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, ...

Scientists in Japan have made a breakthrough using CRISPR technology to remove the extra chromosome responsible for Down ...

Across two new papers published Wednesday (July 23) in the journal Nature, scientists sequenced the DNA of 1,084 people ...

An article by UAB professor Joan-Ramon Daban analyzes in depth the physical problems associated with DNA packaging that have often been neglected in structural models of chromosomes.

When people think of DNA, they usually think of genes, the parts that code for proteins ... with each chapter being copied as the cell divides. These chapters, known as chromosomes, need to remain ...

A new article analyzes in depth the physical problems associated with DNA packaging that have often been neglected in structural models of chromosomes. The study demonstrates that the multilaminar ...

Since the DNA sequence of each X chromosome has genetic variations, each cell effectively chooses to express a set of unique characteristics derived from either one or the other parent.

An illustration of DNA inside chromosomes that are then inside a cell nucleus. (Image credit: BSIP/UIG via Getty Images) Classically, gene therapy has referred to the process of either "knocking ...

New imaging tools reveal how within an hour of infection, the virus begins to alter our chromosomes to kick-start its own replication.