Bone marrow is the soft, fatty tissue inside large bones like the hip and thigh bones. It develops the body's red blood cells that carry oxygen, white blood cells that fight infections, and platelets ...

In a surprise, work in mice has found that the dormant X chromosome in females can reawaken late in life and turn on genes that keep the brain healthy. UCSF researchers may have discovered how the ...

A new study suggests ... Feb. 3, 2025 — Researchers have identified a sex chromosome in the California two-spot octopus. This chromosome has likely been around for 480 million years, since ...

A considerable knowledge gap exists in the understanding of BANP gene roles in vivo due to its essentiality, causing embryonic lethality in mice and humans. The authors here address this by exploiting ...

However, a few specific variations of one-sided extrusion can actually recapitulate correct chromatin folding and organisation. These results show that some aspects of chromosome organization can be ...