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

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

Genetics determines much of who you are, but how much actually comes from your parents may surprise you. Many soldiers at ...

Many of the ancient southern Africans, including those who lived between about 10,200 and 1,400 years ago, "fall outside the ...

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

Comparing the genomes of snakes with distinct coloration patterns pinpointed the genetic variants that contribute to these ...

For years, Yale researchers David Breslow and Mustafa Khokha have worked together with a similar challenge in their ...

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