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

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

A handful of people with HIV have been cured after receiving HIV-resistant stem cells – but a man who received non-resistant ...

Genetic mutations aren't always a bad thing. A groundbreaking new study suggests that mutations on a single gene may actually be beneficial when it comes to Alzheimer’s disease. For the study, Dr.

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

Tiny immune cells called microglia protect the central nervous system (CNS) in a multitude of ways: They provide innate ...

Researchers at Helmholtz Munich, the Technical University of Munich and the LMU University Hospital Munich uncovered a ...

Researchers have discovered a defect in how cells produce exosomes, a problem linked to a mutation found in patients with dementia. They may be incredibly small, but their impact on human health could ...

Gene therapy has the potential to dramatically benefit patients with genetic blood disorders, but a small study on participants in a clinical trial for sickle cell disease suggests that a key process ...

Elana Thieme and Mark Mendoza, fourth-year graduate students in the Molecular and Cell Biology (MCB) PhD Program jointly ...