The following two articles are concerned with the genetic control of mutation rate. The first describes the anti-mutagenic effect of some DNA polymerase mutations on phage T4 mutation rates ...

Now, scientists have revealed that a newly discovered 'fat gene' could be to blame. Experts from the University of Cambridge say that a mutation to a gene called DENND1B reduces the ability ...

For the first time, scientists say, they have evidence that using a biologic drug to remove sticky beta amyloid plaques from ...

Acquired DNA mutations found in the SERPINA1 gene can protect liver cells from damage in patients with alpha-1 antitrypsin deficiency, new research shows. Alpha-1 antitrypsin deficiency (A1AD ...

Colorectal cancer affects 1 in 24 men and 1 in 26 women. Learn about risks, screening, and genetic factors like Lynch ...

By Gina Kolata Researchers have corrected a disease-causing gene mutation with a single infusion carrying a treatment that precisely targeted the errant gene. This was the first time a mutated ...