Scientists were able to identify chromosomes under the microscope as early as the 19th century. But what did it take for them to figure out how important chromosomes really are?

Life is pretty interesting, and at the microscopic scale, it can also be beautiful, strange, intriguing, frightening and gross. The winning photos and videos from this year’s Olympus BioScapes ...

Chromosomes – DNA parcels – under the microscope, left, and a drawing of the rings keeping the X shape together (Benjamin Rowland/Netherlands Cancer Institute ) Nilima Marshall 20 April 2023 ...