New research has identified key factors that drive lung tumor evolution and influence outcomes, describing a previously ...

People typically think about evolution as a linear process where, within a species, the classic adage of "survival of the fittest" is constantly at ...

Genetic sharing among evolutionary neighbors all happens through hybrids: the offspring produced when individuals from two ...

Researchers at the University of Jyväskylä have discovered a simple way to program synthetic molecules so they can form specific spiral-like ...

The recognition is the highest professional distinction awarded to academic inventors.

A study scanned genomes from over 450,000 people to find individuals who carry rare archaic versions of DNA changes once ...

By Pooja Toshniwal Paharia A new study published in Nature Communications reports a step forward in urinary tract infection ...

AMISTAD, a new collections-based research project led by London’s Natural History Museum, is working on untangling the identities of a group of blue butterflies from South America.

Dyne Therapeutics, citing trial data, said it will ask the FDA to approve DYNE-251, its therapy for DMD amenable to exon 51 skipping.

By setting up both reactions side by side in a test tube, the team revealed a literal tug-of-war between two DNA-repair pathways acting on the same HTT repeat. Which side wins likely determines ...

With a rate of mutation 35 percent higher than random chance, this previously unknown weakness could be a major vector for ...

A study has found gene variants that impact both addiction and education attainment in opposite directions -- a higher genetic risk for addiction was related with an increased chance of a lower ...