Genes are short sections of DNA that determine an animal’s traits—everything from coat color and claw strength to body shape ...
National Cancer Institute/Unsplash An estimated 170,000 Australians were diagnosed with cancer in 2025.Authors Sarah Diepstraten Senior Research ...
A gene known as CTNNB1 encodes for a crucial protein called B-catenin, which has an important role in controlling tissue ...
Thirteen of Omicron’s mutations should have hurt the variant’s chances of survival. Instead, they worked together to make it thrive. By Carl Zimmer As nurses and doctors struggle with a ...
CFTR is a protein essential to wet surfaces throughout your body, like the airways of your lungs. People with cystic fibrosis have a gene mutation that causes problems with the protein. Some ...