When the TREX1 gene is functioning normally, it produces a protein that helps maintain DNA in cells throughout the body. Mutations in the TREX1 gene are known to cause a rare and serious disease ...

First author Yuhua Tian, front, and senior author Jie Zheng in the Zheng lab on the UC Davis campus. Description: Two people in lab coats wearing safety glasses stand beside laboratory equipment and a ...

A vast mosaic of cells, some that are identical and some that are slightly different, make up the human body. Knowable Magazine You began when egg and sperm met, and the DNA from your biological ...