Mitochondrial diseases, arising from mutations in mitochondrial DNA (mtDNA), are a diverse group of disorders that lead to ...

DNA contains genes that carry instructions for the manufacture of a protein. If a mutation occurs in a gene that results in a change to the sequence of DNA bases, then the structure of the protein ...

Base editing corrected a mutation that causes macular degeneration, highlighting the potential of gene therapy to treat ...

Amber Dance is an award-winning freelance science journalist based in Southern California. After earning a doctorate in biology, she re-trained in journalism as a way to engage her broad interest in ...

Recent breakthroughs in high-throughput mutation detection technologies, such as whole genome sequencing, have increased the efficiency of identifying the DNA changes that generate a new trait. With ...

When a cell divides, the process of DNA replication is very carefully controlled ... These are known as mutations. Mutations can have two results: no protein is expressed an altered protein ...

Scientists have developed a new type of machine learning model that can understand and design genetic instructions. The model ...

UCLA Health researchers say study findings uncover Huntington's disease mechanisms and pave new ways to develop treatments.

Researchers developed an advanced delivery system that transports gene-editing tools based on the CRISPR/Cas9 gene-editing ...