Other types of mutations affect longer stretches of DNA and even more than one gene. For example, part of one gene might connect to the wrong part of the DNA sequence. This sometimes causes an ...

A study in the journal Pharmaceuticals has uncovered how specific genetic mutations in α2δ-1 and α2δ-3 proteins linked to autism spectrum disorders (ASD) alter neuronal functionality.

Genetic diversity is being lost across many species – especially birds and mammals. But you can help stop the decline.

A new mega-database of half a million mutations may flag new ways of treating genetic disease, scientists say.

A hot topic in life science today is the question of what causes aging. Is it damage caused by gene mutation or by gene expression? Trey Ideker, a professor of health sciences at UC San Diego ...

Their findings, published in Nature Aging, describe a never-before-seen link between the two most accepted explanations: random genetic mutations and predictable epigenetic modifications.

Examples include DNA methylation and histone acetylation, which can turn genes on or off. Despite their differences, both mechanisms contribute to molecular aging. Researchers have long speculated ...

Researchers in the group of Dr. Myriam Charpentier discovered a mutation in a gene in the legume Medicago truncatula that reprograms the signaling capacity of the plant so that it enhances ...

Even though a large proportion of cancer patients carry genetic mutations that make them more susceptible to cancer, only a small percentage of them — and their family members — undergo ...