One of the most detailed 3D maps of how the human chromosomes are organized and folded within a cell's nucleus is published ...

"Hearst Magazines and Yahoo may earn commission or revenue on some items through these links." The 23 rd chromosome base pair contains what are known as our sex chromosomes. For most females, this ...

Neanderthals, the closest cousins of modern humans, lived in parts of Europe and Asia until their extinction some 30,000 years ago. Genetic studies are revealing ever more about the links between ...

Neil Hunter, a professor in the Department of Microbiology and Molecular Genetics, has discovered a crucial step in how chromosomes stay connected during the development for egg cells and sperm, ...

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

Rather than leading to the disappearance of males, Y chromosome decline could trigger new sex determining systems . Similar shifts have already occurred in other mammals. The article suggests that ...

Doctors in Brazil discover and confirm that a woman has blood with male chromosomes, a rare case of human chimerism.

Human egg cells are often prone to chromosomal errors. As women age, the error rate increases sharply — and can contribute to infertility, pregnancy loss, and ...