The human genome consists of 3 billion base pairs, and when a cell divides, it takes about seven hours to complete making a ...

To prepare the 46 chromosomes of a human cell for transport to the daughter cells during cell division, each chromosome forms a compact X-shaped structure with two rod-like copies. How the cell ...

HARs make up a big portion of the 1% difference, which can lead to dramatically different outcomes in human and chimp neurons in petri dishes. The human neurons grew multiple neurites, or wiry ...

Scientists have used gene editing to remove the extra chromosome causing Down syndrome in lab-grown cells. A major step ...

The DNA packed inside every human cell contains instructions for life, written in billions of letters of genetic code. Every time a cell divides, the complete code, divided among 46 chromosomes, must ...

The most common form of color blindness is red-green color blindness. This happens when people are born without the type of ...

They contain half the number of chromosomes of other human cells (somatic cells contain 46 chromosomes, but egg and sperm cells have only 23, since they combine their genetic payloads during ...