Scientists have revealed parts of the genome that are especially vulnerable to mutations that occur very early on in development. These areas are in the initial portions of genes, where the cell tends ...

Studies of genetics conducted in yeast cells, human neurons, mice or other model systems often reveal networks of genes that ...

Researchers have discovered new regions of the human genome particularly vulnerable to mutations. These altered stretches of DNA can be passed down to future generations and are important for how we ...

In people with severely compromised immune systems, JC polyomavirus can trigger an untreatable, often fatal brain disease. An ...

Mutations that accumulate in blood cells with age and raise the risk of leukemia and lymphoma can also colonize the brain’s ...

In simple terms: a mutation is a stable change in genetic sequence that can be copied when cells or viruses replicate. Most mutations have no detectable effect, some contribute to disease, and a small ...

You are a mutant. You were born with around 100 mutations that your parents don’t have. You’ll pass about half of these on to your children, if you have any, who will have 100 new mutations of their ...

Researchers and medical experts have long tried to understand why some viruses remain harmless in animals while others jump ...