People have two copies of most of their genes, one from each parent. Mutations can change or silence one or both copies. In the case of the Syngap1 gene, research has shown that two working copies are ...

Cystic fibrosis (CF) is a life-threatening autosomal recessive disease affecting over 160,000 people worldwide. CF is caused by loss-of-function mutations in the CF transmembrane conductance regulator ...

Imagine a world where we could predict the behavior of life just by analyzing a sequence of letters. This is not science ...

Researchers shed new light on G-quadruplexes, a type of secondary DNA structure that has attracted attention as a potential therapeutic target in cancer.

Every day, billions of cells in your body divide, helping to replace old and injured cells with new ones. And each time this ...

Researchers at the Arc Institute, Stanford University, and NVIDIA have developed Evo 2, an advanced AI model capable of ...

SARS-CoV-2 secondary structure shapes mutation frequencies, constraining viral evolution models predicting fitness can benefit from integrating secondary structure data.

It can cause symptoms such as breathing problems and hoarseness. Therapy that targets the mutation, such as EGFR inhibitors, may help. “EGFR” stands for “epidermal growth factor receptor.” ...

There are base layers for every situation, and without a few durable and dependable pairs of long johns, you might be left out in the cold. So I’ve tested a variety of layers, and list six of my ...

The same could be said of third base for the New York Yankees, who will let Oswaldo Cabrera, DJ LeMahieu, and Oswald Peraza contend for a spot in the starting lineup. The Yankees entered the ...