Chromosomes are tightly coiled structures in ... At the center of each cell lies a nucleus, which contains the information the cell needs to do its job. That information exists in a code ...

Bits of DNA from mitochondria can skip surprisingly fast into our genome and may reduce lifespan M ost of us remember two ...

In many organisms, aging is a clear risk factor for increased rates of chromosome mis-segregation, the main source of aneuploidy. Here, we report that old yeast mother c ...

The chromosome theory of heredity, developed in 1902–1904, became one of the foundation stones of twentieth-century genetics. It is usually referred to as the Sutton–Boveri theory after Walter ...

A novel molecular tool developed by a Lehigh University professor of biological sciences is enabling scientists to precisely ...

Autophagy, the cell's essential housekeeping process, involves degrading and recycling damaged organelles, proteins, and ...

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These chromosome ends interact with the nuclear envelope—the membrane surrounding the nucleus. However, the mechanisms by which they carry out the quality control mission remained unclear.

Researchers from Weill Cornell Medical School (New York, USA) have found a "mortality timer" in the human body. They claim ...

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Human biological sex is determined by the sex chromosomes X and Y. In most cases, females possess two X chromosomes, while males have one X and one Y. However, there is some evidence that the Y ...