Researchers at the Crick have uncovered which genes on the Y chromosome regulate the development of sperm and impact fertility in male mice. This research could help us understand why some men don't ...

In 2002, evolutionary biologist Jenny Graves shared a controversial calculation. The human Y chromosome, she wrote two years ...

The human Y chromosome, responsible for male sex determination, has forfeited 97% of its ancestral genes over the past 300 million years. Evolutionary biologist Jenny Graves cautioned it "is running ...

Albinism in humans, a condition characterized by the absence of pigment in the skin, hair, and eyes, is indeed controlled by ...

Scientists have sequenced RNA from a nearly 40,000-year-old woolly mammoth leg, the oldest ancient RNA ever recovered. These ...

Scientists trace Leonardo da Vinci's DNA through his descendants and family tombs to reconstruct his genetic code.

Genome-wide association studies and rare-variant burden tests are the two main tools for discovering links between genetic variants and traits. Comparisons of their results reveal that they ...

A new, highly complete Wagyu cattle genome assembled by researchers, together with the USDA, reveals extensive genetic detail ...

Dr Ilovi dismissed claims that mothers contribute more to intelligence because of the X chromosome, saying such arguments ...

新闻中， Y库这件“破案利器”总是与陈年积案、重大命案的侦破联系在一起。 它能够在常规手段一无所获时起到奇效，即便嫌疑人信息不在数据库内，警方依然可以借助它定位目标。

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Female lineages of European cuckoos lay eggs with colorful shells and intricate patterns to deceive more than 100 avian hosts ...