A mitochondrial DNA mutation passed down through the maternal line in some Venezuelan families has been linked to severe brain injury and death in healthy patients undergoing routine anesthesia.

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A hidden form of evolution inside aging sperm may quietly raise genetic risks for the next generation. Credit: Shutterstock Harmful genetic mutations in sperm become much more common as men grow older ...

LONDON, Dec 18 (Reuters) - Ukraine clinched a long-awaited deal to restructure $2.6 billion of growth-linked debt on Thursday, with creditors overwhelmingly accepting a bonds-and-cash swap offer - a ...

Harry Aikines-Aryeetey has myostatin deficiency Getty Images; design: Kelsea Petersen “A blessing and a curse” is how Harry Aikines-Aryeetey describes the genetic quirk that means his body carries ...

Nicky Hudson receives funding from the Economic and Social Research Council on expanded carrier screening and gamete donation (reference: ES/W012456/1, ES/N010604/1, ES/V002430/1. She is a member of ...

Washington, DC, December 12, 2025 – The World Bank (International Bank for Reconstruction and Development, IBRD) today settles its USD 200 million Clean Cooking Outcome Bond, following pricing on ...

Around 200 children in several countries were conceived with sperm from a single donor who unknowingly carried a rare genetic mutation linked to early onset cancers, it has been revealed. The ...

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Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. When a zygote begins cell division at a rapid rate, errors happen, and a new study found that base pairs near a gene’s ...