If measured from beginning to end, the DNA in our cells is too long to fit into the cell's nucleus, explaining why it must be ...

New research reveals that telomere shortening varies among premature aging disorders, challenging the belief that it’s a ...

Scientists in Japan have used gene-editing technology to remove the extra chromosome responsible for Down syndrome, at least ...

Trisomy is a genetic condition characterized by the presence of an extra chromosome. This means that the affected person has ...

Also, in the second paragraph of the section headed ‘Comparison of chromosome 21 with other autosomes’, the second sequence should read ‘For example, a 100-kb region of a contig (AP001656 ...

British universities have launched the Synthetic Human Genome Project (SynHG) with an initial grant of approximately $12.6 ...

Researchers from the University of Vienna and the University of Wisconsin- Madison have created the first chromosome-level ...

Relatives and fellow service members salute a fallen pilot they never met — 1st Lt. George F. ‘Frankie’ Wilson.

The Synthetic Human Genome Project (SynHG) will take decades to complete and cost anything from millions to hundreds of ...

By the age of 70, about 40% of men have lost the Y chromosome in at least some of their white blood cells. This condition, ...