Aging men often lose the Y chromosome in a growing number of their cells—and it may be far more dangerous than once believed.

Scientists now believe the Y chromosome, found in males, plays a bigger role in health and aging than once thought. Earlier, ...

South Korea’s national radiation research institute screened 80 North Korean defectors for signs of past radiation exposure ...

Microtubules, the dynamic filaments that form the cell's internal scaffolding, have long been viewed as mere passive ...

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Background Chromosome 19 is the most gene-dense chromosome in the human genome, with a high frequency of segmental ...

Conventional investigations of the genetic contributors to Alzheimer's disease (AD) risk and progression have ignored the role of the X-chromosome, primarily due to technical analysis limitations. To ...

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A quarter of North Korean defectors from regions near the northeastern Punggye-ri nuclear test site have shown chromosome ...

OUR society maintains rigid standards for legacies and "normal" families, standards it imposes heavily on men, yet it is ...