A systematic review of 40 studies finds that colistin resistance in Pseudomonas aeruginosa is driven mainly by chromosomal ...

The X chromosome creates a challenge for human cells. Unlike most chromosomes, which are present in duplicate regardless of a person’s sex, females have two copies of X while males have only one.

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Understanding the material basis of adaptive evolution has been a central goal in biology dating back to at least the time of Darwin. One focus of current debates is whether adaptive evolution relies ...

Researchers at Cardiff University have uncovered how a particularly severe form of DNA damage arises—shedding new light on mutation processes that contribute to cancer and inherited genetic conditions ...

In a study published in the journal Science, researchers in Queensland and the United States discovered that the human X chromosome attracts an unusual kind of DNA mutation, potentially doubling the ...

It is crucial in the development of cell and gene therapies to understand the impact of the gene editing process on chromosomal structure. When cells are edited, differentiated, modified, or ...

A study in mice identifies OMC1, a previously unknown protein that helps preserve the REC8 cohesin holding egg chromosomes ...

B-cell acute lymphoblastic leukemia is the most common form of childhood cancer. In this type of cancer, which affects blood cells, one of the most common abnormalities is the presence of cells with ...