Researchers in a Mayo Clinic-led study have shown how to detect a broad range of DNA mutations in noncancerous human tissues ...

Clostridium botulinum bacteria produce a potent neurotoxin called botulinum toxin, which causes the serious illness botulism. The toxin attacks the nervous system, leaving the body unable to control ...

Single-nucleotide mutation maps and simulations indicate that mutation bias and GC-biased gene conversion largely shape nucleotide composition near human transcription start sites.

Attractive biodistribution supports selection of MP0730 as Radio-DARPin therapy candidate CD70 is a clinically validated target expressed in ...

A targeted lipidomic study in engineered human astrocytoma cells found that Alexander disease-associated GFAP mutations caused distinct, extensive changes in lipid composition, with R239C producing ...

Because of a warming planet and changing human physiology, fungi are learning how to infect humans more effectively.

Could humans evolve into an entirely new species? Scientists explore how Mars colonization, genetic engineering, and ...

Reducing damage to the nuclei of heart muscle cells improved heart function and extended survival in mice with a form of ...

EGFR PACC-mutant NSCLC is one of the largest underserved patient populations within EGFR-driven lung cancer. Accounting for approximately 12% of EGFR-mutant tumors, these patients currently have no ...

While a mutant fungus in the real world might not be making humans violent and turning them against each other as in the ...

Cancer patients are resorting to fetching lifesaving medicines from China, which has become a biotech powerhouse.

Two unusually long-legged cats have helped scientists uncover the first genetically confirmed cases of Marfan syndrome in ...