A major evolutionary theory says most genetic changes don’t really matter, but new evidence suggests that’s not true. Researchers found that helpful mutations happen surprisingly often. The twist is ...

A review article led by researchers from the B·ARGO group at the Germans Trias i Pujol Research Institute (IGTP) and from the ...

From morning glories spiraling up fence posts to grape vines corkscrewing through arbors, twisted growth is a problem-solving ...

Scientists have traced a devastating pattern of brain cell loss in a handful of families to a single, ultra-rare mutation ...

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The analysis revealed that about 2 per cent of sperm from men in their early 30s contained disease-causing mutations. That ...

A single microscopic change in our DNA can permanently alter how the brain is built, locking in developmental problems that ...

Scientists have long known that mutations in certain genes affecting microtubules in plants can cause plants to grow in a twisting manner. In most cases, these are “null mutations,” meaning the ...

While some have mild symptoms with COVID-19, others can have severe symptoms, resulting in hospitalization and even death.

When Laurie Stewart looks back at the past several months, she still struggles to believe how quickly everything changed.

Tiffany Fransen's lifelong clumsiness turned out to be a rare neurodegenerative disease. Friedreich’s ataxia leads to muscle ...

Undergoing ultraviolet light sessions is as harmful as exposing yourself to the sun without any sunscreen. To understand why ...