One of the symptoms of schizophrenia is difficulty incorporating new information about the world. This can lead patients to struggle with making decisions and, eventually, to lose touch with reality.

Mutations found in about 20% of human cancers may promote malignant growth through a shared change in how DNA is organized, ...

A Japanese research team’s 20-year experiment cloning mice from a single genetic line collapsed after 58 generations when accumulated mutations made survival impossible. Success rates fell from ...

A new review synthesises evidence that specific mutations in the hepatitis E virus ORF1 polyprotein alter viral replication ...

Mutations are changes in the molecular "letters" that make up the DNA code, the blueprint for all living cells. Some of these changes can have little effect, but others can lead to diseases, including ...

A long-running experiment in serial mouse cloning has produced a sharp scientific reversal. A 2013 peer-reviewed report suggested somatic cell nuclear transfer (SCNT), the technique used to create ...