A groundbreaking study has identified how previously mysterious mutations in non-coding DNA contribute to kidney disease, paving the way for new treatments. Researchers analyzed genetic data from 2.2 ...

There are few human diseases that have been linked to mutations or defects in DNA polymerases. Mutations in the polymerase that replicates mitochondrial DNA, Pol γ, lead to a range of human ...

When Neandertals were first discovered nearly 170 years ago, the conceptual gap between their lineage and that of modern humans seemed vast. Initially scientists prejudicially believed that the ...

Debeyelaan 25, P.O. Box 5800, Maastricht 6202 AZ, The Netherlands; suzanne.sallevelt{at}mumc.nl Background Severe, disease-causing germline mitochondrial (mt)DNA mutations are maternally inherited or ...

Centreville High students Tyler J. Wang, Alex Kim, and Kevin Kim found that genetic DNA mutations contaminated some severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 messenger RNA vaccines ...

These movements can sometimes create temporary changes in the structure of DNA, leading to what we call “tautomeric bases.” Although these changes are brief, they can cause genetic mutations, which ...

Researchers found that random genetic mutations drive predictable changes in DNA methylation, offering new insights into the relationship between mutation accumulation and epigenetic clocks. This ...

By comparing genetic mutations to epigenetic modifications, they found that mutations were predictably correlated with changes in DNA methylation, one type of epigenetic modification.

The Huntington's mutation involves a stretch of DNA in the HTT gene in which a three-letter sequence of DNA, "CAG," is repeated at least 40 times, as opposed to the 15-35 repeats inherited by ...

It's long been known that, over the human lifespan, mutations accumulate in the DNA of cells. This happens when cells replicate or are exposed to insults, such as radiation and infection.

Learning about your genetics and ancestry is easier than ever. All you need to do is choose from the many DNA ancestry tests available online, receive your kit and send back the required DNA samples.