such as frameshift mutations – caused by a deletion or insertion in a DNA sequence that shifts the way the sequence is read – or missense mutations – alterations in the DNA that results in a different ...

The researchers found that a single mutation in the virus’s spike protein was enough to prevent it from attaching to human and horse cells. The mutation, however, still allowed the virus to enter and ...

A new study in Cell reveals that species living miles beneath the ocean’s surface have independently evolved the same genetic mutation. These species, which diverged on the tree of life millions ...

Nine patients with an ultra-rare form of amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS) caused by mutations in the CHCHD10 gene were treated with an experimental antisense oligonucleotide (ASO) that’s designed ...