Cell lines derived from the nearly diploid colorectal cancer cell line HCT116 were modified in the laboratory to have one or two additional copies of chromosomes.

Scientists in Japan have used CRISPR gene-editing technology to remove the extra chromosome that causes Down syndrome.

Cell division is an essential process by which living organisms grow, replenish lost cells, and regenerate dead and damaged ...

In late 2023, scientists revealed yeast cells with half their genes replaced by artificial DNA—the team hopes to eventually customize every single chromosome. Earlier this year, another study reworked ...

New AI tool reveals single-cell structure of chromosomes — in 3D A breakthrough at the University of Missouri could help scientists better understand how genes work — and how certain types of ...

Many diseases affect men and women differently. Asthma tends to strike men earlier in life, yet more women develop asthma as ...

How does the CRISPR Down Syndrome breakthrough work to remove the extra chromosome 21? We are closer than ever to a world where a genetic condition affecting one in every 700 babies could be addressed ...

Scientists in Japan have made a breakthrough using CRISPR technology to remove the extra chromosome responsible for Down ...

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

By 2016, researchers were specifically editing in deletions of imprinted genes in order to allow the creation of embryos by fusing stem cell lines that only had a single set of chromosomes. This ...