Among the many marvels of life is the cell's ability to divide and thus enable organisms to grow and renew themselves. For ...

An article by UAB professor Joan-Ramon Daban analyzes in depth the physical problems associated with DNA packaging that have often been neglected in structural models of chromosomes. The study ...

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 ...

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

DNA analysis is crucial for identifying individuals and their relatives, using technologies like PCR, electrophoresis, and ...

Each human cell contains 23 pairs of chromosomes that carry DNA within their nucleus. The X and Y chromosomes, commonly referred to as the sex chromosomes, are one such pair. They determine the ...

In a recent study, scientists have developed a revolutionary chromosome identification system for alfalfa, one of the world's ...

So, it's very easy to see,” she said. To zoom in on changes in chromosome organization during meiosis, the researchers used nuclear membrane and DNA damage protein stains to track nuclear behavior.

The Y-STR technique works by zeroing in on the characteristics of the Y-chromosome which is only present in the DNA of human ...

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

Transposons, or "jumping genes"—DNA segments that can move from one ... For one, inserting at the end of the chromosome helps the transposon avoid genes for the cell's core functioning, which ...