The DNA packed inside every human cell contains instructions for life, written in billions of letters of genetic code. Every ...

New research into mitotic chromosomes has found that they are covered in a liquid-like coating that could allow them to ...

Scientists have used gene editing to remove the extra chromosome causing Down syndrome in lab-grown cells. A major step ...

According to a recent study, mitotic chromosomes are coated in a liquid-like coating that could enable them to bounce off one ...

Scientists have reached a new milestone in decoding the human genome, unlocking complex regions once believed to be too ...

If measured from beginning to end, the DNA in our cells is too long to fit into the cell’s nucleus, explaining why it must be constantly folded and packaged. When it is time for cell division, and the ...

Across two new papers published Wednesday (July 23) in the journal Nature, scientists sequenced the DNA of 1,084 people ...

A research team from National Taiwan University, Academia Sinica, and National Taiwan University Hospital has uncovered a ...

That’s why the DNA strands are wrapped as tightly as possible in preparation for cell division: multiple loops and spirals form compact, neatly-disentangled, sausage-shaped chromosomes with ...

Scientists used diverse genomes to complete a fuller human DNA map. This unlocks hidden risks and improves diagnoses.

New imaging tools reveal how within an hour of infection, the virus begins to alter our chromosomes to kick-start its own replication.