Exploring mutations that spontaneously switch on a key brain cell receptor

Many people are familiar with histamine, a biological molecule that serves as a key driver of allergic reactions and other ...
New Atlas

Evolution study suggests DNA mutations are less random than we thought

The DNA mutations that drive evolution are generally thought to be fairly random, but a new study suggests there’s some order to the chaos. Comparing the genomes of hundreds of plants grown in a lab, ...
Science Daily

Mutations in noncoding DNA become functional in some cancer-driving genes

Despite progress in defining functional elements of noncoding DNA, it is still not fully understood. Researchers, using an experiment that elucidated the function of tens of thousands of noncoding ...
Wired

Sperm From Older Men Have More Genetic Mutations

Human semen not only accumulates genetic mutations with age; as the percentage of sperm carrying potentially serious mutations increases, so does the risk of developing diseases in offspring. This is ...
The Conversation

A new way to organize cancer mutations could lead to better treatment matches for patients

Jacqulyne Robichaux works for MD Anderson Cancer Center. She receives funding from the NIH, CPRIT, Takeda Pharmaceuticals and Spectrum Pharmaceuticals. She is also an inventor on patents held by MD ...