Researchers have uncovered a previously unknown mechanism that safeguards the chromosome ends from being mistakenly repaired ...

Scientists are trying to sequence the DNA of Leonardo da Vinci to identify if the remains at his interment site really are ...

Increased chromosomal instability impairs oocyte quality, contributing to female reproductive aging. The telomeric DNA damage ...

A groundbreaking project is piecing together Leonardo da Vinci’s genetic profile by tracing his lineage across 21 generations ...

The Atlas blue butterfly has 229 chromosome pairs, the most of any animal, and its DNA may reveal insights into evolution and ...

University of Hawaiʻi at Mānoa scientists have uncovered a direct link between a missing Y chromosome gene and male ...

On remote islands of Papua New Guinea, people carry a story that ties us all back to our deepest roots. Although their ...

Scientists in Japan have used gene-editing technology to remove the extra chromosome responsible for Down syndrome, at least in lab-grown human cells. The project, led by Dr. Ryotaro Hashizume of Mie ...

Scientists have uncovered a direct link between a missing Y chromosome gene and male infertility. Deleting this single gene ...

An unassuming butterfly called the Atlas blue has been confirmed to have the greatest known number of chromosome pairs of any ...