August Weismann's germ plasm theory of the late 19th century posited that only germ cells, e.g., sperm and egg cells in ...

A new proof-of-concept method reliably engineered a hotspot mutation of SF3B1, a gene-splicing gene, into diverse cancer cell lines, outperforming other contemporary editing approaches. Oncogenesis ...

Carbone called BAP1 a “paradox” because of its seeming ability to both promote and slow cancer, depending on the ...

Cancer is often thought of as a single disease. Yet even tumors that arise in the same organ can follow very different genetic paths. A new study shows that these differences can sometimes be traced ...

A research team led by Purdue University’s W. Andy Tao has discovered of a new type of protein modification related to ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Genetic mutations aren't always a bad thing. A groundbreaking new study suggests that mutations on a single gene may actually be ...

BUFFALO, N.Y. — A hallmark of Parkinson’s disease is the buildup of Lewy bodies — misfolded clumps of the protein known as alpha-synuclein. Long before Lewy bodies form, alpha-synuclein can interfere ...

New research from Washington University School of Medicine in St. Louis adds to growing evidence that helping brain cells ...

Researchers at Washington University School of Medicine in St. Louis have shown that a small chemical compound can restore ...