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11 April 2017
We can use our understanding of how organs form in a foetus to help to repair damaged tissues in people with diseases. To see how this is happening, Chris went to meet neurologist Roger Barker at the...
25 April 2017
How do some bacteria evade the stomach's defence mechanisms to cause trouble in the gut?
25 April 2017
In our colon is a previously unrecognised organ made up of trillions of microbes.
25 April 2017
Why are scientists marching all across the world?
25 April 2017
Most of us know that too much sugar is bad for our teeth, but why? Looks like bacteria are to blame.
25 April 2017
Plumes given off by jet sprays from the ocean of Saturn's moon Enceladus suggest an ocean inside the moon may...
25 April 2017
Harnessing liquid water from water vapour in the air could help millions experiencing water shortages.
25 April 2017
Could detecting an atmosphere on an exoplanet suggest life outside our Solar System?
25 April 2017
Should parents be curbing the time children spend on touch screen devices?
14 April 2017
The battle of the sexes starts with imprinted genes in the womb.
14 April 2017
Kat Arney reports back from the Genetics Society, BSBD and BSCB Spring meeting.
14 April 2017
From epigenetics and imprinting to trees and bees, here are highlights from the joint Genetics Society, BSDB and BSCB...
14 April 2017
Opossums have an unusual way of sorting out their sex chromosomes.
13 April 2017
Are we giving DNA a little bit too much credit?
13 April 2017
Are employers allowed to use your genetic information against you?
13 April 2017
Who can get hold of your DNA information, and what can they do with it?
13 April 2017
DNA tests can reveal your ancestry, as well as any skeletons your family may have in the closet!
13 April 2017
How much can your DNA tell you about your future health, and is this information a blessing or a curse?
13 April 2017
DNA explained, with a little help from some ukuleles.
11 April 2017
Using bio-engineering to grow an entire human organ system in the lab - complete with connecting blood supply.
11 April 2017
Growing miniature human organs in the lab using stem cells taken from an adult.
11 April 2017
Turning embryonic stem cells into nerve cells and implanting them in the brain...
11 April 2017
Understanding how a human being is formed form a single fertilised egg can lead to incredible scientific breakthroughs...
11 April 2017
Popularity isn't just by chance - there's science behind it.
11 April 2017
Destroying the cells controlling the build-up of fat tissue causes mice to become obese with no change in diet.