Research links variations in the gene GRIN2A to a higher risk of developing schizophrenia and other forms of mental illness.

A closeup look at colibactin’s structure reveals chemical motifs that guide its mutation-wreaking “warheads” to specific stretches of DNA.

A team of researchers at the Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai has uncovered why children with the same ...

In a breakthrough study, scientists have discovered that a variant in one gene, GRIN2A, can directly cause mental illness – something previously believed to be the result of several mutations working ...

New research published in Nature Communications has linked a normal cellular process to an accumulation of DNA mutations in ...

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

Texas Oncology in Wichita Falls now offers genetic testing to identify mutations that could increase cancer risk, which can ...

When DNA breaks, cells must repair it accurately to prevent harmful mutations. Researchers have discovered that during a key ...

A research group has demonstrated that overexpression of Cdc10-dependent transcript 1 (CDT1), a key regulator of DNA ...

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

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 ...

Scientists have discovered a rare new cat coat color called salmiak, or salty liquorice, caused by a genetic mutation. This ...