Since Mr. Kirk’s death, chapters of his organization’s affiliate for teenagers have more than doubled in number, aided by ...

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A vanishingly rare genetic glitch in a single enzyme can erase a newborn’s brain cells in a matter of weeks, leaving doctors with almost no way to intervene. Researchers have now traced that ...

At 47, Todd Leach learned he carries a genetic mutation that significantly raised his risk for a rare stomach cancer. He had ...

For decades, scientists have studied animals living in or near the Chernobyl Nuclear Power Plant to see how increased levels of radiation affect their health, growth, and evolution. A study analyzed ...

Health officials in the United Kingdom are warning that this year’s flu season for the Northern Hemisphere is looking like it will be particularly rough—and the US is not prepared. The bleak outlook ...

There are plenty of Plants vs Brainrots mutations to collect if you want to fill out your index and earn some sweet damage and money multipliers. We've detailed every mutation in this guide, as well ...

Every cancer carries a unique genetic fingerprint: variations in DNA known as “somatic variants” that occur in tumor DNA but are absent from the patient’s healthy cells. While some cancers may also ...

The risk of older fathers passing on disease-causing mutations to their children is higher than we thought. Genome sequencing has revealed that among men in their early thirties, around 1 in 50 sperm ...

A fundamental characteristic of gene mutations is the permanent alteration of the DNA sequence, including point mutations, deletions, inversions, and translocations. Among these, DNA point mutation ...