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# Genes

All time
'Neurons can't get notions of being muscles': What makes cells with the same DNA act differently?
Poll: Do you agree with gene editing?
Scientists fix disease genes in human embryos for the first time
People from this Greek beach village have a gene that helps them live longer, despite diet
The first three-parent baby in the UK could be born next year
This factory plans to clone animals on an industrial scale
Women inherit more than their looks from their mothers
Scientists might have found the reason that people suffer from alcoholism
Sturridge: My recurring injuries could be hereditary
The closer you live to Denmark, the happier you are... It's science, apparently
At last: Study explains why polar bears are fat and yet healthy
Autism and schizophrenia may be caused by the same mutations
Poll: Do you agree with IVF treatment that uses genes from three parents?
Why some people (and mice) can eat a lot and stay skinny
Hey lazybones, good news: scientists say laziness could be genetic
New findings may provide relief for osteoarthritis sufferers
Modern racehorses all share 'speed gene' from one common ancestor - study
Genetic variants influence blood pressure: study
Feeling cheery? You could have the 'happiness gene'
Scientists may have found the key to how the human brain develops
Coffee lover? Blame your genes
Scientists discover gene linked to alcohol consumption
Men are the weaker sex, says study