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

A genetic mutation commonly found in cancer patients may also affect how the human body develops in the womb, according to ...

A study published in Nature Structural & Molecular Biology is the first time researchers have shown evidence that a single ...

Skoltech researchers and their colleagues from the Pasteur Institute and the University of Lorraine, France, have uncovered ...

If future studies confirm the rescued receptors work normally, the study offers a new roadmap for rare disease drug development.

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 ...

In a major step toward treating rare neurological diseases, scientists have used gene editing to correct mutations inside the ...

A study published in the Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences by scientists from Israel and Ghana shows that an evolutionarily significant mutation in the human APOL1 gene arises not ...

To make horses rideable during domestication, people may have inadvertently targeted a mutation in horses to strengthen their backs and their balance.

A new study has revealed that TSPO, a protein linked to brain inflammation, rises long before Alzheimer’s symptoms appear.

A study published today in Nature Structural & Molecular Biology is the first time researchers have shown evidence that a single drug, already licensed for medical use, can stabilise nearly all ...

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