Some viruses mutate more rapidly than others. Learn more about why that is and what that means for your health.

The gene that causes orange coloration in cats had been pondered for years, but never actually found—until now. Cats with orange coats get them from a deletion (meaning a missing segment) mutation in ...

SAN FRANCISCO -- A case of the coronavirus variant was detected in Southern California Wednesday, while a second suspected case has been identified in Colorado. According to officials, the COVID-19 ...

Any time a person catches H5N1, or bird flu, their infection is a chance for the virus to mutate in the wrong direction. When someone dies from the bird flu—as an elderly Louisiana man did on Jan. 6, ...

Along with Gold and Rainbow, we now have the Silver Mutation. It was added to Grow a Garden alongside the Beanstalk Event, giving us yet another mutation that can apply to our crops. If you haven't ...

A new database and mobile app called BRCA Exchange is making it easier for experts to share information about cancer-related gene mutations. Summary Clinical genetics experts from MSK and other ...

Two microscopy images of human colon organoids. The left image shows an organoid with the FBXW7 mutation (colorectal cancer) and the right image shows an organoid without the mutation (wild type). The ...