Jumping genes and X chromosome disease risk: a new Science study finds that X-chromosome inactivation makes the silenced X ...

It has been known for several years that abnormal chromosome numbers lead to protein imbalances in the affected cells. Researchers at RPTU have now investigated the detailed effects of such imbalances ...

In a study published in the journal Science, researchers in Queensland and the United States discovered that the human X ...

A protein best known for protecting the ends of chromosomes also helps muscle stem cells preserve their identity and repair ...

New findings reveal an advanced, unexpected two-way communication between the function and organization of chromosomes in the cell nucleus. Previous research shows that the organization of chromosomal ...

Human sex chromosomes originated from a pair of autosomes, the ordinary or non-sex chromosomes that contain the majority of our genome and come in identical pairs. That ancestral pair of autosomes ...

Is the Y chromosome disappearing and could it affect the future of men? Experts say the reality is far more complex and far ...

Researchers have made a surprising new discovery in the structure of the centromere, a structure that is involved in ensuring that chromosomes are segregated properly when a cell divides. Mistakes in ...

WHEN THE first draft of the DNA sequence that makes up the human genome was unveiled in 2000, America’s president at the time, Bill Clinton, announced that humankind was “learning the language with ...

For decades, gene therapy has focused on correcting faulty genes or replacing missing ones. Now, scientists are exploring an even more ambitious approach, building entirely new chromosomes from ...