EVE combines evolutionary insights with human population data to identify damaging genetic mutations, improving variant ...

Researchers have identified specific genes containing rare mutations that significantly increase the likelihood of developing ...

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 ...

Tatiana Schlossberg, the youngest granddaughter of President John F. Kennedy, recently revealed she was diagnosed with ...

Researchers have discovered new regions of the human genome particularly vulnerable to mutations. These altered stretches of ...

Traditional biochemical methods of studying human gene mutations are often laborious and costly. Now bioengineers at the University of California San Diego have developed a new simple approach to ...

Human cells usually contain two copies of most genes, one of which comes from the mother while the other comes from the father. It's long been thought that usually these two copies, or alleles of ...

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

Genetic hearing loss may be reversible, early research suggests. Scientists test arginine and sildenafil treatments for ...