Scientists with the Synthetic Human Genome Project are trying to create artificial human DNA from scratch, leading to numerous ethical concerns. While the ...

Scientists found that healthy women can carry genetic changes in their breast cells that are thought to be characteristic of ...

So 23 of your 46 chromosomes come from a parent egg cell, and the other 23 come from a parent sperm cell. Scientists number the first 22 of these pairs 1 through 22. These are known as autosomal ...

There are huge gaps in what we know about sperm, from how they navigate to why sperm counts are tumbling. The BBC unravels why we know so little about this perplexing cell.

Scientists start a controversial project to create the building blocks of human life, in what is thought to be a world first.

A controversial project that aims to create the building blocks of human life has started. It was previously thought creating ...

Scientists discover 'master switch' in the human body that reverses cell ageing. READ MORE: 'Supermodel granny' drug extends lifespan of mice by 25 per cent By WILIAM HUNTER. Published: 06:38 EDT ...

Rather than being like battery chargers, mitochondria are more like the motherboard of the cell.

The human genetic code will be built from scratch by British scientists in a controversial new research project. The £10 ...

The Synthetic Human Genome (SynHG) Project, launched on the 25th anniversary of the mapping of the human genome, is being ...

The resulting child will have an extra Y chromosome in every cell of his body. However, it’s not a hereditary trait — fathers with XYY chromosomes don’t pass on this syndrome to their sons.