The improper segregation of chromosomes during cell division leads to abnormalities that disrupt the proper functioning of ...

DNA segments that can move from one part of the genome to another—are key to bacterial evolution and the development of ...

For years, the fact that women tend to outlive men has been a topic of interest and speculation among scientists and the ...

UCSF researchers may have discovered how the female brain remains resilient in aging, answering an age-old question of how ...

Elixirgen Therapeutics’ treatment for a set of genetic conditions that can lead to bone marrow failure has been able to elongate the caps of chromosomes in two patients with telomere biology disorders ...

"This is a big part of their biology," said senior author Joseph ... For one, inserting at the end of the chromosome helps the transposon avoid genes for the cell's core functioning, which reside ...