A frameshift mutation is a genetic mutation caused by a deletion or insertion in a DNA sequence that shifts the way the sequence is read. A DNA sequence is a chain of many smaller molecules called ...

A single base change can create a devastating genetic disorder or a beneficial adaptation, or it might have no effect. How do mutations happen, and how do they influence the future of a species?

It can also result from a new mutation. Read on to know more about this rare genetic disorder. In a significant find why autoimmune diseases are more prevalent in women than in men, scientists ...

The study of Ecuadorian families with a rare disease known as Laron Syndrome has just shown that a genetic mutation protects ...

An Italian family hit hard by Alzheimer’s offers clues about a potential genetic cause of the neurodegenerative disease, a new study has found. In a family of 15 people in northern Italy, six ...