Study in mice and human cadavers hints that a brain-protective gene in the chromosome becomes more active with age.

How did humans evolve brains capable of complex language, civilization, and more? The answer could lie in exceptional DNA.

How did humans evolve brains capable of complex language, civilization, and more? Scientists at UC San Francisco recently ...

DNA segments that can move from one part of the genome to another—are key to bacterial evolution and the development of ...

A study of artificial human and chimpanzee nerve cells revealed how faster-evolving DNA gives neurons the ability to build ...

The research focused on parts of chromosomes known as human accelerated ... of HARs in artificial neurons derived from human and chimpanzee cell lines. The human and chimpanzee genomes are 99% ...

UCSF researchers may have discovered how the female brain remains resilient in aging, answering an age-old question of how ...

Fast-evolving DNA gives human neurons greater complexity than chimps, aiding cognition but also increasing disease risk. A ...

More information: Chao Xia et al, ChromTR: chromosome detection in raw metaphase cell images via deformable transformers, Frontiers of Medicine (2024). DOI: 10.1007/s11684-024-1098-y ...

Scientists are exploring gene editing as a way to correct trisomy at the cellular level. Using CRISPR-Cas9, researchers ...

The nucleus of every human cell contains chromosomes—23 pairs, to be exact. These carry our genetic material, known as the genome, and are composed of deoxyribonucleic acid (DNA) and proteins.