B chromosomes manipulate cell division for survival, and new research identifies key genes, including DCR28, involved in this ...

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

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

For much of our history, we coexisted with other members of our genus, and our prehistoric ancestors didn’t waste the ...

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

The secret to cellular youth may depend on keeping the nucleolus—a condensed structure inside the nucleus of a cell—small, ...

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

Researchers at the Texas A&M College of Veterinary Medicine and Biomedical Sciences (VMBS) are helping uncover new ...

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, ...

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