New study explains the gender gap in Alzheimer's rates, with scientists identifying chromosomal differences and hormonal ...

Developing elite fruit cultivars typically requires long breeding cycles, especially in perennial woody species. This study ...

The health impacts of men losing their Y chromosome from their cells are increasingly coming to light, with the loss playing ...

After a finite number of divisions, cells simply give up. As each round of replication trims their telomeres—the protective ...

Higher yields, greater resilience to climatic changes or diseases—the demands on crop plants are constantly growing. To ...

After a finite number of divisions, cells simply give up. As each round of replication trims their telomeres-the protective ...

SciShow is supported by Brilliant.org. Tiny versions of chromosomes show up in things like birds, reptiles, and amphibians.

Doctors discovered a woman had "blood chimerism" after examining the chromosomes of cells from different parts of her body.

Researchers used CRISPR to change the number of chromosomes in Arabidopsis by fusing chromosome arms, reducing the genome ...

Higher yields, greater resilience to climatic changes or diseases – the demands on crop plants are constantly growing. To ...

Scientists have found the sweet spot of drinking coffee daily that could lengthen the life span of people with major mental illness and help slow down biological aging by five years.

Genetic evidence shows humans reached Australia 60,000 years ago and may have encountered 'hobbits' along the way in ...