Researchers at Cardiff University have uncovered how a particularly severe form of DNA damage arises—shedding new light on ...

A systematic review of 52 scientific papers submitted to a world-leading clinical genetics journal from multiple scientists ...

Mitochondria are well known as the powerhouses of the cell because of their energy generating capabilities. These little organelles are very special, because they also carry their own tiny little ...

NEW YORK (Reuters Health) - Elderly patients who carry the apolipoprotein E (APOE) e4 allele, a gene mutation implicated in Alzheimer's disease, are at increased risk for experiencing early delirium ...

A study explains how broken DNA during cell division can trigger chromoanasynthesis when two repair pathways combine, causing ...

Bowel cancer cells have the ability to regulate their growth using a genetic on-off switch to maximize their chances of survival, a phenomenon that's been observed for the first time by researchers at ...

Researchers use long-read genome sequencing to discover 33% more structural variants and 38% more tandem repeats linked to autism spectrum disorder.

A new method for safely inserting large chunks of DNA into genomes has now measured up in mice, potentially paving the way ...

A rare genetic mutation may underlie some cases of mad cow disease in cattle and its discovery may help shed light on where the… A rare genetic mutation may underlie some cases of mad cow disease in ...

A protein long studied for its role in amyotrophic lateral sclerosis and frontotemporal dementia now appears to serve a ...

Scientists showed that a mutation in animals that live at high altitude promotes myelin regeneration, informing potential new ...