown that the age at which a person takes a first drink may influence genes linked to alcoholism, making the youngest drinkers the most susceptible to severe problems.