In the 1930s, Hermann Muller was the first researcher to note that the ends of chromosomes had unique properties. Muller ...

How did humans evolve brains capable of complex language, civilization, and more? The answer could lie in exceptional DNA. Scientists at UC San Francisco have found that parts of our chromosomes have ...

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. Chromosomes are thread-like structures that carry a cell's ...

The human genetic blueprint is deceptively simple. Our genes are tightly wound into 46 X-shaped structures called chromosomes. Crafted by evolution, they carry DNA and replicate when cells divide, ...

The Regenerative Medicine Project at our institute is advancing therapeutic strategies for various diseases by introducing a ...

Our genomes are highly structured, which facilitates gene regulation. An ambitious project has catalogued the organization of DNA in the nuclei of human cells. Read the paper: An integrated view of ...

Today, any medical textbook would correct this, but until the mid-20th century, the accepted scientific consensus was that humans had 48 chromosomes. The assumption persisted for more than three ...

Japanese scientists used CRISPR to remove the extra chromosome behind Down syndrome from human cells, opening new ...

Human artificial chromosomes (HACs) capable of working within human cells could power advanced gene therapies, including those addressing some cancers, along with many laboratory applications, though ...

"X and Y chromosomes are often thought of as simple determinants for biological sex, but their role in human health is much ...

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