Discovery explains why women face higher risk of Alzheimer’s and multiple sclerosis
New research by UCLA Health has identified a sex-chromosome linked gene that drives inflammation in the female brain,…
Tiny DNA junctions provide feedback to control genetic crossovers
Every new life begins after a genetic shuffle. When organisms make eggs or sperm, maternal and paternal chromosomes…
Researchers uncover how chromosome crossovers protect fertility
When a woman becomes pregnant, the outcome of that pregnancy depends on many things – including a crucial…
Atlas blue butterfly shatters animal record with 229 chromosomes
Scientists have sequenced the genome of the Atlas blue butterfly for the first time and confirmed it holds…
Atlas Blue Butterfly Has 229 Pairs of Chromosomes, Scientists Find
Scientists at the Wellcome Sanger Institute and the Institut de Biologia Evolutiva in Spain have sequenced the genome…