Non-coding DNA is essential for both humans and trypanosomes, despite the large evolutionary divergence between these two species.

Despite the immense amount of genetic material present in each cell, around 3 billion base pairs in humans, this material ...

Scientists have recovered a sample of DNA from a Leonardo da Vinci drawing that could belong to the Renaissance polymath.

The discovery could pave the way for new treatments, improved risk prediction, and earlier intervention for brain metastases.

From the early thirties onward, something dramatic happens to many women’s eggs. By the mid-thirties, more than half can contain the wrong number of chromosomes, an ...

Mitotic chromosomes are essential for faithful genome segregation and play a central role in ensuring genomic stability and the proper generation of daughter cells (Santaguida et al., 2017; Batty and ...

In about one out of every 800 people, two chromosomes fuse together to form an unusual bond. These are known as Robertsonian chromosomes. It's a mystery that has long stumped scientists. Now, ...

Royalty-free licenses let you pay once to use copyrighted images and video clips in personal and commercial projects on an ongoing basis without requiring additional payments each time you use that ...

Researchers identify a novel centromere-specific histone H3 variant called the “CENP-A”, which reconstituted with H4 forms “CENP-A–H4” octasome and explore its role in mitosis. Centromeres, ...

In a major leap forward for genetic and biomedical research, two scientists at the University of Missouri have developed a powerful new artificial intelligence tool that can predict the 3D shape of ...