Cells perfectly divide genetic material using a complex machine. New research reveals a chemical tag on a key protein in this ...

Animals, from worms and sponges to jellyfish and whales, contain anywhere from a few thousand to tens of trillions of nearly genetically identical cells. Depending on the organism, these cells arrange ...

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

Cells are constantly subjected to DNA damage from a range of internal and environmental sources. It is estimated that cells ...

The study found that vitamin D appeared to slow this shortening, preserving telomere length in participants. Also read: This ...

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 ...

A new target for potential treatments for blast phase myeloproliferative neoplasm (BP-MPN), one of the most aggressive forms ...

For decades, scientists have known that platypuses and echidnas – Australia’s unique egg-laying mammals – have another ...