Scientists at deCODE genetics/Amgen have constructed a complete map of how human DNA is mixed as it is passed down during ...
A single base change can create a devastating genetic disorder or a beneficial adaptation, or it might have no effect. How do mutations happen ... nucleotides in the human genome, and scientists ...
Scientists at deCODE genetics/Amgen have constructed a complete map of how human DNA is mixed as it is passed down during reproduction.
A new mega-database of half a million mutations may flag new ways of treating genetic disease, scientists say.
After 50 years, scientists discover the MAL blood grouping system, solving a genetic mystery and improving transfusion safety ...
UT Southwestern Medical Center researchers have identified a genetic mutation ... have long speculated that mutations protecting against cancer also exist in the human genome, Dr. Shi explained ...
Study explains long-standing question of why Huntington’s disease symptoms typically do not appear until midlife even though ...
While some mutations in the BRCA2 gene clearly indicate risks for breast and prostate cancer, thousands of less-common ...
Tiny genetic alterations could help the bird flu virus enter cells in the upper respiratory tract, the C.D.C. said. But there is no sign that mutations are widespread in nature. By Benjamin ...
A team of researchers led by Mayo Clinic has found that only 250 of 3,500 less-common mutations in the BRCA2 gene increase the risk of breast cancer. (Eli Hartman/Odessa American via AP) ...
According to Fox 13, this marks the first severe human case of H5N1 in the US this year. Genetic analysis revealed rare mutations in the virus's hemagglutinin (HA) gene, which plays a critical ...