Chromosomes are masters of organization. These long strings of DNA fold down into an ensemble of compact structures that keep needed parts of the genome accessible while tucking away those that aren't ...

Sex chromosomes are unusually labile systems, with frequent shifts between male and female heterogamety and with a large variety in the precise number and types of chromosomes. The lability is further ...

When news breaks, you need to understand what actually matters. At Vox, our mission is to help you make sense of the world — and that work has never been more vital. But we can’t do it on our own. We ...

HUMANS usually have 46 chromosomes, but 22 of those are copies. Each cell of the body contains a full set of chromosomes, and humans could have as many as 37 trillion cells each, so that’s 37 trillion ...

Normally, an extra pair of chromosomes would be considered dangerous. But what if we could design our own? According to biologists, we could create custom-built chromosomes to fix a variety of health ...

ANN ARBOR, Mich.—By using ultrafast laser pulses to slice off pieces of chromosomes and observe how the chromosomes behave, biomedical engineers at the University of Michigan have gained pivotal ...

From reproductive rights to climate change to Big Tech, The Independent is on the ground when the story is developing. Whether it's investigating the financials of Elon Musk's pro-Trump PAC or ...

Recently developed genomic technologies have shed light on the genomic composition of the ancient Y chromosomes of some primates and Drosophila melanogaster and have shown that Y chromosomes in these ...