A peer-reviewed study in the asexual bdelloid rotifer Adineta vaga shows how fragmented chromosomes can be retained across ...
New research into mitotic chromosomes has found that they are covered in a liquid-like coating that could allow them to bounce off one another, like bumper cars, protecting them from being damaged ...
Newswise — A new study of 60 newborns in New York City reveals that exposure of expectant mothers to combustion-related urban air pollution may alter the structure of babies' chromosomes while in the ...
A new study conducted on roundworms finds that a common plastic ingredient causes breaks in DNA strands, resulting in egg cells with the wrong number of chromosomes. Monica Colaiácovo of Harvard ...
Damage to the paternal genome of the nematode Caenorhabditis elegans cannot be repaired and is instead passed on to its offspring, while the female egg repairs or limits the damage. Whether radiation ...
Japanese scientists used CRISPR to remove the extra chromosome behind Down syndrome from human cells, opening new ...
Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. A Japanese research team has demonstrated that CRISPR-Cas9 can selectively remove the extra copy of chromosome 21 from cells ...
A comparative genomic study finds that strong selection on maternally inherited egg colour mimicry in cuckoo finches ...
Whether radiation exposure of fathers can have consequences on their children is one of the most long-standing questions in radiation biology. Using the nematode Caenorhabditis elegans as a model, ...
Whether radiation exposure of fathers can have consequences on their children is one of the most long-standing questions in radiation biology. Using the nematode Caenorhabditis elegans as a model, ...