The Atlas blue butterfly, with a record-breaking 229 pairs of chromosomes, is helping scientists unravel mysteries of ...

Small plastic or metal bits at the end of shoelaces, known as aglets, prevent laces from unraveling and protect them from ...

In about one out of every 800 people, two chromosomes fuse together to form an unusual bond. These are known as Robertsonian chromosomes. It's a mystery that has long stumped scientists.

This manuscript reports valuable results on the role of MDC1 and Treacle in DSB repair in rDNA repeats. It has been previously established that MDC1 is replaced by Treacle as the main adaptor in the ...

This valuable study analyzes aging-related chromatin changes through the lens of intra-chromosomal gene correlation length, which is a novel computational metric that captures spatial correlations in ...

Karyotype analysis plays a central role in cytogenetics, helping to reveal evolutionary processes and species relationships.

Chromosomes continuously develop their shape during cell divisions. Mitotic chromosomes gradually shorten and thicken. Longer ...

Differences between species come from the order and length of those DNA sequences. Scientists study these differences ...

Hurricane Milton, Typhoon Meranti, and Cyclone Winston all rank among the strongest storms ever observed around the world. Each system had an ominous eye, tremendous winds, and caused significant ...

Chimpanzees, along with bonobos, are humans' closest living relatives. In fact, you may have heard that humans and chimps share 98.8% of their DNA. But is this actually true? And what does "similar ...