Some fungi live up to 2,500 years thanks to an internal system that eliminates harmful cells and prevents genetic mutations.

Advanced DNA and RNA sequencing techniques have transformed our understanding of how tumours develop and how histologically similar cancers can be differentiated into various molecular genomic ...

Harlequin ichthyosis is an extremely rare genetic mutation that affects the skin. Infants who are born with the condition are covered with a hard and very thick layer of skin, that has deep cracks.

Researchers are adding new evidence to the emerging concept that 'silent' or synonymous mutations may have crucial consequences. Their study showed how a synonymous mutation in one gene can ...

Human semen not only accumulates genetic mutations with age; as the percentage of sperm carrying potentially serious mutations increases, so does the risk of developing diseases in offspring. This is ...

The risk of older fathers passing on disease-causing mutations to their children is higher than we thought. Genome sequencing has revealed that among men in their early thirties, around 1 in 50 sperm ...

From the very name of the syndrome, you can guess in what way it affects those who are diagnosed with it. Werewolf syndrome ranks third on our list of uncommon genetic mutations in humans. It is ...