NIH’s SMaHT Network will chart trillions of somatic mutations to reveal how our DNA changes over a lifetime. In a nutshell ...

New research from UC Davis Comprehensive Cancer Center has uncovered an evolutionary change that may explain why certain ...

Scientists in Japan have used gene-editing technology to remove the extra chromosome responsible for Down syndrome, at least ...

For the first time, scientists have systematically studied the genetic effects of chemotherapy on healthy tissues.

A consequence of our high mutation rate is that around 5% of us suffer a “rare” genetic disease. Modern medicine may help cure our many ailments, but if we can’t do anything about our ...

Researchers knew the genetic instructions for ginger fur resided in the X sex chromosome. Most orange cats are male because they usually have just one X chromosome, which is active in each cell ...

In orange patches of fur, the active chromosome (red) contains a deletion mutation in ARHGAP36, which increases its expression and reduces the activity of melanogenesis genes.

In a new study, Stanford Medicine researchers have discovered the long-posited but elusive genetic mutation that makes orange cats orange—and it appears to occur in no other mammal.

The androgen receptor (AR) gene is one of the key genes linked to hair loss. It is found on the X chromosome, which male children inherit from the female parent. However, research has also found a ...

Genetic disorders can occur due to mutations in one gene (monogenic), multiple genes (multifactorial inheritance), and mutation in one or more chromosomes. Point mutations are where one nucleotide ...

Cystic fibrosis (CF) is a common genetic disorders that has been well studied. Researchers have identified CF-causing mutations in a gene called CFTR, which encodes for an ion channel. The genetic ...

Evolution is the natural process that turns these dials, allowing populations to adapt. However, unlike scientists, evolution turns these dials randomly as mutations affect the function of genes.