A study led by Aaron Hobbs, Ph.D., and Rachel Burge, Ph.D., at MUSC Hollings Cancer Center, reveals why a specific gene ...

Autism spectrum disorder, also known simply as autism or ASD, is a developmental disorder that can vary widely from one patient to another. It can affect how people behave, socialize, or communicate ...

A neutral genetic mutation -- a fluke in the evolutionary process that had no apparent biological purpose -- that appeared over 700 million years ago in biological evolution could help explain the ...

Evolutionary theory says mutations are blind and occur randomly. But in the phenomenon of adaptive mutation, cells can peek under the blindfold, increasing their mutation rate in response to stress.

A single genetic mutation made the Zika virus far more dangerous by enhancing its ability to kill nerve cells in developing brains, a new study suggests. The small change — which tweaks just one amino ...

As mutation affects essentially every aspect of biology, the development of a unifying theory for mutation-rate evolution is highly desirable. There is much to be explained. For although the ...

MOORHEAD, Minn. - Minnesota State University Moorhead biology professors Ellen Brisch and Andrew Mazz Marry have "vamped up" their classes for more than 10 years with a Halloween lecture that offers ...

Scientists have long known that inherited neurodegenerative disorders, including Alzheimer's, Parkinson's or motor neuron ...

The SARS-CoV-2 variants that have emerged in the past few months have attracted an immense amount of speculation. Specifically, whether the mutations may confer an advantage to the virus, render our ...

A combination of genetic mutations may explain the higher incidence of and poorer outcomes from pediatric leukemia in Hispanic and Latino children, according to Penn State College of Medicine ...

The SARS-CoV-2 pandemic virus that causes the illness COVID-19 has now had ample opportunity to infect millions, which has presented it with the chance to mutate in different ways. Some mutations that ...

For nearly 60 years, hormonal contraceptives have freed women from their own biology, giving them autonomy over decisions about if, when, and how to start a family. But no form of hormonal birth ...