What are called autoimmune diseases can affect just about every part of the body – and tens of millions of people. While most ...

Researchers from Skoltech, the University of Potsdam, and the Massachusetts Institute of Technology have discovered a ...

Being born with two X chromosomes brings a host of health benefits, and recognising this could lead to personalised medical ...

Published on UNIGE scientists reveal how separase, a key enzyme in cell division, ensures the accurate separation of chromosomes. Schematic ...

Modern genetics reveals that over 50 genes across many chromosomes—not just X and Y—govern sex development. The term “sex ...

A tiny freshwater snail from New Zealand is giving scientists a glimpse into evolution in motion. University of Iowa ...

Microarray testing can only be performed on an amniocentesis or CVS. These tests are more advanced than NIPT and are capable of looking at chromosomes to find out if any of them are missing a small ...

A research team from The University of Osaka, in collaboration with the Massachusetts Institute of Technology, has uncovered a new molecular mechanism underlying chromosome alignment during cell ...

Non-invasive prenatal testing (NIPT) can tell a lot about your baby long before birth. It looks at your baby’s genetic information through your blood to check for certain conditions early in pregnancy ...

In a groundbreaking study, scientists from the Texas A&M College of Veterinary Medicine and Biomedical Sciences (VMBS) have ...

Down syndrome is caused by an error in cell division during development. Individuals receive three copies of chromosome 21 instead of the typical two copies, resulting in duplicates of the genes ...