Everyday DNA mutations can help us understand immune function and aging—and even mitigate harm caused by some inherited ...

Humans love to play with their food—in fact, we’ve been doing it for thousands of years. In this episode of Crash Course Botany, we explore how we’ve learned to manipulate plant genetics, from ...

Researchers have refined a powerful DNA sequencing tool that can uncover hidden mutations that occur naturally in our bodies as we age. In the largest study to date, they have used the tool to provide ...

As we age, our cells accumulate DNA mutations. If any of these mutations confer a growth advantage to a self-renewing or long-lived progenitor cell, its lineage can expand. The progenitor cells that ...

Autoimmune diseases could be driven by DNA mutations in immune cells that remove natural brakes on the immune system, according to a new study that used advanced DNA sequencing methods. Findings ...