A scaling law relates the expected number of mutants to the total population size of cells in a spatially constrained but ...

A mutation causes a defect in the production of exosomes, which has been shown to drive the progression of Alzheimer's ...

Dr. Ambroise Wonkam discusses the role of genetic modifiers in sickle cell disease and their impact on patient care in ...

Scientists at Weill Cornell Medicine have finally found a way to correlate mutations with observable characteristics in human cells, taking a step towards understanding how diversified mutations in ...

What makes every person unique? Part of the answer is in our genes.

For centuries, we’ve thought of these changes as part of the "genetic lottery," something we can't control. Science is now ...

A new study suggests a gene mutation could have a protective effect against Alzheimer's. The research looked specifically at blood stem cells, which live in the bone marrow and make different types of ...

Mitochondria act as energy factories in cells and have their own, separate DNA. Mutations to mitochondrial DNA (mtDNA) have ...

The genetic mutation is found in 1 and 365 African Americans and effects over 100,000 Americans each year. Sickle Cell Anemia ...

New study demonstrates how high-affinity B cells 'bank' their best traits instead of rolling the dice and risking deleterious mutations, with implications for better vaccine design. A vaccine's ...