A mutation that causes resistance to pyrethroid insecticides—used in mosquito bed nets—was identified in the Anopheles gambiae mosquito.

Researchers at the Johns Hopkins Kimmel Cancer Center and its Ludwig Center uncovered new evidence that extra copies of a specific chromosome segment ...

A new study provides hope that smarter timing of cancer treatments could improve cure rates. The study's Principal ...

Therapeutic mRNA delivered via lipid nanoparticles restored sperm production in genetically infertile mice and produced live ...

The roguelike Mewgenics game allows players to combine two cats to create some truly bizarre and "what in the what" type mutations.

Researchers have uncovered the enzyme behind chromothripsis, a chaotic chromosome-shattering event seen in about one in four cancers. The enzyme, N4BP2, breaks apart DNA trapped in tiny cellular ...

It seemed deeply unfair that in this era of precision medicine, where targeted therapies are the treatment of choice for ...

Cancer cannot be explained by mutations alone. Today, cancer is understood as a multifactorial disease, shaped by genetics, ...

There is no known cure for Huntington's disease. A genetic mutation creates harmful proteins that accumulate and cause the disease's typical symptoms. A team from the Department of Human Genetics at ...

Researchers discover that hearing-essential proteins (TMC1/TMC2) also regulate cell membranes, and their malfunction is a primary cause of permanent hearing loss.

While you’re drinking, alcohol causes blood vessels to dilate, bringing blood to the surface of the skin. That’s why people ...

Machado-Joseph disease causes sufferers to struggle with speech and movement as they lose control of their bodies.