From fighting diseases to determining why you can't stand cilantro, genetics are the silent architects of your life. Here's ...

Plastic chemicals may harm DNA, as new research reveals how additives disrupt nematode egg formation, suggesting risks to ...

A UCSF study reveals that maternal X chromosome expression may accelerate brain aging and cognitive decline. Female mice with ...

A study conducted by a research team at the Crick Institute identified important genes on the Y chromosome that regulate sperm development and male fertility. Using thirteen mouse models, the ...

Female mammals typically carry two X chromosomes — one from each parent — and a new study suggests that the maternal X is ...

Your body is a collection of cells carrying thousands of genetic mistakes accrued over a lifetime—many harmless, some bad and ...

New research shows that female mice expressing only a maternal X chromosome experience faster brain aging and cognitive ...

To turn genes off and on, cells use Structural Maintenance of Chromosomes (SMC) motors that act like switches to connect ...

Researchers at the Crick have uncovered which genes on the Y chromosome regulate the development of sperm and impact fertility in male mice. This research could help us understand why some men don’t ...

Researchers at The University of Hong Kong (HKU) have made an exciting discovery about how human cells protect DNA during ...

Large and rare duplications and deletions in a chromosome region known as 22q11.2 , which involves genes that regulate ...

Large and rare duplications and deletions in a chromosome ... segment of DNA varies in the genomes of different people. Several variants identified in the research involved the genes TBX1, CRKL ...