Cancer begins when mutations in specific genes override the body’s built-in controls on cell division, allowing rogue cells ...

Most lethal mutations in wild fruit flies are driven by newly transferred jumping genes, not small DNA errors, according to a new study from Duke University. The findings, published in PLOS Biology, ...

By Tarun Sai Lomte Scientists reveal how evolution within our own tissues can drive disease, protect cells, and uncover hidden therapeutic targets for future precision medicine. Somatic genomics ...

An estimated 170,000 Australians were diagnosed with cancer in 2025. Many people know the causes of cancer are partly genetic. But how do your genes, which contribute so much of what makes you you, ...

Obsessive-compulsive disorder (OCD) is a psychiatric disorder affecting one percent of the U.S. population, but the underlying causes of OCD remain relatively unknown. However, recent research has ...

De novo mutations are a cause of sporadic disease, but little is known about the developmental timing of such mutations. We studied concordant and discordant monozygous twins with de novo mutations in ...

Scientists have made a rare discovery that allows them to attribute two types of tumour almost entirely to specific mutations that lie in two related genes. Scientists have made a rare discovery that ...

The Food and Drug Administration has approved a new cancer drug that is the first to be designed from the start to fight a specific genetic mutation, not a traditional cancer type. The new drug, named ...

Sickle cell disease (SCD) is a group of hereditary red blood cell disorders. Sickle cell anemia is a type of SCD that occurs when a person inherits genes containing an atypical form of hemoglobin.

EGFR-positive lung cancer is a subtype of non-small cell lung cancer (NSCLC) caused by an epidermal growth factor receptor (EGFR) gene mutation that drives cancer growth. Common EGFR mutations (exon ...