Southeast Asian Tribe’s Unique ‘Gene Mutation’ Enables Them To Swim Underwater 5 Hours a Day: Do Fish-Men Actually Exist?

Medicine & Technology Jun 14, 2024

Explore the unique 'gene mutation' of a Southeast Asian tribe enabling them to swim underwater for 5 hours a day. Delve into the fascinating question of whether fish-men actually exist. Read more!

Rare Genetic Mutations Led to Insatiable Hunger in Two Children, Case Report Reveals

Jun 15, 2023

Researchers treated the two children by significantly increasing the usual dosage of a recombinant leptin analog. Read the article to know the full story. Read the article to learn more.

Al Pacino Expects Another Child At 83, But May Risk Baby’s Health As Older Fathers Cause Birth Defects, Genetic Mutations

Jun 01, 2023

83-year-old Al Pacino and his 29-year-old girlfriend, Noor Alfallah, are set to welcome the Godfather star's fourth child in around a month. Read to learn more.

Asexual Reproduction Doubles the Risk of Having Harmful Genetic Mutations, Study Reveals

Aug 02, 2022

New research reveals that animals that reproduce asexually will have more genetic mutations leading to decreased biological diversity. Read the article to know the details.

2,000 Generations E. Coli Experiment Might Have Solved an Evolutionary Debate

Jun 16, 2022

A bacteria experiment might have provided the solution that ends the long-running debate about the greatest factor of biological evolution. Read more about the investigation and what the scientists found.

Genetic Mutations Discovered to Be Accountable for the Occurrence of Brain Malformations That May Help Prevent, Heal ‘Cavernous Angiomas’

Mar 31, 2022

A Study found genetic mutations that make it more likely for one to develop cavernous angioma. Read on and learn about this rare type of brain malformation.

Baylor College of Medicine Developed a Novel Approach to Select Subjects for Gene Experiments More Convenient and Faster than Fruit Fly Screening Method

Sep 15, 2021

A new study developed a novel approach on selecting subjects, especifically fruit flies, for genetic studies.

COVID-19 Delta Variant Incubation Period: Why Is It So Dangerous and How Mutations Made This Variant

Aug 02, 2021

With the surge of the COVID-19 delta variant, it is important to know how dangerous the mutated version of the virus is.

Males in a Population: Towards Healthy Genetics, Less Mutations

Jun 28, 2021

Among animal populations, it has been observed that only a few males are needed to keep the numbers healthy and fertilize all the females. However, a new study shows that they are also important for keeping the gene pool healthy and keeping bad mutations away.

Longevity Study Shows People Over 105 Years Old Have More Efficient DNA Repair

May 05, 2021

Researchers may have found the key to longevity after study people aged 105 and older. These people tend to have one thing in common in their genes.

Two Cancer-Stricken Children in Japan Got Their Tumor Cells Before Birth

Jan 07, 2021

Researchers recently found that the two children in Japan who have lung cancer may have acquired tumor cells from their mothers during or shortly before birth.

Scientists Warn Human Genome Editing Not Yet Safe to Try on Humans

Sep 03, 2020

Fertility experts reported that editing genes of embryos are not yet safe in humans and should only be used to treat serious single-gene diseases, such as cystic fibrosis.

Europe and the West Have a Strongly Mutated Version of COVID-19

Jun 30, 2020

Scientists have seen a clear and consistent pattern associated with COVID-19 mutating into a strain ten times stronger than the original one.

Italian Doctor Claims Coronavirus' Genetic Mutation May Be Weaker and Could Go Away Completely Without a Vaccine

Jun 22, 2020

Coronavirus has had genetic mutations which have made it less aggressive, according to an Italian doctor. However, scientists disagree with his optimistic claims.

Mutation Responsible for Tumors Are Discovered in Concealed Sequences in the Cancer Genome

Jan 21, 2020

The search for a cancer cure has led researchers in the OICR, to stumble on a ground-breaking discovery. Previously unknown and undetected in the sequences of non-coding DNA, which can transform into cancer-causing agents in the host cell. Prior to this discovery, this was largely unknown until now.