Houston Methodist scientists have uncovered an unexpected side of a protein best known for its link to brain diseases. The ...

Researchers used genome-wide CRISPR screens to identify genetic diseases responsive to vitamins B2 and B3. In mice lacking ...

By the 1890s, just as the medical world was beginning to understand that invisible microbes caused infectious diseases, the idea that a missing ...

Antisense oligonucleotides (ASOs), used to treat genetic diseases, can affect how cells repair damage to their DNA. This is ...

DNA repair is essential for the maintenance of genomic stability and its failure can lead to human disease. Various DNA repair systems exist, such as base excision repair, nucleotide excision repair, ...

Scientists have identified how specific genetic changes function in cells to influence disease risk and other human health ...

By Hugo Francisco de Souza Trained on genomic data spanning the tree of life, Evo 2 reveals how artificial intelligence can ...

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More than four decades after a teenager was murdered in California, DNA found on a discarded cigarette has helped authorities catch her killer. Sarah Geer, 13, was last seen leaving her friend’s ...

TUCSON, Ariz. — The FBI says a glove containing DNA was found about two miles from Nancy Guthrie’s home and appears to match those worn by a masked person outside her front door in Tucson the night ...

A black glove found near Nancy Guthrie's home contains DNA and appears to match one worn by a person seen on camera. Guthrie has been missing since Feb. 1. The FBI is analyzing the DNA and will ...