Scientists at EMBL have captured how human chromosomes fold into their signature rod shape during cell division, using a ...

Among the many marvels of life is the cell’s ability to divide and thus enable organisms to grow and renew themselves.

Females have one active X chromosome and one dormant X chromosome in each cell. But a study suggests that genes on the ...

Scientists discover that women's second X chromosome awakens later in life, expressing genes that protect the brain from ...

World Athletics president Sebastian Coe says the track and field’s governing body has approved the introduction of cheek ...

It is a genetic condition caused when an unusual cell division result in an extra full or even partial copy of chromosome 21.

In a recent study, scientists have developed a revolutionary chromosome identification system for alfalfa, one of the world's ...

Scientists identify mutation patterns in healthy stomach lining, offering new insights into the earliest steps of cancer ...

Women have a higher proportion of key immune cells between puberty and menopause, which may be linked to the sex hormone estrogen and explain why they are less susceptible to certain infectious ...

World Athletics president Sebastian Coe announced Tuesday that female track and field athletes will undergo random genetic ...

While Emma has Down syndrome — specifically a rare type called Mosaic Down syndrome — some people don’t believe it. “At the ...

This is the first time scientists have directly observed an entire chromosome in high resolution within a dividing cell, offering new insights into how chromosomes are formed. Among the many ...