Logan Cyr, 16, joined a global accelerator program for teens that enables him to research cures for genetic malformations.

DNA makes RNA, RNA makes protein, protein makes phenotype—was the guiding framework for understanding inheritance and disease ...

Scientists discovered a blood stem cell mutation that may lower Alzheimer’s risk. Learn how this breakthrough could shape ...

Picture juicy red tomatoes on the vine. What do you see? Some tomato varieties have straight vines. Others are branched. The ...

Chunks of flipped DNA appear to accelerate evolution in fish. This discovery could reshape our understanding of how ...

Scientists have previously identified mutations in four genes—DEC2, NPSR1, GRM1, and ADRB1—associated with this rare trait.In the recent study, researchers analyzed the DNA of volunteers who ...

Key Takeaways A family history of breast, prostate, and pancreatic cancers is linked to ATM and KRAS gene mutations, despite negative BRCA1/2 results. Genetic testing and counseling are crucial for ...

Researchers from the Indian Institute of Science Education and Research, Thiruvananthapuram, have found that blue light can greatly increase the number of genetic mutations in yeast. Since yeast ...

A newly identified mutation helps super-sleepers get by on just four to six hours of shut-eye per night, while the rest of us need around eight hours. Researchers described the SIK3-N783Y mutation ...

How did horses become some of the greatest athletes in the animal kingdom? Researchers at Johns Hopkins Medicine may have found the answer, pinpointing a genetic mutation and evolutionary process that ...

Genetic Medicine Can Leave People With Rare Mutations Behind. but There's New Hope Emily Kramer-Golinkoff can’t get enough oxygen with each breath. Advanced cystic fibrosis makes even simple ...