A new study published in PLOS Genetics has identified an extreme mutational hotspot within the genome of Pseudomonas ...

A better understanding of mutation rates will also inform vaccine development and improve our estimates of viral fitness, potentially improving future public health responses. There was a significant ...

Having two copies of the MTHFR gene mutation may raise your risk for certain health conditions, though more research is needed. You may have the mutation and not find out unless you undergo ...

Genetic analysis and extensive clinical profiling point toward ... the Digit Symbol Substitution Test, Trails A and B, and animal fluency. PiB PET revealed a high amyloid burden of 3.6 SUVR, which ...

Apennine brown bears have a specific genetic mutation within their mitochondria – the “powerhouses” of cells – that potentially impacts their overall health and survival. Credit: Nunzio Perta Only ...

Pull out any compact digital point-and-shoot camera at a party and everyone will want to take selfies. Pull out your smartphone, and people think you are tuning them out (even if you wanted to ...

EGFR-positive lung cancer is a type of non-small cell lung cancer (NSCLC). It can cause symptoms such as breathing problems and hoarseness. Therapy that targets the mutation, such as EGFR ...

Black fur comes from a genetic mutation that was likely in domesticated dogs thousands of years ago. The dark fur is rare in Europe due to a reduced genetic diversity, but at least half of the ...

In this study, we engineered two mutant variants of the tobacco EPSPS gene through amino acid substitution (TIPS-NtEPSPS and P180S ... In most cases, the evolution of multiple point mutations in a ...

This paper challenges a fundamental view concerning why males of most animals have a higher germline mutation rate than females. Evidence is provided to show that it is not simply the fact that males ...