A vaccine's ability to generate long-lasting, high-affinity antibodies hinges on a delicate balance. Upon exposure to a ...

Adverse genetic mutations can cause harm and are due to various circumstances. "Jumping genes" are one cause of mutations, ...

For the first time, scientists have systematically analyzed somatic mutations in stomach lining tissue to unpick mutational ...

Understanding your tumor biology is key to finding the right treatment for pancreatic cancer. Identifying mutations, or changes in a [...] READ MORE ...

In a recent essay, scientists challenge the prevailing genetic-focused model of cancer, advocating for a shift towards more ...

POLG-related diseases disrupt the function of the mitochondria, or "powerhouses" of the cell — starving them of energy.

Neurons collected from brain lesions in MS patients were found to accumulate new genetic mutations faster than healthy nerve ...

Adverse genetic mutations can cause harm and are due to various circumstances. 'Jumping genes' are one cause of mutations, but cells try and combat them with a specialized RNA called piRNA.

Adding immunotherapy to a new type of inhibitor that targets multiple forms of the cancer-causing gene mutation KRAS kept ...

Although cystic fibrosis is a single gene mutation, there are more than 1,000 different ways the CFTR gene can mutate in ...

By replacing the defective gene associated with Dravet syndrome in mice, scientists successfully alleviated symptoms without ...

New research now suggests that B cells avoid gambling away good mutations by strategically banking successful ones. As described in Nature, successful high-affinity B cells can proliferate under ...