Mutations in the tumor suppressor TP53 are a common cause of cancer, making the altered protein an attractive target for ...

This penguin’s features are very special and rare. @bbcearth explains, "This Gentoo penguin's stark white [color] is the ...

Friday, Aurora Therapeutics debuted with $16 million in seed capital from Menlo Ventures. Its goal: To develop the industry’s ...

Researchers from Radboud university medical center and University of Basel have discovered new genetic causes of inherited ...

Co-founded by Jennifer Doudna and Fyodor Urnov, the company intends to simultaneously develop many gene editing treatments ...

For 10% of colorectal cancer patients, hereditary factors play a role, with higher percentages among younger patients.

The answer to the question 'how much sleep do I need each night?' depends on a variety of factors, and we just found a new one: a rare mutation in the SIK3 gene that seems to enable the brain to ...

A genetic mutation passed from mother to children in families affected by schizophrenia has now been shown to completely ...

Engineers at the University of California have developed a new data structure and compression technique that enables the ...

"The mutation makes her blood vessels and tissues dangerously fragile...it attacks all her organs, and it's a systemic threat ...

Meet the luckiest people on Earth — individuals carrying a rare genetic mutation that prevents wrinkles from forming even as they age well into their 80s. These genetic lottery winners have provided ...

Crops increasingly need to thrive in a broader range of conditions, including drought, salinity, and heat. Traditional plant ...