Opinion: A crackdown on firms selling gene tests direct to the consumer would come at a cost.

A US government investigator told members of Congress on Thursday that personalized DNA tests claiming to predict certain inheritable diseases are misleading and offer little or no useful information.

China’s state grain reserves have been contaminated by illegal, genetically modified rice, according to an investigation by Greenpeace.

Boston University researchers say they have uncovered the genetic markers associated with living to a ripe old age.

An health project will study the genes, diet and other variables of thousands of people in Africa’s to further understand how genes interact with the environment in relation to diseases.

The completion of the draft human genome sequence was announced ten years ago. Nature ‘s survey of life scientists reveals that biology will never be the same again.

Lancet reports on what a whole genome sequence revealed – a lot but not much.

Opinion piece. Patents on genes: necessary legal tools, or putting lives at risk?

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

Experts discuss how advances in genetics will require a rethink about privacy. How do we protect it and would we forgo it over improved health?