Deep within the cells of mice, a genetic arms race is unfolding between X and Y chromosome genes, battling for dominance in ...

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

In evolutionary terms, fitness is defined as an organism's ability to survive and reproduce its genes into the next ...

Several studies have shown that intelligence is only passed down from one parent, and all indicate that it is the mother who ...

UTA scientists reveal how the flowerpot snake repairs DNA and provides insights into human genetic conditions like Down ...

A new study has unveiled when chronic myeloid leukemia, a type of cancer that affects the blood and bone marrow, arises in ...

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

While this internal rivalry is usually hard to see, it becomes clearer when it involves genes on the X and Y chromosomes, ...

Evolution is nature's engine, driving and shaping genetic change and the diversity around us. Charles Darwin famously ...

It can show how genes have changed and whether there is an increased risk of specific cancers or other genetic conditions. Human cells contain chromosomes, which are threaded structures that ...

UChicago study combines genetic data with computational models to pinpoint likely genetic variations which cause asthma onset ...

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 ...