Now, in a new Molecular Cell study, Liu's team looked at how cells function when chromosomes are missing. To their surprise, ...

Researchers discovered that a long-misunderstood protein plays a key role in helping chromosomes latch onto the right “tracks” during cell division. Instead of acting like a motor, it works more like ...

Research shows synthetic chromosomes can be transferred to human cells with potential to improve viral resistance ...

Researchers at the Crick have uncovered which genes on the Y chromosome regulate the development of sperm and impact fertility in male mice. This research could help us understand why some men don't ...

Moderate coffee consumption, specifically 3-4 cups daily, may help slow biological aging in individuals with severe mental ...

Eating dark chocolate could slow down biological ageing and help you live longer, a new study reveals. Cocoa – the primary ...

As 2025’s Nobel winners are honored this week, 2009 laureate Carol Greider reasserts the vital role of federal funding in ...

A study funded in part by the National Institutes of Health (NIH) has revealed important insights into the genetics of deposits in the eye, known as reticular pseudodrusen (RPD), that are linked to ...

Scientists in Thailand have identified a rare B(A) hybrid blood type in just three people. Learn how blood types are ...

When DNA breaks, cells must repair it accurately to prevent harmful mutations. Researchers have discovered that during a key repair process called ...

For every man older than 110, there are nine women. Before she died in August at age 117, supercentenarian Maria Branyas — the world’s oldest verified person — credited her bonus years not to any high ...

Researchers studying people with major psychiatric disorders found that drinking up to four cups of coffee a day is ...