Researchers have found dozens of human bones on the banks of the iconic river, many of them thousands of years old.

Ancient DNA is telling us more and more about humans and environments long past. Could it also help rescue the future?

A new, comprehensive map of all the genes essential for blood infections in Plasmodium knowlesi (P. knowlesi), a parasite that causes malaria in humans, has been generated by researchers at ...

This course gives an introduction to the regional and social accents of English spoken in the British Isles. It provides an overview of the ways in which pronunciation varies in England, Wales, ...

In final draft guidance the National Institute for Health and Care Excellence has approved a one-off gene editing therapy to treat severe ... The Isle of Man is on track to be the first part of the ...

The British Isles are a collection of islands off the UK’s many beautiful coasts. Although England itself is an island, that’s not exactly the kind of island we mean! This stunning and widely varied ...

We evaluated the role of genetic variants in modifying the relationship between supplementation and progression to advanced AMD. Conclusions The effectiveness of antioxidant and zinc supplementation ...

Background/aims To clarify the pathogenesis of fibrosis in inflammatory orbital diseases, we analysed the gene expression in orbital biopsies and compared our results with those reported for ...

Patient ascertainment and collection of genetic material The pedigree crch13 was identified through a database maintained by the Royal Children’s Hospital, Melbourne, Australia and the Royal Victorian ...

Asiawu Imam says the therapy will make a huge difference A gene-editing therapy for sickle cell disease, with a price tag of £1.65m, is to be offered to patients on the NHS in England.

He was a warrior so large that his name is now a byword for immense size. But just how big was Goliath the biblical giant in reality?

Google of Google Maps fame has been one of the first to announce its intention to toe the line. Writing on social media, it said: "We've received a few questions about naming within Google Maps. We ...