A new mega-database of half a million mutations may flag new ways of treating genetic disease, scientists say.

While most known types of DNA damage are fixed by our cells' in-house DNA repair mechanisms, some forms of DNA damage evade ...

Learn more about how researchers zoomed in on the genomes of Chornobyl's dogs.

Osteosarcoma is a type of aggressive bone cancer that most commonly affects children and young adults between the ages of 10 and 20, during times of rapid bone growth. Although rare, it has a ...

Researchers at the Broad Institute of MIT and Harvard have developed a gene-editing treatment for prion disease that extends ...

Scientists have characterized the role of thousands of mutations in the BRCA2 cancer gene, findings that may help reassure ...

Researchers have identified a novel genetic risk factor for SARS-CoV-2 infection, providing new insights into the virus’ ability to invade human cells.

Researchers in University College Dublin (UCD) have discovered that a mutation in a gene called emc1 causes major vision problems in zebrafish.

A new study reveals a mutation mechanism in osteosarcoma, promising advances in treatment and prognosis for this challenging ...

A groundbreaking study has unveiled how Staphylococcus aureus, a bacterium often found in humans, evolves and survives, ...

Radiation-induced mutation is unlikely to have induced genetic differences between dog populations in Chornobyl City and the nearby Chornobyl Nuclear Power Plant.

A Mayo Clinic-led team of researchers is solving one of the most frustrating aspects of genetic cancer screening — results that give zero guidance to patients on whether they are at elevated risk.