New research from the UC Davis School of Medicine and collaborating institutions solves the mystery of how mutations in the ...

Everyday DNA mutations can help us understand immune function and aging—and even mitigate harm caused by some inherited ...

UC Davis researchers have found that body temperature determines whether TRPM4 gene mutations cause skin or heart disease. Mutations activate differently in cooler skin versus warmer heart tissue, ...

Here’s what you’ll learn when you read this story: When a zygote begins cell division at a rapid rate, errors happen, and a new study found that base pairs near a gene’s transcription state sites (TSS ...

Science journalist Khamsi demonstrates in this accessible debut examination that one’s DNA is not a static set of instructions but a continuously mutating blueprint. Understanding the genetic ...

New study demonstrates how high-affinity B cells 'bank' their best traits instead of rolling the dice and risking deleterious mutations, with implications for better vaccine design. A vaccine's ...

There are around 30 trillion cells in your body and about 1 per cent of them get replaced every day. But this process is far from perfect. The DNA in new cells contains many mistakes, or mutations: ...