New chromosome-level evidence suggests Medicago evolution followed a more complex, and surprising path, than previously ...

Researchers are gaining a new appreciation for the genes on the X and Y chromosomes and how they shape sex differences in ...

Cancer cells that accumulate extra copies of their entire chromosome set can start behaving like immune cells, swallowing ...

New research shows the X chromosome influences disease risk, immunity and drug response beyond its role in sex.

Genome duplication probably gave biodiversity a decisive evolutionary boost. A Chinese-German research team led by Axel Meyer ...

This study introduces TEAM (Targeted Elimination and Microcell-Mediated Transfer), a novel programmable platform that enables ...

The Y chromosome can disappear over time in human males, which may introduce a number of health problems. While the exact trigger for such degeneration is unknown, environmental factors can play a ...

Researchers at Tulane University School of Medicine have discovered that if animal cells gain an extra set of chromosomes, a ...

A research team led by geneticist Jeannie Lee at Harvard Medical School, cell biologist Jeanne Lawrence at UMass Chan Medical ...

Researchers have used modified CRISPR to silence the extra chromosome 21 in Down syndrome cells, showing promising ...