A new review synthesises evidence that specific mutations in the hepatitis E virus ORF1 polyprotein alter viral replication ...

Mutations found in about 20% of human cancers may promote malignant growth through a shared change in how DNA is organized, ...

Mutations found in roughly 20% of human cancers may promote tumor growth by changing how DNA is organized inside cells.

A mouse study from Institute of Science Tokyo shows the YAP1–TEAD–TET1 epigenetic pathway can drive hepatocellular carcinoma ...

A research team led by professor Chan Kui-ming from the Department of Biomedical Sciences at CityUHK discovered that H2BE113K, a missense H2B mutation, promotes colony formation and lung metastasis in ...

Clostridium botulinum bacteria produce a potent neurotoxin called botulinum toxin, which causes the serious illness botulism. The toxin attacks the nervous system, leaving the body unable to control ...

Researchers have discovered new regions of the human genome particularly vulnerable to mutations. These altered stretches of DNA can be passed down to future generations and are important for how we ...

A study published in the Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences by scientists from Israel and Ghana shows that an evolutionarily significant mutation in the human APOL1 gene arises not ...

An international team of scientists has identified several genetic mutations that, should they arise, could potentially allow the avian influenza strain H7N9 to spread between humans. The findings are ...