Now playing Next Taste Your taste preferences could be down to your genes, new study reveals A new study completed by the University of Edinburgh argues that the reason why we love and hate certain foods could be partly down to our genes 22/08/2022
Now playing Next Health The map of our DNA is finally complete. Here's why it matters The previously missing bits in the map of our DNA could provide further insight into human evolution, ageing and genetic diseases. 01/04/2022
Now playing Next Health Is modifying the genes of our cats the way to solve pet allergies? Researchers believe the gene editing technology CRISPR could knock out a key allergen produced by cats. 29/03/2022
Now playing Next Biztech news UK baby first to receive a game-changing gene therapy on the NHS Zolgensma is a potentially life-saving therapy for five-month-old baby Arthur Morgan. It’s also one of the world’s most expensive drug. 01/06/2021
Now playing Next Spain Basque people 'have genetic continuity stretching back to Iron Age' The study found no "influences from North Africa" in the Basque region, which, on the contrary, "are appreciated in most populations of the Iberian Peninsula". 08/04/2021
Now playing Next world news Most pregnant women in UK hospitals with COVID-19 are from minorities Researchers examined data from the UK Obstetric Surveillance System for pregnant women admitted to all 194 obstetric units in the UK with confirmed COVID-19 infection between 1 March and 14 April 2020. 09/06/2020
Now playing Next Good Morning Europe New gene research aims to identify those most at risk from COVID-19 A new genetic research project aims to identify and ultimately protect those most at risk from the current and potential future waves of COVID-19 14/05/2020
Now playing Next United Kingdom Virus mutations could hold clues for COVID-19 vaccine UK researchers have identified almost 200 recurrent genetic mutations to the novel coronavirus. These changes are not necessarily something to worry about – and studying them closely could help scientists find the drugs and vaccines needed to stop the pandemic. 06/05/2020
Now playing Next China Chinese scientist convicted for gene-editing human embryos The scientist used CRISPR to genetically modify the babies and make them immune to the AIDS virus. 30/12/2019
Now playing Next China Scientific community outraged at Chinese scientist's baby gene-editing The scientific community is outraged by the Chinese scientist's baby gene editing claims, questioning the ethics and safety of his work. 29/11/2018
Now playing Next China Scientist who claims to have created genetically-edited babies presents findings Concerns had been raised over the veracity of Professor He Jiankui's claims that he had made a pair of twins that are resitant to HIV. 28/11/2018
Now playing Next Italy Meet Sammy: The 22-year-old who looks like an old man What's it like to be one of 100 people in the world who suffer from a rare rapid-ageing condition? Sammy Basso shares his experiences with Euronews. 20/08/2018
Now playing Next Indonesia Bajau 'Sea Nomads' have genetically evolved to become expert free-divers Through natural selection the Bajau people have developed bigger spleens making them exceptionally good at breath-hold diving, new research has found. 21/04/2018
Now playing Next world news Wonders of science: dying boy gets new skin - and new life In a lab in Italy, scientists have grown replacement skin for a young boy who had lost most of his to a rare and devastating genetic disease. 09/11/2017
Now playing Next world news Genetic breakthrough could cure hereditary disorders Scientists have moved a step closer to curing hereditary disorders by safely repairing a gene in a human embryo. A joint team from The United States and South Korea allowed embryos to develop for five days and succeeded in normalizing a mutant gene. 03/08/2017
Now playing Next world news Take a glimpse through the eyes of Pingelap's colour-blind islanders Candyfloss trees and bubblegum-coloured water: Photographer Sanne De Wilde offers a glimpse of what 'the island of the colour-blind' looks like to its inhabitants. 26/07/2017
Now playing Next Sci-tech Genetics in the Himalayas What are the mechanisms that allow us to adapt to extreme altitude and lack of oxygen? 16/06/2017
Now playing Next Morocco Human species 'older than previously thought' Fossils that are 100,000 years older than any other known remains of our species have been unearthed 07/06/2017
Now playing Next USA Human-pig embryo created by scientists Scientists in California have managed to successfully grow human cells within a pig embryo. 27/01/2017
Now playing Next United Kingdom British embryo research 'first step' to 'legalisation of GM babies' British scientists have been given the green light to edit the genes of human embryos for research. A controversial technique will be used, that some 01/02/2016
