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New research published in Nature Communications has linked a normal cellular process to an accumulation of DNA mutations in ...

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After two decades in the making, scientists have cracked the code on a drug that can repair DNA, setting the scene for a new ...

An archaeon reads the same codon in two different ways, overturning a doctrine that has stood for 60 years. Living organisms ...

DNA sequencing technology makes it possible to explore the genome to learn how humans adapted to live in a wide range of ...

Scientists discovered that the first 100 base pairs of human genes are unusually prone to mutations, especially during the ...

A new study reports that the locations where genes begin are particularly prone to mutations, and these genetic changes can ...

Long non-coding RNAs (lncRNAs) are RNA transcripts longer than 200 nucleotides that do not code for proteins. Once considered mere transcriptional noise, lncRNAs are now known to play vital roles in ...

Get all the festive feels with a new version of the coming-of-age classic. Maya Hawke, Emily Watson and Angela Lansbury lead ...

Three-year-old Nathaniel Clayton started having problems with his vision when he was just six months old. After numerous ...