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

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

Having extra chromosomes is typically an issue for an organism and can disrupt development or cause disease. But some cells benefit instead: For example, cancer cells or pathogenic yeasts can use ...

Basic biology has it that girls are girls because they have two X chromosomes — the things inside cells that carry our genes. Boys are boys because they have one X and one Y. Recently, though, there's ...

Women can be colorblind, but it’s much less common than in men. Red-green color blindness, the most common type, is inherited through the X chromosome. Since males have only one X, they need just one ...

Scientists have long known that cancer cells typically have extra chromosomes, but what exactly was the extra genetic material doing? New research from a team at Yale University has finally provided ...