A new study from Weill Cornell Medicine provides insights into how cells maintain the tiny end caps of chromosomes as they ...

To prepare the 46 chromosomes of a human cell for transport to the daughter cells during cell division ... professor at the Norwegian University of Science and Technology (NTNU) -- set out ...

iconic X-shaped chromosomes formed during mitosis that help ensure the accurate passing of genetic information between cells during cell division. Published in the journal Science, these findings ...

For chromosomes to form the iconic X-shape that ensures the accurate passing of genetic information during cell division, a ...

Cells use many complex genetic repair backup systems to fix DNA damage and remain healthy throughout their lives.

An international team of researchers co-led by Job Dekker, Ph.D., at UMass Chan Medical School, have identified rules that ...

After more than 60 years of genetic guessing, scientists have finally cracked the code behind what makes orange cats so… ...

Scientists have discovered a promising new way to slow down aging at the cellular level using a special type of whey protein ...

The first-ever synthetic multicellular organism is ready to come to life after a Sydney breakthrough 10 years in the making.

The American doctor has revealed that enigmatic DNA circles are present in more than half of patients with highly aggressive ...

"We're diving into the basic science of how sex chromosomes influence not just how disease develops, but how cells respond to treatment," said Aguado. "By figuring out these sex-dependent ...

FLORA LICHTMAN: This is Science Friday. I’m Flora Lichtman ... It turns out that these lemurs’ telomeres– those are the ends of their chromosomes– grow longer when they hibernate. Typically, telomeres ...