Scientists have pinpointed precise regions in the human genome where DNA is most likely to develop a mutation. At spots where RNA polymerase 'opens' your DNA to read and copy instructions – known as ...

Unexpected inheritable mutations in CRISPR/Cas9 studies remind us of the need for caution. The gene-editing tool, CRISPR/Cas9, has the potential to generate numerous genetic disease treatments and ...

WASHINGTON -- Exposure to air pollution from steel mills may cause genetic mutations that are passed by fathers to their offspring, according to a study in mice. Ecology scientists at McMaster ...

A genetic abnormality which causes hearing impairment has now been discovered in a Dutch family as well. The mutation was only known in America. The discovery was made by Martijn Kemperman during his ...

In a study published this week in the New England Journal of Medicine, a researcher at the University of Illinois at Chicago has identified two previously unknown mutations that cause excessive ...

Researchers have outlined the structure and function of a protein complex which is required to repair damaged DNA and protect against cancer. In a new paper published today in Nature, researchers at ...