A new map of the octopus genetic code has revealed a creature so strange that it could be an "alien", say scientists. The first whole cephalopod genome sequence shows a striking level of complexity ...

The genetic code of a simple saltwater creature could help researchers learn more about how groups of genes function in humans and other species. A study published this week in the journal Nature ...

Roula Khalaf, Editor of the FT, selects her favourite stories in this weekly newsletter. A global team of scientists has discovered how to make more accurate predictions of genetic mutations that ...

Proteogenomics explores how genetic information translates into protein expression and function, and the role of changes across DNA, RNA, and proteins in influencing disease development and ...

For over a thousand years, the story of human evolution was simple: Homo sapiens developed in Africa between 200,000 and 300,000 years ago from a single line of forebears. But today, one research has ...