An international study has shown how and when entirely new gene mutations, known as de novo mutations, originate in dogs. A ...

When Homo sapiens and Neanderthals interbred, a genetic variation affecting red blood cells may have hindered reproduction in ...

An international team led by Monash University researchers has uncovered the genetic code governing the way genetic mutations affect mRNA and result in disease.

Naked mole-rats seem to have found nature’s cheat code for longevity. Scientists discovered that small tweaks in one of their ...

Lead exposure may have spelled evolutionary success for humans—and extinction for our ancient cousins—but other scientists ...

A new study has identified a mutation in the TREM2 gene that disrupts the brain’s ability to clear toxic amyloid plaques, ...

Long before factories, mines, and cars filled the air with pollution, our distant ancestors were already living with a silent ...

In a study published in Neuron, a research team at the Department of Neurology at Massachusetts General Hospital, aimed to understand how immune cells of the brain, called microglia, contribute to ...

When six infants around the world were diagnosed with an odd trio of symptoms (diabetes, epilepsy, and abnormally small heads ...

Explore the impact of lysosomal lipid recycling in a rare multi-organ disorder linked to the SPNS1 gene mutations.

As our hair goes gray and our muscles weaken with age, our immune system also changes. In particular, the stem cells that ...

They observe how the mobile DNA LINE-1 copies its sequence in human cells, revealing the precise mechanism of the ORF2p gene.