Brianna Donovan wanted to know whether people are more closely related to their child or their siblings and the internet didn ...

DNA is typically found within chromosomes, but certain tumors store cancer-promoting genes outside of chromosomes as ...

CRISPR-based gene-editing tools are being developed to correct specific defective sections of the genome to cure inherited genetic diseases, with some applications already in clinical trials. However, ...

With this new information, we can better reconstruct the last 1,500 years of horse breeding history and evolution," said ...

DNA stands for deoxyribonucleic acid. Nucleic acids are named for where they're found—inside the nuclei of cells—and for the ...

The development of maternal egg cells is pivotal for survival—but also precarious. During meiosis, the DNA-containing ...

Some chromosomes, such as B chromosomes, can increase their inheritance rate to their own advantage. These extra chromosomes ...

The good news is that drugs called CHK1 inhibitors were found to selectively destroy tumor cells containing ecDNA in mice ...

A study published in 2023 highlights significant discoveries that were only made possible through DNA analysis of Beethoven’s hair.

A new study conducted in roundworms finds that a common plastic ingredient causes breaks in DNA strands, resulting in egg cells with the wrong number of chromosomes. Monica Colaiácovo of Harvard ...

“This work is really important because the X chromosome has largely been excluded from genetic studies in the past,” said Amy Roberts, a molecular epidemiologist at King’s College London who was not ...