Yale researchers have created a new method for simulating “aging-like” chromosome errors in mouse eggs to better understand ...

Arabidopsis thaliana was always an unlikely candidate for the limelight. But 25 years ago, the diminutive thale cress ...

A global study of over 1,100 species reveals an evolutionary reason why females consistently live longer than males.

In many bird species, it’s the males who live longer. The researchers found support for this idea: in 72% of mammal species, females outlived males by about 12%. Meanwhile, in 68% of bird species, ...

New research from the University of Wisconsin–Madison reveals that dysfunction in a protein essential to maintaining stability in our chromosomes may be responsible for serious - and sometimes deadly ...

The piece is a large-scale sculpture that represents the interlocking forms of chromosomes found in human DNA. The bright ...

She had to fight for recognition after a male colleague took credit for her work in identifying an extra chromosome as the ...

New research from the University of Wisconsin–Madison reveals that dysfunction in a protein essential to maintaining ...

Experiments on yeast show that the nuclear pore complex has a central role in the loss of chromosomes associated with aging.

A gene on the X chromosome revs up inflammation in the female brain, which may explain why rates of multiple sclerosis are ...

Genes linked to childhood intelligence also predict parents living longer. Study of 400,000 people reveals biology connecting ...