Scientists remain divided over whether the human Y chromosome will eventually vanish. But clinicians say the real concern ...

The male-determining sex chromosome has lost 97 percent of its ancestral genes in the last 300 million years. If that rate ...

Researchers at the Crick have uncovered which genes on the Y chromosome regulate the development of sperm and impact fertility in male mice. This research could help us understand why some men don't ...

Earlier this year, Health and Human Services Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. pledged that the search for autism's cause—a ...

Small, cancer-associated DNA circles "hitchhike" on chromosomes during cell division to spread efficiently to daughter cells ...

The human Y chromosome, responsible for male sex determination, has forfeited 97% of its ancestral genes over the past 300 million years. Evolutionary biologist Jenny Graves cautioned it "is running ...

The Y chromosome, carrier of male identity, is slowly fading away. Does its gradual disappearance signal the end of the human species? A recent discovery in Japanese spiny rats offers a glimmer of ...

Developing elite fruit cultivars typically requires long breeding cycles, especially in perennial woody species.

Researchers used CRISPR to change the number of chromosomes in Arabidopsis by fusing chromosome arms, reducing the genome from ten to eight chromosomes. The plants grew normally but showed reduced ...

On a stormy Monday in March, 1827, the German composer Ludwig van Beethoven passed away after a protracted illness.

UC San Diego researchers uncover enzyme behind cancer genome chaos, pointing to potential therapies for aggressive tumors.

Today’s wolves and dogs share a common ancestor. But a deeper look at their genes reveals that interbreeding since dogs were domesticated 20,000 years ago hasn’t been as rare as scientists assumed.