One of the most popular sci-fi show characters to have come out of Britain, the Doctor is a character that we would all like to be friends with. Created by Sydney Newman, C.E. Webber, and Donald ...

Somewhere deep inside a salt cave in Hallstatt, Austria, a small crystal disk stores the entire human genome, and possibly ...

A story that captures hearts and tugs emotions, Aamir Khan’s  latest sports comedy-drama Sitaare Zameen Par, co-starring ...

The loss of the Y chromosome in tumour cells is linked to poor outcomes for people with cancer 1, but this genetic alteration might also compromise immune cells that would otherwise fight the disease.

Unlike men, who carry one X and one Y chromosome, women have two X chromosomes in each cell. However, one of the two X chromosomes is effectively silenced. It folds into a compact structure known ...

The cancer cells of some men feature a striking mutation: their Y chromosome is missing altogether. Now, tantalizing research suggests that this mutation can spread ‘contagiously’ from tumour ...

When cancer cells in male patients and immune cells in their tumors both lose the Y chromosome, those patients tend to experience poorer outcomes than patients without Y chromosome loss ...

A new paper published in Nature on June 4 shines light on how an enigmatic part of male aging—the loss of Y chromosomes—is connected with a higher risk of dying from cancer. In an analysis of ...

Centromeres, specialized regions located at the center of chromosomes, are critical for ensuring proper cell division. During mitosis, centromeres serve as assembly sites for complex protein ...

Canada continues to be a powerhouse in the world of animation, with its filmmakers consistently pushing the boundaries of storytelling and visual artistry. At the 2025 Annecy International ...

In a major leap forward for genetic and biomedical research, scientists have developed a powerful new artificial intelligence tool that can predict the 3D shape of chromosomes inside individual ...