Some chromosomes, such as B chromosomes, can increase their inheritance rate to their own advantage. These extra chromosomes ...

Males similarly experience Y chromosome loss, so researchers were curious how the ... particularly those associated with ...

A study described the three-dimensional architecture of turtle genomes, which fold in a configuration unlike any other animal observed so far.

In a recent paper published in the journal Genome Research, experts described the chromatin arrangement in the genomes of two ...

A study in Nature Communications shows how scientists can control cell division on demand outside of a living system. The ...

This makes them available to the accessory molecules that organize and repair DNA. However, when cells are replicating, DNA ...

In the 1980s, scientists knew little about the X and Y chromosomes. What they did understand was that every cell in the body contains 23 pairs of chromosomes. Each of these pairs is similar ...

A living cell is a bustling metropolis, with countless molecules and proteins navigating crowded spaces in every direction.

Common plastic chemical benzyl butyl phthalate (BBP) causes DNA damage, resulting in cell death and abnormal chromosome ...

A new study conducted in roundworms finds that a common plastic ingredient causes breaks in DNA strands, resulting in egg cells with the wrong number of chromosomes. A new study conducted in ...

Unseen and ongoing, thousands of times every second: to keep a complex organism like humans alive, an immense number of new ...

A new study conducted on roundworms finds that a common plastic ingredient causes breaks in DNA strands, resulting in egg cells with the wrong number of chromosomes. Monica Colaiácovo of Harvard ...