A eukaryotic cell (left) has membrane-enclosed DNA, which forms a structure called the nucleus (located at center of the eukaryotic cell; note the purple DNA enclosed in the pink nucleus). A typical ...

Modern eukaryotic cells have proteins that enable chromosome segregation during cell division, new discoveries shed light on their origin in simpler prokaryotic organisms. Modern nucleated (eukaryotic ...

Prokaryotic viruses (phages) existing in activated sludge (AS), a biological treatment process widely used in wastewater treatment plants (WWTPs), act to regulate the composition of microbial ...

Prokaryotic viruses (phages) existing in activated sludge (AS), a biological treatment process widely used in wastewater treatment plants (WWTPs), act to regulate the composition of microbial ...

For most genes, proteins are the athletic embodiment of these professional activities. Our task as agents then, is to find the correct medium for these proteins to "show their stuff". Occasionally, we ...

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WASHINGTON, Aug 23 (Reuters) - Scientists have taken an important step forward in understanding the human genome - our genetic blueprint - by fully deciphering the enigmatic Y chromosome present in ...

Twenty years after the Human Genome Project was declared complete, the Y chromosome has been fully sequenced for the first time. Most people have 22 pairs of chromosomes plus two sex chromosomes – ...

The molecules that silence a woman’s second X chromosome can confuse the immune system, a new study suggests. By Carl Zimmer Women are much more likely than men to have their immune system turn ...