In depth

Alzheimer's file
Articles on Alzheimer's disease, which slowly and progressively destroys brain cells.

Asthma file
Read about this chronic lung condition that leads to difficulty in breathing.

Cancer file
Learn more about the most common human genetic disease.

Chromosome dirorders
Content on genetic birth defects caused by errors in an entire chromosome or part of a chromosome.

Crick papers
Browse early drafts of the 1953 Watson and Crick papers, and a full copy of Crick's most influential unpublished papers.

Diabetes file
Artilces on diabetes mellitus.

Gene therapy
Read about the treatment of a disease by introducing DNA into the cells of the patient.

Human evolution and history
How research on genes and genomes is shedding light on the evolution of Homo sapiens as a species, and on the migration of humans across the globe.

Human Genome Project
The Human Genome Project is the largest international collaboration ever undertaken in biology.

Key legislation
How are governments responding to the difficult questions posed by advances in human genetics?

Medicine chest
While drug development is a long, expensive and tightly regulated process, new therapies are highlighted here.

Model organisms
Everything you need to know about the use of yeast, fruit flies, nematode worms and mice in research.

Single gene disorders
Overviews of some of the most common single gene disorders that affect humans. 

Wellcome Trust Sanger Institute
More on one of the leading genomics centres in the world, dedicated to analysing and understanding genomes.