Medically reviewed by Anju Goel, MD Deoxyribonucleic acid (DNA) is the material in cells that carries all genetic information in humans, animals, plants, and all living cells. It’s passed down from ...

From 1 September, only those athletes who have passed the SRY gene test will be allowed to participate in women's ...

Advanced light microscopy techniques are giving scientists a new understanding of human biology and what goes wrong in ...

The DNA packed inside every human cell contains instructions for life, written in billions of letters of genetic code. Every time a cell divides, the complete code, divided among 46 chromosomes, must ...

A toxic fungus killed ten scientists working on a tomb in Poland, and it’s believed the same spore killed those who excavated ...

For starters, orange cats are not a breed, like British shorthair or Siamese. Cats of many breeds, from Maine coons and ...

Led by Ryotaro Hashizume at Mie University, the research team demonstrated that CRISPR can be used to remove the extra copy of chromosome 21 - the fundamental cause of Down syndrome ...

Understanding inheritance patterns in polyploid crops has long posed technical and financial challenges, particularly in species like tetraploid ...

It’s no secret that regular exercise is good for your health, but new research has uncovered a fascinating link between running and biological aging.

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

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