Some mental disorders may be caused by the same genetic differences, study finds
Many psychiatric disorders are more biologically related than previously understood, having more genetic similarities than differences, a new…
Wolf pup’s stomach yields DNA from one of world’s last surviving woolly rhinos
Woolly rhinos (Coelodonta antiquitatis) lived in Eurasia during the Pleistocene period (artist’s impression).Credit: Mark P. Witton/SPL Roughly 14,400…
why some people die from typically harmless germs
Michael Levin had just started working as a paediatric infectious-disease doctor in London when he received an urgent…
Eyes of the world’s longest-living vertebrate, the Greenland shark, show little ageing
Swimming at a crawl with cloudy eyes and mottled skin, the Greenland shark looks like it’s seen better…
Estonia is linking a super genome database to patient records. Is it safe? – POLITICO
At a time when trust in institutions — including in health care — is being eroded by mis- and…
These rare Italian bears have evolved to be surprisingly chill
Friend shaped AND friend! Credit: Wikimedia Commons Bears are one of the big victims of deforestation. As more…
How Fearsome Wolves Became Loyal Dogs — and Changed Human History Forever
The dog diverged from a now-extinct population of wolves 27,000–40,000 years ago, before or during the Last Glacial…
Why many mental health conditions may be more alike than we thought
Published on 16/12/2025 – 7:01 GMT+1 Different mental health conditions may have far more in common at a…
Depression, anxiety and PTSD have same genetic roots – what it means for treatment
What are usually seen as 14 different mental health or neurodiversity conditions could really be five clusters of…
vast genetic diversity found between cells in a single person
Human chromosomes (artificially coloured) vary widely from cell to cell, according to an investigation of the DNA in…
New hope for children with devastating rare genetic disorder, thanks to world-first research in Manchester
The parents of a three-year-old boy born with a devastating, life-limiting genetic condition say they are now excited…
versatile gene-editing tool could tackle a host of diseases
A cell’s protein-making machinery (artist’s illustration) can be instructed to ignore mutations that would otherwise result in shortened…