The fossil and genetic evidence agree that modern humans originated in Africa. The most genetically diverse human populations ...

EVE combines evolutionary insights with human population data to identify damaging genetic mutations, improving variant ...

Scientists have pinpointed precise regions in the human genome where DNA is most likely to develop a mutation.

Scientists discovered that the first 100 base pairs of human genes are unusually prone to mutations, especially during the earliest stages of embryonic development. These mosaic mutations often go ...

Researchers have discovered new regions of the human genome particularly vulnerable to mutations. These altered stretches of ...

A new gene-editing technique called PERT offers a potential single-tool solution for numerous genetic disorders caused by ...

Scientists have revealed parts of the genome that are especially vulnerable to mutations that occur very early on in ...

Researchers have identified specific genes containing rare mutations that significantly increase the likelihood of developing ...

Northeastern University researchers used an original machine learning tool to predict how genetic mutations cause a rare metabolic disease known as OTC deficiency, uncovering some underlying ...

Previously overlooked regions at the start of human genes have been shown to accumulate mutations far more often than would ...

Tatiana Schlossberg, the youngest granddaughter of President John F. Kennedy, recently revealed she was diagnosed with ...

Andean highlanders adapt to thin air through epigenetic gene tuning, revealing a flexible, long-term path to altitude survival.