Very few of the centres are active. Many exist only on paper, some share directors’ offices as their ‘address’, and most struggle for funds, equipment and manpower ...

Oral arguments have been scheduled for November in a Massachusetts courtroom in the appeal of a ruling by a federal judge in ...

When a woman becomes pregnant, the outcome of that pregnancy depends on many things - including a crucial event that happened ...

A genomic analysis of over 1,200 people from across South Africa reveals how colonial-era European, Indigenous Khoe-San peoples, and enslaved people contributed to the modern-day gene pool in South ...

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 ...

A genomic analysis of over 1,200 people from across South Africa reveals how colonial-era European, Indigenous Khoe-San ...

Polyploid crops often display enhanced vigor, larger organs, and unique reproductive behaviors, making polyploidization a ...

Neurologist highlights the key factors that make women more vulnerable to this neurodegenerative disorder than men.

Li Zhao explores the unexpected emergence of de novo genes, shedding light on their crucial function in adaptation and ...

By Michelle Yang Researchers from Mie University in Japan used the gene editing tool CRISPR to remove the extra chromosome 21, the copy responsible for Down syndrome. Courtesy of digitale.de via ...

An unassuming butterfly called the Atlas blue has been confirmed to have the greatest known number of chromosome pairs of any animal. The elusive species ( Polyommatus atlantica ), which is native to ...

New research shows cannabis can speed up egg maturation but at the cost of egg quality, increasing the risk of abnormal ...