For example, a mutation known as the Swedish mutation is associated with a hereditary form of Alzheimer's disease. But sometimes mutations can offer protection against diseases. A case in point is a ...

Molecular evolutionary biologist Masatoshi Nei says Darwin never proved natural selection is the driving force of evolution — because it isn't. In a cavernous concert hall, before an eager audience of ...

An estimated 170,000 Australians were diagnosed with cancer in 2025. Many people know the causes of cancer are partly genetic. But how do your genes, which contribute so much of what makes you you, ...