A closeup look at colibactin’s structure reveals chemical motifs that guide its mutation-wreaking “warheads” to specific stretches of DNA.

Scientists have pinpointed precise regions in the human genome where DNA is most likely to develop a mutation. At spots where RNA polymerase 'opens' your DNA to read and copy instructions – known as ...

A new study reports that the locations where genes begin are particularly prone to mutations, and these genetic changes can ...

Mitochondria are often described as the cell’s power plants, but a wave of new research suggests their genetic material may ...

New research published in Nature Communications has linked a normal cellular process to an accumulation of DNA mutations in ...

Scientists discovered that the first 100 base pairs of human genes are unusually prone to mutations, especially during the ...

In a step toward treating mitochondrial diseases, researchers in the Netherlands have successfully edited harmful mutations in mitochondrial DNA using a genetic tool known as a base editor. The ...

The first 100 bases of many genes show excess mutations, revealing a major genomic weak spot that shapes disease risk and ...