PHOENIX — The practice of having multiple spouses, in particular wives when the practice was popular, was outlawed almost a century ago. However, a town on the Arizona-Utah border, Short Creek, holds ...

Researchers at the University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center say they have gained new insights on the role of fumarase in DNA repair. They published their study (“Local generation of fumarate ...

In a dusty neighborhood under sheer sandstone cliffs studded with juniper on the Arizona-Utah border, a rare genetic disorder is spreading through polygamous families on a wave of inbreeding. The twin ...

Liane Hansen reads letters reacting to stories about fumarase, a genetic disease that has afflicted some of the children living in the polygamist community in Arizona; Daniel Schorr's commentary on ...

DNA double-strand breaks (DSBs) are the worst possible form of genetic malfunction that can cause cancer and resistance to therapy. New information published this week reveals more about why this ...