Scientists discovered that the first 100 base pairs of human genes are unusually prone to mutations, especially during the ...

A new study reports that the locations where genes begin are particularly prone to mutations, and these genetic changes can ...

Researchers have identified specific genes containing rare mutations that significantly increase the likelihood of developing ...

Genetic engineering is moving from the lab bench into clinics, farms, and even family planning decisions, promising to change ...

Tatiana Schlossberg, the youngest granddaughter of President John F. Kennedy, recently revealed she was diagnosed with ...

EVE combines evolutionary insights with human population data to identify damaging genetic mutations, improving variant ...

Human cells usually contain two copies of most genes, one of which comes from the mother while the other comes from the father. It's long been thought that usually these two copies, or alleles of ...

A new gene-editing technique called PERT offers a potential single-tool solution for numerous genetic disorders caused by nonsense mutations. This met ...

Researchers have discovered new regions of the human genome particularly vulnerable to mutations. These altered stretches of ...

Traditional biochemical methods of studying human gene mutations are often laborious and costly. Now bioengineers at the University of California San Diego have developed a new simple approach to ...

Debate has long surrounded when humans first traveled into Sahul, the ancient landmass that is now Australia, New Guinea and ...