Researchers have used modified CRISPR to silence the extra chromosome 21 in Down syndrome cells, showing promising ...

As the body ages, cells naturally accumulate dozens of genetic mutations each year. New research from Boston Children's Hospital, published in Cell, finds that the brain's resident immune cells, ...

Variations in the properties of arabica coffee, such as in taste, caffeine content and disease resistance, are determined by chromosome mutations, according to a recent study. But are these findings ...

The study, by Dr Greg Ngo and Professor Duncan Baird from Cardiff University’s School of Medicine, reveals the mechanism behind chromoanasynthesis, a catastrophic type of chromosome rearrangement that ...

SYNGAP1 encephalopathy is a rare genetic disorder for which there is no treatment. It causes epilepsy, intellectual ...

A chromosome consists of a molecule of DNA and proteins. During these mutations, a long segment of DNA may be inserted into a chromosome, deleted from a chromosome, flipped around within a chromosome, ...

Researchers say a new AI system can identify disease-causing mutations and explain their biological effects, potentially ...

Scientists studying animals at high altitudes discovered a previously unknown mechanism that is key for regulating myelin ...

A chromosome consists of a molecule of DNA and proteins. During these mutations, a long segment of DNA may be inserted into a chromosome, deleted from a chromosome, flipped around within a chromosome, ...