New research reveals that ancient interbreeding between humans and Neanderthals shaped our modern human DNA - especially on the X chromosome.

Scientists have uncovered how brewer’s yeast developed its unusually tiny centromeres, the DNA regions that guide chromosome ...

A new computational tool infers changes occurring at the ends of the chromosomes housing our DNA. It does so by detecting structural alterations in cells and tissues captured in images taken of ...

Centromeres serve the same fundamental purpose across nearly all forms of life. These regions of DNA ensure that chromosomes are properly separated ...

Can the bend of a banana give us insight into cancer? What does the shape of a rice grain have to do with infertility? The ...

A remarkably small bacterium containing fewer than 500 genes serves as the basis for one of the most detailed digital life ...

The cloudberry, a popular northern dessert berry, reveals a surprising genetic origin after a study deciphers its complex ...

The research by Indira IVF has revealed that men living in highly polluted regions experience an 11 pct decrease in normal ...

Retrospective cohort analysis of 3,222 men shows higher AQI levels correspond with lower normal sperm DNA integrity and ...