They also found that after the extra chromosome was removed, genes tied to nervous system development were more active and ...

The accurate distribution of chromosomes in an oocyte is essential for the correct transmission of genetic information to the ...

Work has begun on something once-unthinkable: creating human DNA from scratch. Artificial DNA has long been an ethical ...

Biological science has made such astonishing leaps in the last few decades, such as precise gene editing, that scientists are ...

Scientists have observed that when HSV-1 infects our cells, our chromosomes begin to warp and condense ... HSV-1 co-opts two genes — RNA polymerase II (RNAP 2) and DNA topoisomerase (TOP1) — that ...

Alphabet Inc.’s Google DeepMind today introduced AlphaGenome, a new artificial intelligence tool that can comprehensively ...

Back in 1900 the life expectancy of people with Down Syndrome was 9 years. In 1984, it was 28 years, today it's leveled off ...

Researchers mapped Y chromosome loss across thousands of individual cells from human cancers, with disturbing results.

Males imprint their DNA by adding methyl modifications to it in a way that alters the activity of genes in order to promote ...

The human genetic code will be built from scratch by British scientists in a controversial new research project. The £10 ...

Scientists start a controversial project to create the building blocks of human life, in what is thought to be a world first.

A controversial project that aims to create the building blocks of human life has started. It was previously thought creating ...