Genetics

"A slightly later start is not always a sign of problems," says a University of Surrey study.

After years of suffering, a cutting-edge test diagnosed Ellie Irwin with a rare bacterial infection.

As US President Donald Trump takes aim at the Smithsonian Institution for "anti-American ideology", Adam Rutherford examines what the science of genetics has taught us about race.

Genetic factors are thought to play a major role in the development of autism – but for decades what they are has proven elusive. Now scientists are starting to uncover clues.

From an Australian frog that swallowed its own eggs to woolly mammoths, scientists could soon bring back long-lost species from the dead.

Prolonged periods in orbit can alter an astronaut's body in some surprising ways, changing their muscles, brains and even their gut bacteria.

A seven-year-old boy dies from organ failure after chemotherapy is used in an experimental treatment.