UCSF researchers found that brain cells age more quickly when they rely solely on the X chromosome inherited from a female's ...

In a nutshell Female cells randomly use either the maternal or paternal X chromosome—this study shows that relying more ...

Northwestern Medicine scientists have discovered new details about how the human genome produces instructions for creating ...

Mitosis orchestrates eukaryotic cell division, maintaining genetic fidelity and playing a key role in development, tissue homeostasis, and cancer progression.

People with shorter telomeres, the protective caps at the end of chromosomes, inside their white blood cells may be more ...

It took more than 50 years for Marthe Gautier to set the record straight about her discovery of the genetic cause of Down ...

A new case report was published in Volume 16 of Oncotarget on February 5, 2025, titled “A case report of donor cell–derived ...

The image is a time projection of mitochondria (in the cytoplasm, grey) and chromosomes (center of the cell, orange) during anaphase showing a flow pattern with vortexes. The flow pattern is aligned ...

Researchers from the University of Illinois have identified a key process coordinating liver maturation and polyploidization, ...

Chromosome abnormality is the condition in a cell or organism where the number of chromosomes or the structure of any chromosome differs from the normal karyotype. When the variant genotype is not ...

Feb. 6, 2025 — A recent study investigates how polyester microdroplets, potential precursors to modern cells, could form under realistic early Earth conditions. Researchers pushed these ...

A Washington State University Spokane research team has made a breakthrough at the cellular level in studying the secrets of ...