They also found that after the extra chromosome was removed, genes tied to nervous system development were more active and ...

Scientists have discovered that the Y chromosome, crucial for male development, is gradually disappearing. This loss, ...

Males imprint their DNA by adding methyl modifications to it in a way that alters the activity of genes in order to promote ...

Two X chromosomes mean girl, and an X paired with a Y means boy. For the last 300 million years, this system has worked very ...

The accurate distribution of chromosomes in an oocyte is essential for the correct transmission of genetic information to the ...

Researchers mapped Y chromosome loss across thousands of individual cells from human cancers, with disturbing results.

Back in 1900 the life expectancy of people with Down Syndrome was 9 years. In 1984, it was 28 years, today it's leveled off ...

Some of the most harmful genetic changes in cancer are also the hardest to see. These structural alterations, deep within a ...

Experiments with tools designed to detect DNA damage reveal unique and conserved features of telomeres in cancer cells.