Thousands of previously “invisible” microproteins—tiny chains of fewer than 100 amino acids—can profoundly change human ...

Avian influenza viruses typically require several mutations to adapt and spread among humans, but what happens when just one change can increase the risk of becoming a pandemic virus? A recent study ...

A newly discovered genetic mutation unique to humans may help explain why we are significantly more vulnerable to cancer than our closest evolutionary relatives. Researchers at the University of ...

Mutations in one of the first human-isolated strains of H5N1 bird flu in the US were identified by the Texas Biomedical Research Institute.

In a multi-institution project, scientists will track genetic mutations occurring across the lifetime of 150 healthy individuals with the aim of understanding how they affect development, aging, and ...

Now, a sweeping new study of ancient horse DNA offers a precise answer: a genetic quirk in a single gene, called GSDMC, helped turn skittish animals into the creatures humans could saddle and ride.

Once they identified these mutations, the team classified them depending on whether the mutations can help the virus spread from non-human mammals to humans. Bird flu virus mutation threat to ...

Mice With Human-Like Vocalizations To explore the effects of this mutation, neuroscientist Yoko Tajima and colleagues used CRISPR gene editing to introduce the human version of NOVA1 into mice.

To make horses rideable during domestication, people may have inadvertently targeted a mutation in horses to strengthen their backs and their balance.

Bird flu may need a single mutation to spread among humans, study finds Cows are milked at a Fresno dairy farm.

Testing for germline BRCA1 and/or BRCA2 mutations (gBRCAm) is recommended for patients with human epidermal growth factor receptor 2–negative (HER2–) breast cancer (BC) to guide treatment selection ...