Scientists at EMBL have captured how human chromosomes fold into their signature rod shape during cell division, using a ...

World Athletics president Sebastian Coe said that the track and field’s governing body has approved the introduction of cheek ...

In a new study, scientists probed the ways in which the X chromosome may change with age and affect cognition. . | Credit: ...

The sports world is abuzz with the recent announcement by World Athletics regarding the introduction of chromosome testing for female athletes. This decision, aimed at maintaining the integrity of ...

These tests will screen athletes for genes containing the Y chromosome. Similar tests have been done in the past for Olympic sports. From 1958 to 1992, the Olympics used the Barr Body test ...

Researchers have shed new light on how a type of heart valve disease -- aortic valve stenosis -- progresses differently in males and females.

Researchers found that a gene on the Y chromosome influences how aortic valve stenosis progresses differently in males and ...

The community rallied for research at an event that raised thousands of dollars to assist children with Ring 14 – a ...

Utrecht University has appointed Bas van Steensel as Special Professor of Chromosome Biology. Van Steensel will lead fundamental research into how chromosomes function and how genetic information is ...

The planned changes include reinstating a version of chromosome testing that was discontinued in the 1990s, requiring athletes who compete in the female category to submit to a cheek swab or dry ...