Since the Chernobyl nuclear disaster in 1986, something has concerned scientists: can exposure to radiation leave marks in someone’s DNA that are passed on to ...

"Hearst Magazines and Yahoo may earn commission or revenue on some items through these links." On April 26, 1986, the Chernobyl Nuclear Reactor in northern Ukraine—then part of the Soviet ...

Researchers have discovered new regions of the human genome particularly vulnerable to mutations. These altered stretches of DNA can be passed down to future generations and are important for how we ...

Many animal mutations have been documented in the Chernobyl Exclusion Zone (CEZ) following the infamous nuclear disaster in 1986, including Eastern tree frogs with darker skin that wards off radiation ...

Scientists have revealed parts of the genome that are especially vulnerable to mutations that occur very early on in development. These areas are in the initial portions of genes, where the cell tends ...

Nearly 40 years after the catastrophic nuclear meltdown at Chernobyl, scientists continue to uncover surprising forms of life thriving where humans cannot. Among the most extraordinary discoveries is ...

Scientists have pinpointed precise regions in the human genome where DNA is most likely to develop a mutation. At spots where RNA polymerase 'opens' your DNA to read and copy instructions – known as ...