Scientists discovered that the first 100 base pairs of human genes are unusually prone to mutations, especially during the ...

Researchers have discovered new regions of the human genome particularly vulnerable to mutations. These altered stretches of ...

Scientists have revealed parts of the genome that are especially vulnerable to mutations that occur very early on in ...

Unique mutations in the H5N1 strain enhance replication in human cells and cause severe disease in mice. The virus has spread from birds to mammals, including dairy cows, and infected humans, with one ...

A closeup look at colibactin’s structure reveals chemical motifs that guide its mutation-wreaking “warheads” to specific stretches of DNA.

Tiny immune cells called microglia protect the central nervous system (CNS) in a multitude of ways: They provide innate ...

Tatiana Schlossberg, the youngest granddaughter of President John F. Kennedy, recently revealed she was diagnosed with ...

EVE combines evolutionary insights with human population data to identify damaging genetic mutations, improving variant ...

The human genome is contained in the nucleus of almost every cell in the body. But those cells also contain multitudes of mitochondria, and these incredible little power-generating organelles carry ...