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Researchers from the University of Haifa in Israel question the idea all genetic mutations are random, finding that the generation of the human hemoglobin S (HbS) mutation is not random.

A simple roadside weed may hold the key to understanding and predicting DNA mutation, according to new research from University of California, Davis, and the Max Planck Institute for Developmental Biology in Germany. The findings, published today in the journal Nature, radically change our understanding of evolution and could one day help researchers breed better crops or even help humans fight cancer. Mutations occur when DNA is damaged and left unrepaired, creating a new variation. The scienti...

A new study challenges the idea that genetic mutations are random, which could lead to advances in plant breeding and genetics.

Many people I know in the ID community are strongly interested in rethinking mutation, understanding it as a designed or regulated process. They will be encouraged by a new open-access paper in Nature, concerning the characteristics of mutations...

A new study into genetic mutations in thale cress has found that genetic mutations are not totally random.

Many people I know in the ID community are strongly interested in rethinking mutation, understanding it as a designed or regulated process.

A simple roadside weed may hold the key to understanding and predicting DNA mutation, according to new research from University of California, Davis

Its a common misconception that evolution has a sense of direction – a notion that biology nerds around the world are constantly trying to correct.

Scientists from UC Davis and the Max Planck Institute have identified a non-random pattern in DNA mutations of thale cress plants.

The rate of mutation in Arabidopsis thaliana is lower in genomic regions that are more important for certain functions—where mutations could do more harm.