DNA

Health news

Ancient DNA solves mystery behind world's first pandemic

Scientists have confirmed that Yersinia pestis, the bacterium behind later plagues like the Black Death, caused the Justinian Plague - the world’s first recorded pandemic 1,500 years ago.

01/09/2025

Health news

Hormones used by parents can cause genital changes in children

Endocrinologists in Sweden warn that parents who use hormonal creams can easily transfer the substance to their children through skin-to-skin contact.

01/08/2025

Health news

Healthy babies born in UK using DNA from three people

The births mark a milestone in reproductive science - and a potential lifeline for families with a history of mitochondrial disorders.

17/07/2025

Health news

Twins study shows how genetic response to environment impacts health

A large study of identical twins shows that people’s genes affect their sensitivity to life experiences, which in turn makes them more or less susceptible to mental health issues.

10/06/2025

Health news

Childhood toxin exposure could be driving cancer uptick in under-50s

Gene mutations linked to a bacterial toxin were more common in people who developed cancer early than those diagnosed after age 70.

24/04/2025

Euronews Tech Talks

NGTs and Europe’s first gene-edited wheat field trial | Podcast

What are NGTs, how do they differ from GMOs and how are they agriculturally applied and regulated in the EU?

18/04/2025

USA

American genetic testing firm 23andMe files for bankruptcy

The company announced the decision late on Sunday amid concerns about the security of millions of customers' genetic data.

24/03/2025

Health news

Researchers identify new genetic risk factors for depression

The research was the largest and most diverse study into depression.

16/01/2025

USA

The monkeys that science has experimented on for over a century

Few can fail to sympathise with the dozens of Rhesus macaques that made a break from captivity in a Carolina medical laboratory on Saturday.

10/11/2024

Art

Ryoji Ikeda uses DNA from 100,000 Estonians in groundbreaking new show

In collaboration with Estonian researchers, Japanese artist and composer Ryoji Ikeda explores the intersection of science, music and art.

05/11/2024

Culture news

Christopher Columbus revealed to be Spanish and Jewish in new doc

The findings, revealed in a new documentary which aired this weekend on Spanish television, claim that the explorer hid his true identity to avoid religious persecution in Europe.

14/10/2024

Culture news

New study solves mystery of Christopher Columbus’ resting place

A new scientific study reveals the final resting place of the navigator and colonizer. The mystery of his origins and resting place will be detailed in a forthcoming documentary, 'Columbus’s DNA: The True Ancestry' - out this weekend.

11/10/2024

Eco-Innovation

Europe’s most promising climate solutions vie for The Earthshot Prize

From sustainable fish feed to environmental DNA, these are Europe's finalists for the global environmental award.

02/10/2024

Health news

Ancient human DNA hints at why MS affects so many northern Europeans

The findings finally offer an explanation for the north-south MS divide in Europe.

12/01/2024

Nature

Lost species of golden mole rediscovered in Africa after 87 years

The team described the hunt to find the mole as 'more exciting' than an episode of CSI.

29/11/2023

Nature

Shy platypus abandon their homes after megafires and intense rain

Scientists have used environmental DNA sampling to reveal the impact of Australia’s ‘Black Summer’ on the unique species.

06/10/2023

Health news

Google DeepMind releases AI tool to analyse genetic mutations

AlphaMissense promises to predict how dangerous a genetic mutation is.

21/09/2023

Culture news

Study reveals how Europe's oldest mummy actually looked while alive

New DNA analysis of Ötzi the Iceman, the oldest human mummy ever discovered in Europe, reveals fascinating new details on how he actually looked. Warning: Video above contains graphic images.

17/08/2023

Living

French town ‘fed up’ with dog poo cracks down using DNA testing

Similar schemes have been trialled in the Spanish city of Valencia, Tel Aviv in Israel and some parts of London.

20/07/2023

Culture news

Ancient human DNA found in 25,000-year-old tooth jewellery

Scientists have discovered that a tooth pendant excavated from Denisova Cave in southern Siberia, was worn by a woman who lived between 19,000 and 25,000 years ago thanks to DNA preserved in the piece.

08/05/2023