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

Unique mutations in the H5N1 strain enhance replication in human cells and cause severe disease in mice. The virus has spread from birds to mammals, including dairy cows, and infected humans, with one ...

Researchers have discovered new regions of the human genome particularly vulnerable to mutations. These altered stretches of DNA can be passed down to future generations and are important for how we ...

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 ...

Concern surrounding the highly pathogenic avian influenza H5N1 influenza virus currently circulating in dairy cows in the United States is growing. A total of 58 human cases have been reported as of ...

Blood type A(B) is caused by a four gene mutations and was discovered when the blood of patients and donors was being studied ...

Researchers at the Department of Cell and Molecular Biology, Karolinska Institutet have captured the first detailed molecular ...

A new study has raised alarm bells about the potential for the H5N1 bird flu virus to evolve into a strain sparking a human pandemic. A single mutation in the virus currently ravaging dairy farms ...

New bird flu mutations can survive human fever, making the virus potentially more dangerous. Learn how PB1 gene increases risk and how to stay safe.