Scientists with the Synthetic Human Genome Project are trying to create artificial human DNA from scratch, leading to numerous ethical concerns. While the ...

So 23 of your 46 chromosomes come from a parent egg cell, and the other 23 come from a parent sperm cell. Scientists number the first 22 of these pairs 1 through 22. These are known as autosomal ...

Scientists start a controversial project to create the building blocks of human life, in what is thought to be a world first.

A controversial project that aims to create the building blocks of human life has started. It was previously thought creating ...

The Synthetic Human Genome (SynHG) Project, launched on the 25th anniversary of the mapping of the human genome, is being ...

Scientists found that healthy women can carry genetic changes in their breast cells that are thought to be characteristic of ...

Scientists discover 'master switch' in the human body that reverses cell ageing. READ MORE: 'Supermodel granny' drug extends lifespan of mice by 25 per cent By WILIAM HUNTER. Published: 06:38 EDT ...

The human genetic code will be built from scratch by British scientists in a controversial new research project. The £10 ...

To Shakespeare’s Hamlet we humans are “the paragon of animals”. But recent advances in genetics are suggesting that humans are far from being evolution’s greatest achievement.

As the quest to extend human lifespan gains momentum, a select group of scientists is pioneering efforts to reverse the aging process. Inside state-of-the-art laboratories, researchers are ...