Naked Genetics

We’re off to a festival but you don't need to pack your tent or wellies - DNA is the headliner here.

It's CSI Naked Genetics, as we find out how genetic technology is used to solve crimes.

We take a trip back to the womb - and before - to find out about early development.

We find out how genetic advances are shaping the future of healthcare. Plus, signposts for bees and an operatic gene of...

We’re off to the zoo to meet some lovelorn laughing thrushes, endangered snails, and the Cilla Black of Sumatran Tigers.

Your pet cat or dog is a mammal, as are whales, lemurs, pandas and polar bears. But what exactly is a mammal anyway?

Would you ever consider donating your genome to research? We meet a man who has, and find out why.

As scientists use CRISPR technology to fix a faulty gene in a human embryo, we take a look at storing, writing and...

How are our genes linked to dementia risk?

We’re literally getting inside our genes, as we explore chromosomes through a 3-dimensional virtual reality art, music...

This month we’re zooming in on cancer, finding out how researchers are tackling tumours in unprecedented detail.

We might joke about the battle of the sexes, but it turns out that this is actually true - at least for a hundred or so...

The DNA sequencing revolution is providing ever more data about genomes from all kinds of species, from humans to...

Our cells are constantly communicating and changing - so how do scientists spy on them?

Who decides whether GM crops can be grown? And what about Brexit?

Human evolution is complicated, but you're only here because your ancestors got lucky

This month we're delving into the junk in the genome, properly called non- coding DNA.

We look at gene tests claiming to reveal everything from cancer risk to sporting ability.

This month we're commemorating twenty years since the birth of Dolly the Sheep

40 years ago Richard Dawkins' The Selfish Gene hit the shelves. We look back on its legacy

We find out how signals between cells build organisms.

Is the public ready to look inside its genes?

Your health, immune system and even love-life are governed by compatibility genes.

What do home genetic tests really reveal? Plus, the four-legged genetics of dogs.