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

Researchers discovered that a tiny structural feature of the enzyme GPX4 helps keep neurons safe. A rare mutation removes ...

However, many women with BRCA mutations perceive MHT as unsafe, due to concerns about their already elevated breast cancer ...

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 ...

Tiny immune cells called microglia protect the central nervous system (CNS) in a multitude of ways: They provide innate ...

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

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European fertility clinics used cancer-causing sperm for 17 years, prompting urgent calls for genetic screening reforms and ...

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

The fossil and genetic evidence agree that modern humans originated in Africa. The most genetically diverse human populations ...

An international research team involving the German Primate Center – Leibniz Institute for Primate Research (DPZ), Hannover ...