Add this topic to your myFT Digest for news straight to your inbox
Scientists say third wave is a breeding ground for potentially more infectious and resistant forms of coronavirus
Country falls behind other nations with high vaccination rates in race to sequence virus
From countering climate change to saving bananas, new gene-editing technology could prove crucial
Lynparza shown to reduce recurrence rates, while Novartis to unveil new type of radiotherapy
Cambridge scientists create synthetic cells unlike anything in nature
Boost to genomic sequencing efforts comes as new strains threaten to worsen US pandemic
New research contradicts previous findings that B.1.1.7 is deadlier than other strains
Illumina’s Francis De Souza says global co-operation needed to keep up with new strains
Researchers detect a mutation in Britain that is also present in strains in Brazil and South Africa
Capacity has lagged behind UK, blinding the country to risk of new mutations, say experts
Results are important first step in checking shot is effective against UK and South African variants
Significant departure possible from EU policy on agricultural technology
Pharma giant to co-lead funding round for Cambridge biotech start-up Adrestia
Paying up to $4bn for US-based biotech is unlikely to be transformational
Pioneers of the Crispr gene editing technology that revolutionised science and changed lives
Emmanuelle Charpentier and Jennifer Doudna recognised for work that transformed biology research
DNA differences suggest why some people suffer much more severely from disease than others
Preliminary data show that people with type O blood were less likely to test positive
Scientists create vast genealogical tree that will be crucial to halting pandemic and developing medicines
Research is moving very fast — but don’t expect too much too soon
The continent’s genomic data could spur a scientific revolution. Why have we ignored it for so long?
Researchers call for more clarity in managing our digital and genetic afterlife
Scientist shoots down social media claims that have been circulating widely
Scientists complete decade-long project to catalogue mutations that drive disease’s development
Her gene-editing tool could cure disease and change the human race. But what happens if it falls into the wrong hands?
International Edition