Life expectancy reduced in 2020 after steady increase for 15 years: Study

Russia recorded the largest drop in life expectancy

All birds in one tree

Scientists develop phylogenetic tree linking all bird species

Spit and know your future

Personal genomics makes individualised healthcare possible; but experts remain wary

Sea cows under threat

Aging cells

Gay on genes

The biochemistry of growing old

Research looks into the DNA factor acting as a stimulant for aging

Rooting out a poison

Gene therapy to over the cassava's toxicity

The glowing fields

Transferred genes light up the prospects of keeping agricultural trouble-makers in control

Zippered bondage

Researchers take apart the mystery behind the ties that bind cells in multicellular organisms

Women's woes

THE TERMINATORS

Male flies to male

A gene transplant has been found to induce homosexual behaviour in male fruit flies

Leapfrogging to doom

Human pressures are taking a toll of amphibians

Menopause in a sachet

Cooling agents

Piscine conflicts

Virus vs virus

Can the deadly dengue be controlled by injecting its carrier mosquito with another virus?

The oldest one

The sidekick

Hair raising

Avian aspects

Ruling over worms

The length of worms is determined by the hosts

Catalysts for the body

Artificial antibodies developed in the UK would help the body's immune system

Body watch

Energy expenditure in the human body is based on an internal clock