genetics

IVF

Swiss to allow genetic testing of in-vitro embryos from September

The testing of in-vitro embryos for serious hereditary conditions will finally be allowed in Switzerland from September 1st.

Crime

French geneticist jailed for murdering step-mum

A Vaud cantonal court on Friday jailed a French scientist for 16 years for the murder of his step-mother, in a spectacular reversal of a lower court acquittal.

science

Testicles develop faster than brains: study

<p><span style="font-family: arial,helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: small;" lang="EN-GB">Scientists at Lausanne University have concluded that the human brain develops slower than human testicles, and that human brain activity is strikingly comparable to the duck-billed platypus.</span></p>

University

Human-Neanderthal mating was rare: study

<p>Scientists have shown that modern humans have some traces of genes from Neanderthals, but a study out on Monday suggests that any breeding between the two was most likely a rare event.</p>

offbeat

Half of Swiss men share 'pharaoh gene'

<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal;">Every second Swiss male is related to the Egyptian Pharaoh Tutankhamun, according to researchers in Zurich.</p>