A new review summarizes how the pheromone antheridiogen, the transcriptional regulator CrHAM and single-cell lineage imaging ...

Almost every cell in our body contains around two meters (6.6 feet) of DNA, packed into a tiny nucleus. Yet for the cell to ...

In the 1930s, Hermann Muller was the first researcher to note that the ends of chromosomes had unique properties. Muller ...

As many as one in six adults face fertility difficulties worldwide, research has shown, and the challenge becomes harder as ...

See more of our trusted coverage when you search. Prefer Newsweek on Google to see more of our trusted coverage when you search. In a milestone achievement, a whole chromosome has been created from ...

A CRISPR–Cas9 strategy targeting centromeric repeats reconfigures up to 11 wheat chromosomes in one generation and yields ...

"X and Y chromosomes are often thought of as simple determinants for biological sex, but their role in human health is much ...

The Regenerative Medicine Project at our institute is advancing therapeutic strategies for various diseases by introducing a ...

A new study sheds light on how organisms have evolved to address imbalances in sex chromosomes. The study looks at a species of softshell turtle, but the results could help to illuminate an important ...

Many of today’s marine invertebrates, including sponges and jellyfish, have chromosomes with the same ancient structure they inherited from their primitive ancestors more than 600 million years ago, ...

Whenever a cell divides, it has to split its chromosomes perfectly between two daughter cells, and even a single mistake can be disastrous. Now, researchers from Japan have found that one of the key ...