The latest genetics news and breakthroughs from the DNA world. Join us to take a look inside your genes...

11 March 2025

And how we can safeguard the future...

09 December 2024

And what DNA analysis revealed about Mayan human sacrifice...

08 October 2024

Plus, did the population of Rapa Nui really collapse?

16 August 2024

Plus, a breakthrough in mammoth genetics

16 July 2024

Plus, the genetic links between schizophrenia and substance use disorder...

07 June 2024

And, what makes a tardigrade so tough?

03 May 2024

Plus, why bowhead whales are stuck in a genetic bottleneck

05 April 2024

Plus, a frog that looks like a log

27 February 2024

Plus, a look into the world of animal hybrids

15 December 2023

Plus, how do our genes affect the way we age?

14 April 2021

Do our genes control how we respond to COVID? The answer is in - and it's yes...

17 March 2021

In this month's programme, meet the genes that help us tolerate - and even enjoy - being extremely chilly...

24 February 2021

Meet the most critical coronavirus variants. Plus: catching a serial killer; and fish gaining limbs...

15 January 2021

This month: mutations in early development, selfish genes in sperm, and COVID vaccine booster shots...

17 December 2020

Addressing your questions about the coronavirus vaccine. Plus: quick-change genes, privacy, and penguins...

13 November 2020

Coronavirus in mink, a test to track poached ivory, the genome of a cat, and a new genetic disease...

16 October 2020

A severe COVID risk factor in our genes; tracking the translatlantic slave trade; and a genetics video game...

14 September 2020

Bugs do it. And vertebrates - and even humans. How do you eat poison and get away with it?

18 August 2020

Birds can do amazing things. Let's take a look under the wing...

15 July 2020

Meet the phenomenon that seems to help females live longer, see colour better, and even survive COVID-19...

14 June 2020

We take a look at the trendy world of fermented foods. Are they actually good for you? And if so, why?

14 May 2020

Meet ACE2, the protein in the pandemic spotlight - protector, turned betrayer...