A very rare animal has been spotted and captured on camera ... The animal, which has a genetic mutation and was born with no ...

The world's only population of wild Devils Hole pupfish shrank to 38 members after two earthquakes greatly affected the ...

A variant of the bird flu virus, collected in 2016 and no longer in circulation, was just one mutation away from being able ...

Albinism is a rare genetic condition that enhances animals' beauty, captivating animal lovers and researchers with their uniqueness in nature. Migaloo, the famous albino humpback whale ...

This famous animal has a rare genetic mutation that prevents it from producing melanin. Although other partially white pandas have been documented before, this is the only panda that is entirely ...

Mpox, once a rare virus mainly confined to parts of Central Africa, is rapidly evolving into a more serious global health threat. Scientists are alarmed by its growing ability to spread from person to ...

The main difficulty in estimating rates of mutation involves the fact that DNA changes are extremely rare events and can only be detected on a background of identical DNA. Because biological ...

Mosaicism can result when a de novo mutation arises after an embryo is formed. Using newer, more sensitive sequencing technologies, researchers have recently begun to identify mosaic mutations. For ...