What causes autoimmune disease? A new study finds that somatic mutations in immune checkpoint genes like PDL1 trigger the ...

For a long time, evolutionary biologists have thought that the genetic mutations that drive the evolution of genes and proteins are largely neutral: they're neither good nor bad, but just ordinary ...

MPN-BP transformation is driven by sequential mutations disrupting genomic stability, with TP53 mutations being strong predictors of progression. TP53 mutations confer a selective growth advantage, ...

New research suggests that autoimmune diseases may be driven by DNA mutations in immune cells that remove the natural brakes ...

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 ...

Some of your most important life partners are the mitochondria that power all your cells. You and these little cellular ...

Thorns in different plant species have always been an interesting subject for botanists. Be it rose plants or cactus, they ...

Hidden within fish DNA are powerful genetic twists that may explain one of nature’s biggest mysteries: how new species form so quickly. In Lake Malawi, hundreds of cichlid fish species evolved at ...

The domestication of dogs began approximately 30,000-50,000 years ago with Eurasian gray wolves, marking the first time any ...