One of the most detailed 3D maps of how the human chromosomes are organized and folded within a cell's nucleus is published in Nature. Subscribe to our newsletter for the latest sci-tech news updates.
In a new study published in Nature Communications titled, “The reference genome of the human diploid cell line RPE-1,” researchers from University of Rome La Sapienza have produced the first reference ...
Long ago, Neanderthals and modern humans interbred. But among Neanderthals, their modern human blood came mostly from their ...
Men tend to lose the Y chromosome from their cells as they age. But because the Y bears few genes other than for male determination, it was thought this loss would not affect health. But evidence has ...
By late middle age, as many as four in ten men have quietly lost the Y chromosome in some blood cells. Scientists are now ...
As the cell proceeds through the stages of cell division (from left to right: interphase, prometaphase, metaphase, and anaphase), chromosomes become progressively more compact through a combination of ...
Studies show aging men often lose the Y chromosome in some cells, a change now linked to heart disease, cancer, and shorter ...