A Cornell-led study is challenging a decades-old explanation for how chromosomes exchange genetic material within the ...

Egg cells missing a key protein may be more likely to end up with the wrong number of chromosomes, but an mRNA injection that ...

Researchers are investigating the potential of CRISPR in relation to Down syndrome.

New research is shedding light on the biological mechanisms that may help explain why systemic lupus erthyematosus (SLE) and ...

When a human cell prepares to split into two daughter cells, it must first construct a tiny internal machine called the ...

Hoarding disorder is often described as if it might be “caused” by a single errant chromosome, but the trajectory of genetic research, from early linkage ...

WASHINGTON, Aug 23 (Reuters) - Scientists have taken an important step forward in understanding the human genome - our genetic blueprint - by fully deciphering the enigmatic Y chromosome present in ...

The chromosome associated with male development, which is the last mysterious piece of the human genome, has been fully sequenced by a team of more than 100 researchers around the world, including ...

Chromosomes change over time, whether through the process of aging or exposure to harmful substances in the environment. Steven Puetzer/The Image Bank The Y chromosome can be lost through the process ...

For decades, the Y chromosome—one of the two human sex chromosomes—has been notoriously challenging for the genomics community to sequence due to the complexity of its structure. Now, this elusive ...