̽»¨Ö±²¥identity of the winner of the 1880 Epsom Derby – the classic race to be run today - was famously disputed. Now analysis of DNA from the bones of historic horses has solved the mystery conclusively - and has confirmed the authenticity of the skeleton of one of the most famous stallions of all time.
Research reconciles competing theories about the origin of the domestic horse.
Research by a team of scientists suggests that a variant of the so-called speed gene found in top racehorses can be traced back to a single British mare living around 300 years ago. That mare may have had a similar genetic make-up to today's sturdy native ponies.
A ̽»¨Ö±²¥ of Cambridge study, which set out to investigate DNA methylation in the human heart and the "missing link" between our lifestyle and our health, has now mapped the link in detail across the entire human genome.
Scientists have found what they believe is the missing link between heart failure, our genes and our environment. ̽»¨Ö±²¥study could open up completely new ways of managing and treating heart disease.
A new generation of cancer therapeutics is on the horizon thanks to fresh light being shed on how genes are switched on and off.
Scientists have located a region of DNA which – when altered – can increase the risk of ovarian cancer, according to research published in Nature Genetics over the weekend.
̽»¨Ö±²¥first Asian and African human genomes have been deciphered using a technique originally invented by Professors Shankar Balasubramanian and David Klenerman at the ̽»¨Ö±²¥ of Cambridge's Department of Chemistry and developed by the spin-out Solexa.
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