For centuries, we’ve thought of these changes as part of the "genetic lottery," something we can't control. Science is now ...

Throughout development, life and the processes of aging, all human cells accumulate mutations, resulting in what is called mosaicism, a condition in which different cells in the same person have ...

Human evolution has often been depicted as a process of adaptation, where natural selection and genetic changes drive species ...

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 ...

Credit: Campbell, Catarina D., and Evan E. Eichler. "Properties and rates of germline mutations in humans." Trends in Genetics (2013). What a great age we live in. Until recently critical parameters ...

Junk DNA” may hold the key to treating tough cancers. Existing drugs exploit weaknesses in cells with gene mutations. Researchers at King’s College London have identified a promising strategy for ...

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 ...

The genetic mutations that have been studied the most are those that have been linked to human disease, but what about mutations that provide some benefit? Researchers have now identified mutations ...

Cris Collinsworth made everyone watching "Sunday Night Football" cringe on Sunday evening. The former Cincinnati Bengals wide ...

A study published in PLOS PATHOGENS describes the prevalence and functions of mutations in neuraminidase enzyme of avian H5N1 influenza viruses that are preferentially selected in human H5N1 influenza ...