Most lethal mutations in wild fruit flies are driven by newly transferred jumping genes, not small DNA errors, according to a new study from Duke University. The findings, published in PLOS Biology, ...

Women of Kenya’s Turkana community often walk miles each day in scorching heat to collect water for their animals and personal consumption. Credit: Julien Ayroles/UC Berkeley. F ...

A team of researchers at VCU Massey Comprehensive Cancer Center has identified a new pathway through which mutations in the tumor suppressor p53 gene—found very frequently in human tumors—hijack DNA ...

Indiana University School of Medicine scientists have uncovered new evidence that an age-related blood condition may ...

By Tarun Sai Lomte Scientists reveal how evolution within our own tissues can drive disease, protect cells, and uncover hidden therapeutic targets for future precision medicine. Somatic genomics ...

Ludamil Alexandrov, and cancer researcher specializing in linking cancer mutations to environmental influences, will oversee ...

Researchers at Cardiff University have uncovered how a particularly severe form of DNA damage arises—shedding new light on mutation processes that contribute to cancer and inherited genetic conditions ...

Spider-Man Brand New Day dropped its trailer, bringing back Tom Holland's Peter Parker. Amid struggling with his lost ...

IU researchers have linked an age-related blood condition to inflammatory bowel disease (IBD) and identified a potential treatment to reduce the severity of inflammation-driven diseases.

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