Your DNA is constantly changing. And if it weren’t for genetic mutations, evolution wouldn’t exist. So, what would life be ...

The curious minds at What If explore what would happen if our DNA stopped mutating.

New research shows it’s possible to edit the DNA of human embryos with more precision. But scientists warn it’s still not ...

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

A new study, published July 6, 2026, in the journal Nature Communications, suggests that two of the best-known trends in ...

Financing follows Torres's CrossBridge Bio acquisition by Eli Lilly and supports translation of ARTAN Bio's programmable approach to mutation-driven aging biology. ST. PETERSBURG, ...

Abraham Lincoln, for one, may have had the syndrome—and are at very high risk of a kind of fatal rupture in the heart.

The DNA of Chernobyl cleanup workers showed mutations caused by radiation that were also evident in the genes of their ...

A new form of CAR T-cell therapy has been designed to find and destroy the cancer-driving stem cells responsible for a group of blood cancers known as myeloproliferative neoplasms (MPNs), while ...

Part of the draw to post-apocalyptic shows and movies is wondering if it could ever happen in real life, especially if it's a ...

If you're a woman newly diagnosed with breast cancer, treatment can feel ... well, scary. Will chemotherapy work? Or will it ...

Most animal viruses never become pandemics because they must overcome multiple barriers, including receptor mismatch, immune ...