Japanese researchers used CRISPR-Cas9 to remove the extra chromosome 21 from cells in a lab. It’s a real breakthrough — but ...

CRISPR-Cas9 removed an extra chromosome 21 from some Down syndrome cells in the lab. Learn what the 30.6% result means and why treatment is still far away.

Mystery of why big dogs age faster than small ones finally solved - Researchers analyzed the health of more than 860 dogs ...

A new case report describes a fatal infant case of 19p13.3 microdeletion syndrome featuring severe cardiomegaly, ...

For decades, technical limitations and entrenched expectations shaped chromosome counts, illustrating how accepted scientific ideas can persist despite conflicting evidence.

Loss of the Y chromosome in blood cells is common enough that roughly 40 percent of men around age 70 show it, and a review ...

Scientists have assembled the complete mitochondrial genomes of four Rehmannia species, revealing dramatic structural ...

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A new study reveals that the loss of the Y chromosome in men’s body tissue could pave the way for cancer to develop in that ...

A multi-omics study has mapped key genetic controls behind verbascoside accumulation in olive fruit, offering a clearer route from a complex metabolic trait to practical breeding targets. Verbascoside ...

Study of almost 900 dogs from roughly 120 breeds finds that rapid ageing of large canines is linked to changes in the ...

Dog lovers and owners have long experienced this exception, as larger dogs breeds tend to grow faster and die younger than ...