Researchers mapped Y chromosome loss across thousands of individual cells from human cancers, with disturbing results.

Cold sore-causing HSV-1 doesn't just hijack cells it reconfigures the entire architecture of our DNA to aid its invasion.

Two X chromosomes mean girl, and an X paired with a Y means boy. For the last 300 million years, this system has worked very ...

Using gene-expression profiles to infer Y-chromosome loss, the authors analysed more than one million individual cells from samples of various human and mouse tumours. Surprisingly, Y-chromosome ...

The ‘Y’ chromosome essential for developing male features is gradually disappearing What does it mean for the future of male ...

Scientists are expressing concerns about male reproductive health due to the Y chromosome's genetic material loss, ...

Experiments with tools designed to detect DNA damage reveal unique and conserved features of telomeres in cancer cells.

Some of the most harmful genetic changes in cancer are also the hardest to see. These structural alterations, deep within a ...

Currently, 80 percent of early pregnancy losses aren't connected with a cause; most existing research examined the mare's ...

Chromosomes are the tiny storage boxes that ... Mizzou's tool is more than twice as accurate when analyzing human single-cell data. The team has made the software free and available to scientists ...

Viruses are entirely dependent on their hosts to reproduce. They ransack living cells for parts and energy and hijack the ...

A dynamic DNA methylation 'barcode' on the X chromosome can distinguish thousands of individual adult male neurons and may record aspects of their development.