A genetic mutation found in two human patients with schizophrenia also increased schizophrenia-related behaviors in mice with ...

Only around two percent of the human genome codes for proteins, and while those proteins carry out many important functions ...

A clinical trial from Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center looked at the effects of a targeted mRNA vaccine on early-stage ...

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Scientists found a genetic mutation in Italy’s Apennine brown bears that reduces energy production and increases harmful molecules.

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Neurogeneticists have discovered a novel genetic mutation and associated buildup of toxic proteins in the brain -- a type of buildup distinct from amyloid or tau, proteins that have long been the ...

The Human Virome Program will analyze samples from thousands of volunteers in an effort to understand how viruses affect health.

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