The Generation Study will see babies offered whole genome sequencing using blood samples taken from the umbilical cord.

Thousands of newborn babies to be screened to detect rare genetic conditions

The results raise questions over whether the same can be done for humans. 

Ageing reversed in mice in groundbreaking study

Biologists at the University of the West of England have found a new use for Lego; they're using it to teach schoolchildren about genetics.

What will the new research involve and just how controversial is it?

The UK's fertility research regulator has approved an application from the Francis Crick Institute in London.


Trials have begun in Cardiff to see if a tumour-shrinking drug could also help treat some forms of autism.

Scientists from Cambridgeshire have discovered four genes that determine how fast we age. 