Indiana University School of Medicine scientists have uncovered new evidence that an age-related blood condition may contribute to inflammatory bowel disease (IBD). Their findings suggest that a new ...

UC San Diego professor Ludmil Alexandrov will lead an international team of scientists awarded $25 million to research cancer mutations. The award comes from Cancer Grand Challenges, a collaboration ...

Every time we feel a gentle tap on the skin, specialized nerve cells convert that physical force into an electrical signal that the brain can interpret as touch. While scientists have long known that ...

Plants have an immune system, like people, and when it is triggered by threats like disease or pests, a plant’s defenses are activated. But there’s a downside to this protective mechanism: The plant’s ...

Across the natural world, some animals evolve traits so unusual they appear almost unnatural at first glance. These features often develop under intense environmental pressure where survival depends ...

Research is shaking up how we think about evolution, suggesting there's a level of predictability influenced by genes and genetic history.

Researchers have created a method called optovolution that uses light to guide the evolution of proteins with dynamic behaviors. By engineering yeast cells so their survival depended on proteins ...

The FDA proposes new rules allowing mutation-specific gene therapies to qualify for approval despite extremely small patient ...

Over the past decade, however, a wave of technological advances has begun to expand the druggable proteome. These include covalent inhibitors (such as sotorasib), chemical proteomics, and AI-enabled ...

Niraparib and abiraterone acetate regimen demonstrates clinically meaningful delay in disease progression, nearly halving the risk of progression or death, with an early trend toward improved overall ...

A rare clotting disorder puzzled doctors during the COVID vaccine rollout. New research reveals the unlikely chain of events ...

Koala populations with low genetic diversity are actually recovering by "reshuffling" their genes to remove harmful mutations ...