Comprehensive reference genomes have now been assembled for six ape species: siamang (a Southeast Asian gibbon), Sumatran ...

Dr Tatini Rakshit, Assistant Professor, Department of Chemistry, School of Natural Sciences, Shiv Nadar University, highlights how innovative approaches like chromosome analysis and AFM could signific ...

Can Animals Have Mental Disabilities? Mental health issues aren’t exclusive to humans—animals can experience them too. From ...

The flowerpot snake, one of the world's smallest snakes, has some unusual distinctions. Also known as the Brahminy blind ...

To prepare the 46 chromosomes of a human cell for transport to the daughter cells during cell division, each chromosome forms a compact X-shaped structure with two rod-like copies. How the cell ...

The internal structure of their brains was also different from ours. While researchers have zeroed in on more anatomical details that distinguish Neanderthals from H. sapiens , explaining exactly ...

To prepare the 46 chromosomes of a human cell for transport to the daughter cells during cell division, each chromosome forms a compact X-shaped structure with two rod-like copies. How the cell ...

The rapid pace of development in the field is reflected by the first dedicated meeting on chromosome biology in the EMBO-EMBL Symposium series in Heidelberg. For those who are unable to attend the ...

These findings suggest that clan-based genetic structure is more biologically meaningful than geographic grouping, as historical tribal organization appears to have played a more significant role in ...

These events are also dependent on age and display a sex different pattern. Theoretically, X chromosome-encoded differential expression genes (DEGs) may explain differences between the sexes. However, ...

Cancer researchers at Children's Medical Research Institute have discovered an "unexpected mechanism" that our cells use to avoid cancer. Telomeres are the protective caps at chromosome ends and ...