There are many different types of mutations which can arise in DNA. This diagram shows the normal order of the bases for one of the strands in a DNA molecule. Only one of the strands of DNA is ...

A single base change can create a devastating genetic disorder or a beneficial adaptation, or it might have no effect. How do mutations happen, and how do they influence the future of a species?

Other genetic mutations happen as a natural part of aging, and some happen after exposure to substances that cause damage to ...

Today, leukemia patients undergo genetic analysis to identify mutations and select the most ... the researchers have identified two cell types—one "stronger" and the other more "sensitive ...

Myeloid leukemias are among the most aggressive blood cancers and have low survival rates. Today, leukemia patients undergo ...

My research team and I recently published a study using DNA from thousands of healthy people to help identify disease-causing mutations by using the principle of natural selection. When determining ...

A study from IRB Barcelona, funded by Fundación CRIS contra el cáncer demonstrates that the “previous state” of blood stem ...

SARS-CoV-2 secondary structure shapes mutation frequencies, constraining viral evolution models predicting fitness can benefit from integrating secondary structure data.

Neurogeneticists have discovered a novel genetic mutation and associated buildup of toxic proteins in the brain -- a type of buildup distinct from amyloid or tau, proteins that have long been the ...