Scientists have uncovered an unexpected function for a crucial protein involved in cell division. Reported in two consecutive ...

A hallmark of cancerous cells is an abnormal number of chromosomes or chromosome arms, known as aneuploidy. While aneuploidy ...

Among scientists, it is widely accepted that the structure of genomes largely controls their transcriptional activity within the cell. Structural features known as chromatin are responsible for this ...

Many of us are familiar with typical diagrams of a chromosome, which is sometimes depicted like a stubby X. While that picture may resemble what is seen after some chromosome staining methods, in the ...

A new study by researchers at the University of Wisconsin–Madison provides the first empirical evidence connecting the ...

At a seminar hosted by the physics department, a Georgetown graduate spoke to students and faculty about how chromosomes assume their characteristic “X” shape during cell division. The Jan. 31 talk, ...

Scientists in Australia have made some intriguing discoveries in the genomes of a wide range of animals. What was initially mistaken for dust on the slides turned out to be tiny “microchromosomes” ...

Researchers from the University of Tennessee Health Science Center have made a foundational discovery about chromosome biology through their work on the first-ever human pangenome reference. Published ...

The iconic X shape of mitotic chromosomes is familiar to all. In a human cell, several metres of DNA are packed into micrometre-sized chromosomes, a packaging task that is difficult to explain on the ...

Researchers have identified the first gene of the germline-restricted chromosome in zebra finches, a finding that could pave the way for further research into what makes a bird male or female. In the ...