The DNA of Chernobyl cleanup workers and others exposed to high doses of radiation showed mutations that were also evident in ...

The story of Chernobyl has long carried a chilling epilogue: that the people who rushed in to contain the disaster doomed not ...

Scientists have created a complete map showing how hundreds of possible mutations in a key cancer gene influence tumor growth ...

Despite progress in defining functional elements of noncoding DNA, it is still not fully understood. UCLA researchers, using an experiment that elucidated the function of tens of thousands of ...

Scientists have created a complete map showing how hundreds of possible mutations in a key cancer gene influence tumour growth.

Once disregarded as “junk DNA,” scientists now know that this molecular dark matter is crucial for determining gene activity ...

There are some genes that can promote cancer; they are sometimes called oncogenes, and in tumor cells, mutations are often found in these genes. When they are functioning normally, oncogenes are often ...

Gene-editing tools like CRISPR have unlocked new treatments for previously uncurable diseases. Now, researchers at the ...

Researchers discover unexpected patterns in mutation risks across individuals, uncovering 13 distinct genomic patterns. The study provides crucial insights into cancer evolution, identifying the genes ...

A mitochondrial DNA mutation passed down through the maternal line in some Venezuelan families has been linked to severe ...