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More than two years after H5N1 bird flu was first detected in U.S. dairy cattle, the virus has proven remarkably good at ...

Scientists now recognize that spontaneous DNA errors, which we acquire in early development all the way until our last breath ...

For decades, the standard explanation for autoimmune diseases like rheumatoid arthritis has rested on two pillars: inherited ...

As we age, our cells accumulate genetic changes—mutations—some of which open the door to cancer. Scientists call these ...

Can zebrafish help find autism treatments? Scientists used pharmaco-behavioral profiling to identify FDA-approved drugs, like ...

A new Nature study suggests DNA mutations in immune cells may drive autoimmune diseases by removing immune system brakes, ...

New research suggests that autoimmune diseases may be driven by DNA mutations in immune cells that remove the natural brakes ...

Researchers say a new AI system can identify disease-causing mutations and explain their biological effects, potentially ...

Though many studies approach the developmental disorder Rett syndrome as a single condition arising from general loss of ...