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Scientists have created a genetically modified tomato that has been shown to extend the lifespans of mice with cancer. It offers the prospect of …

Rabbits joined the ever expanding list of cloned animals when cloned bunnies came hopping into the world in 2002.

By the time you spot the early signs of baldness, your hair is already on its way out. But genetic testing may be able to predict your risk of …

Genetics - the theory which explains how inherited characteristics are passed from one generation to the next, and natural selection, which allows …

To many they’re vermin, and less salubrious neighbourhoods can be overcome by them. So it might seem strange that scientists would want to …

When the world’s first cloned cat appeared in 2002, headline writers were jumping for joy. The phrase ‘copy-cat’ turned up in …

Unveiled in Italy in 2003, Prometea was the world’s first cloned horse. The female foal was the only one to survive to birth out of 841 embryos …

Snuppy, the world’s first cloned dog was created by South Korean scientists in 2005. In May 2008 the Afghan hound became a father after a …

It’s one of life’s most irritating problems - the common cold. No matter what drugs we throw it at, it just doesn’t seem to go …

Club foot is a common birth defect where one or both feet point downwards and inwards. A genetic basis has often been mooted, but now for the first …

Scientists have uncovered a critical genetic switch that helps cells to survive when they are deprived of oxygen. Although the work was carried out …

Currently, testing for genetic disorders can only identify a very small percentage of the 15,000 known ones. However, a new test is on the horizon …