The study said there was strong evidence that the virus had passed from humans to mice and then – after multiple mutations – had made the reverse journey. The study said the Omicron variant ...

Researchers used mitochondrial gene editing to model genetic disorders in mice, revealing profound impacts on brain function, ...

About a million people worldwide have autism originating in mutation in SHANK3 gene; researchers say findings may lead to ...

Mitochondria possess their own DNA (mtDNA), which plays important roles in cellular respiration and energy consumption.

A gene that causes accelerated reproductive aging is directly tied to the risk of miscarriage in younger women, a new ...

A new study led by Harvard Medical School researchers shed new light on how even a single defective copy of the ...

Liver-specific SMN1 gene therapy both improved liver functioning, and also reduced other SMA-like symptoms in a mouse model ...

Autism-linked SHANK3 gene mutations disrupt not only neurons but also oligodendrocytes, essential for producing myelin, which ...

A study reveals that the immune protein IFITM3 limits flu infection severity and mutation rates, especially from zoonotic ...

Researchers from Congruence Therapeutics Inc. have described the development of a mouse model of genetic obesity with a clinically relevant, naturally occurring human melanocortin MC4 receptor (MC4R) ...