PARTLY SYNTHETIC BACTERIA CONTAIN NEVER-SEEN-BEFORE GENETIC 'LETTERS'

The next challenge Normal DNA contains the coding for cells to form proteins that do the work of life... READ MORE›

CHURCH OF SWEDEN TO STOP REFERRING TO GOD AS 'HE' OR 'LORD'

It really isn't smart if the Church of Sweden becomes known as a church that does not respect the common theology heritage, he said... READ MORE›

FIRST ATTEMPT MADE TO ALTER GENES IN BODY

There also are gene therapies that don't involve editing DNA... READ MORE›

BREAKTHROUGHS BRING GENE EDITING THERAPIES INTO VIEW

Another gene editing tool already in wide use, the CRISPR-cas9, cuts the DNA strand, typically to insert or delete a DNA base pair... READ MORE›

BRITISH BIRDS EVOLVE BIGGER BEAKS TO USE GARDEN FEEDERS

Researchers say UK's enthusiasm for bird feeders compared with mainland Europe responsible for increase in beak length... READ MORE›

DURIAN DNA REVEALS STINKY SECRETS OF THE 'KING OF FRUIT'

Until this study, nobody had cracked the durian genome, said Professor Teh... READ MORE›

TRAIN COLLIDES WITH TANK SOUTH OF STOCKHOLM, FOUR INJURED

Train collides with tank south of Stockholm, four injured report... READ MORE›

EIGHT THINGS I WANT PEOPLE TO KNOW ABOUT GENETIC DISORDERS

While many genetic disorders are caused by changes in single genes, there are others that are due to changes to chromosomes... READ MORE›

GENOME EDITING REVEALS KEY GENE FOR HUMAN EMBRYO GROWTH

The study found that human embryos need OCT4 to correctly form a blastocyst... READ MORE›

FEARING RUSSIA, NEUTRAL SWEDEN HOLDS BIGGEST WAR GAMES IN 20 YEARS

Around 1500 troops from the United States, France, Norway and other NATO allies are taking part in the exercise dubbed Aurora... READ MORE›

SCIENTISTS SAY DNA TESTS SHOW VIKING WARRIOR WAS FEMALE

The researchers say the grave near Stockholm has the first confirmed remains of a high-ranking female Viking warrior... READ MORE›

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THE MOST DESIRABLE PASSPORTS ON EARTH DON'T INCLUDE AMERICA'S

A Swedish passport allows visa-free travel to 176 countries or territories, just one fewer than world leader Germany... READ MORE›

THREE-PERSON BABIES 'BOLD STEP' - DEBATE

Related Stories MPs should take the bold step to allow the creation of babies from three people, Public Health Minister Jane Ellison says... READ MORE›

U.K. APPROVES TECHNIQUE TO MAKE BABIES FROM DNA OF 3 PEOPLE

The procedure is aimed at helping parents at risk of passing mitochondrial disease onto their children... READ MORE›

'I WAS PROSECUTED FOR HELPING SYRIAN REFUGEES'

That was the day the great wave of refugees hit Denmark... READ MORE›

HENNING MANKELL WRITER WHOSE WALLANDER PATROLLED A GRITTY SWEDEN DIES AT 67

Mr. Mankell chafed at his failure to reach a broader audience outside Sweden for his many works besides the Wallander series... READ MORE›

MATTER AGRICULTURE LINKED TO DNA CHANGES IN ANCIENT EUROPE

Dr. Reich and his colleagues confirmed that LCT, a gene that aids milk digestion, did experience intense natural selection, rapidly becoming more common in ancient Europeans... READ MORE›

'SWEDEN HAS BEEN ATTACKED': TRUCK CRASHES INTO STOCKHOLM STORE, KILLING 4

Shoppers were locked inside stores after businesses triggered their automatic security systems. Police evacuated Stockholm's central train station and shut down the subway... READ MORE›

DNA OF HEADLESS TORSO MATCHES MISSING SWEDISH JOURNALIST KIM WALL

Missing Swedish journalist Kim Wall Police say DNA of headless torso matches... READ MORE›

HOW SWEDEN, THE MOST OPEN COUNTRY IN THE WORLD, WAS OVERWHELMED BY MIGRANTS

Sweden's immigration agency has already run out of beds, and has been accommodating asylum-seekers at its head office... READ MORE›

DOG FAMILY TREE REVEALS HOW MODERN BREEDS CAME TO BE

First, researchers aimed to understand how the numerous and diverse dog breeds relate to each other... READ MORE›

BIDEN HEADS TO EUROPE AMID INTENSIVE DIPLOMACY ON UKRAINE

Some groups opposed to the procedure, including Human Genetics Alert, had likened it to genetic modification... READ MORE›

CUTTING CASH WOULD BE A BOON FOR THE WORLD'S POOR, ROGOFF SAYS

You will now receive the Game Plan newsletter Scandinavia's efforts to rely less on cash have been gradual, and backed by a well-functioning digital economy... READ MORE›

SWEDEN STEPS UP 'MYSTERY SUB' HUNT

Related Stories The Swedish navy has stepped up its search in the waters off Stockholm amid suspicions that a Russian submarine might be in trouble there... READ MORE›

GENETIC EDITING COULD ROB WORLD OF CREATIVE GENIUSES LIKE THOMAS EDISON OR TENNESSEE WILLIAMSA

Statistics have shown that writers are 10 times more like to be bipolar than the general population and poets 40 times... READ MORE›

FIRST SAFE REPAIR OF DISEASE-CAUSING HUMAN EMBRYO GENE

In a groundbreaking step, researchers have safely repaired a disease-causing gene in human embryos, targeting a heart defect best known for killing young athletes... READ MORE›

LANDMARK COURT RULING: SWEDISH INTERNET PROVIDER TO BLOCK THE PIRATE BAY FOR 3 YEARS

Landmark court ruling Swedish internet provider to block The Pirate Bay for 3 years -- RT News... READ MORE›

Soviet submarine sightings caused Cold War security alerts in Sweden in the 1980s... READ MORE›

ONE LESS HAVEN FOR INVESTORS AS TRUMP DAMAGES DENMARK'S APPEAL

Some of Donald Trump's ideas are pretty negative for Denmark and Danish kroner, said Las Olsen, chief economist at Danske Bank A S, Denmark's biggest lender... READ MORE›

DO IT FOR MOM CAMPAIGN WANTS DANES TO HAVE EVEN MORE SEX

Now the Danish travel company Spies says it might have found a solution... READ MORE›

GENOME STUDIES SHOW HOW EBOLA SPREAD INITIALLY

It has continued to be among the versions of the virus propagating in Guinea and later in Sierra Leone... READ MORE›

FIRST BABY BORN FROM THREE-PARENT TECHNIQUE

The resulting egg -- with nuclear DNA from the mother and mitochondrial DNA from a donor... READ MORE›

RUSSIAN WARPLANES 'AGGRESSIVELY' PASS US MISSILE DESTROYER

Russian jets make a simulated attack on a US missile destroyer in the Baltic sea, coming within 30ft 9m of it, a US official says... READ MORE›

SWEDEN BRINGS BACK CONSCRIPTION AMID RUSSIA FEARS

Sweden first introduced compulsory military service in 1901 but halted it in 2010 and replaced it with a volunteer army... READ MORE›

3-PARENT BABIES OK'D BY U.K. PARLIAMENT

The resulting embryo would have the nucleus DNA from its parents but the mitochondrial DNA from the donor... READ MORE›

Some groups opposed to the procedure, including Human Genetics Alert, had likened it to genetic modification... READ MORE›

CANADIAN COMPANY'S GENETICALLY MODIFIED APPLES WIN US APPROVAL

Arctic apples would first be available in late 2016 in small quantities but not widely distributed for some years, Carter said... READ MORE›

TORSO FOUND AMID SEARCH FOR SUBMARINE JOURNALIST

Ms Wall was last seen on Danish inventor Peter Madsen's submarine on the night of 10 August. Mr Madsen has been charged with manslaughter... READ MORE›

'WE HAVE NO PLANS WHATSOEVER TO INVADE SWEDEN'

Good news from Scandinavia Russia is not going to invade Sweden... READ MORE›

FEMALE CEOS HOLD KEY TO RETURNS FOR $42 BILLION STOCK MANAGER

These are solid results, Robert Naess, the manager of 42 billion in stocks at Nordea Bank AB who designed the study, said by phone Monday... READ MORE›

SWEDEN AND DENMARK ADD BORDER CHECKS TO STEM FLOW OF MIGRANTS

LONDON -- Sweden introduced new identity checks on Monday for travelers arriving from Denmark, and Denmark swiftly followed suit along its border with Germany... READ MORE›