As one of the key contributors to the design and debugging of synthetic chromosome XVI, Dr. Goold has helped advance the frontiers of genome-scale engineering.

They also found that after the extra chromosome was removed, genes tied to nervous system development were more active and ...

Japanese researchers have successfully eliminated the extra chromosome responsible for Down syndrome using CRISPR gene ...

“Essentially, we did a complete overhaul of the old approach to HAC [human artificial chromosome] design and delivery,” study author Dr. Ben Black said in a press release. “The work is likely to ...

In a milestone achievement, a whole chromosome has been created from scratch by scientists for the first time ever. The tRNA Neochromosome is a man-made chromosome of the common baker's yeast ...

Machine learning-aided scoring of synthesis difficulties for designer chromosomes. Science China Press. Journal Science China Life Sciences Funder National Natural Science Foundation of China ...

Finally, we can design experiments to test the impact and function of these previously unexplored parts of the Y chromosome,” Miga said. It’s been shown that people with Y chromosomes can lose some or ...

The Y chromosome can disappear over time in human males, which may introduce a number of health problems. While the exact trigger for such degeneration is unknown, environmental factors can play a ...

The Y chromosome has seen significant changes over the course of human evolution. "In comparison to the X, the Y is tiny. There are only 45 genes on the Y chromosome, ...