By a woman’s mid-30s, more than half of her eggs contain too many or too few chromosomes — a leading cause of miscarriage, ...

Researchers from Tokyo Metropolitan University have developed a suite of algorithms to automate the counting of sister ...

Non-coding DNA is essential for both humans and trypanosomes, despite the large evolutionary divergence between these two species.

Changes in genes have been linked to the development of different diseases for a while. However, it's not exactly clear what ...

Scientists may have just made a breakthrough in the field of in vitro fertilization (IVF)—one that could sidestep a ...

New study explains the gender gap in Alzheimer's rates, with scientists identifying chromosomal differences and hormonal ...

U.S. Supreme Court will hear challenge to bans on participation of transgender athletes, with far-reaching implications.

Researchers at the University of Hawaiʻi at Mānoa have developed new mouse models to study a key male fertility gene, ...

Researchers from Tokyo Metropolitan University have developed a suite of algorithms to automate the counting of sister chromatid ...

SciShow is supported by Brilliant.org. Tiny versions of chromosomes show up in things like birds, reptiles, and amphibians.

Despite the immense amount of genetic material present in each cell, around three billion base pairs in humans, this material ...