Researchers from Michigan State University are working to extract DNA from an variety of rye found on a shipwreck ... “We’ll ...

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 ...

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

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, ...

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

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

“This work is really important because the X chromosome has largely been excluded from genetic studies in the past,” said Amy ...

An immune response that likely evolved to help fight infections appears to be the mechanism that drives human ...

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. A new study conducted in ...

Scientists usually have to study cells outside the body, and hope that they’re seeing the normal, natural process. But McNally is taking a different approach. He is eavesdropping on egg development as ...

A new study conducted on 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 ...