Tags: Genetic mutations

Understanding DNA Structure: How Life Stores Its Code—and Why Genetic Mutations Happen

MEDICINE & HEALTH 02.28.2026 01:22 AM

Explore how DNA structure stores genetic information, how heredity works in molecular biology, and why genetic mutations sometimes disrupt life's finely tuned blueprint.

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

06.14.2024 08:41 AM

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

06.15.2023 07:18 AM

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

06.01.2023 22:41 PM

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

08.02.2022 07:15 AM

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

06.16.2022 14:00 PM

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’

03.31.2022 03:30 AM

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

09.15.2021 07:22 AM

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

08.02.2021 05:41 AM

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

Healthy Genetics, Less Mutations: The Importance of Keeping Males in a Population Highlighted in New Study

06.28.2021 00:34 AM

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

05.05.2021 21:46 PM

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

01.07.2021 09:00 AM

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 Might Introduce Unwanted Genetic Defects

09.03.2020 22:45 PM

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.

Coronavirus Strain Found in Europe and the US Has Mutated to Become Ten Times Stronger

06.30.2020 05:42 AM

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

06.22.2020 00:45 AM

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

01.21.2020 07:04 AM

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.

Cockroaches Are Becoming Immune to Insecticides

07.04.2019 08:46 AM

Scientists were able to keep cockroach populations level through rotating insecticides, but weren't actually able to reduce their numbers.

Researchers Identified New Mutation in the Leptin Gene

06.22.2019 10:49 AM

Researchers believe this new mutation could help them understand why people develop an excess of body fat

Astonishing Red-Eyed Mutant Jewel Wasps Created By Scientists Through CRISPR Gene-Slicing Technology

04.21.2017 12:15 PM

The said experiment is intended to find out whether CRISPR gene-slicing technology could be used in small organisms.

Cancer Is Now the Aftermath of Bad Luck: Scientists Explores This Surprising Opinion Through Research Study

03.27.2017 16:18 PM

A group of scientists unveils that cancer is the ultimate result of bad luck and the research study explores that random mutation in the gene causes this fatal disease.

DNA Mutations, Genome Errors Account For 66 Percent Of Cancer Risks: Unhealthy Lifestyle, Just Secondary Trigger

03.27.2017 01:11 AM

Scientists discovered that DNA mutations and genome errors are top causes of cancers. This defies the theory that unhealthy lifestyle, smoking, among others are triggering cancer cells.

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