When the researchers looked at human data, they found the same trend. Men who had lost more Y chromosomes were more likely to ...

A research team has decoded the genome of historic potato cultivars and used this resource to develop an efficient method for analysis of hundreds of additional potato genomes.

New evidence shows plant leaves absorb airborne microplastics, a previously overlooked route for the particles to enter crops ...

A new study from Weill Cornell Medicine provides insights into how cells maintain the tiny end caps of chromosomes as they divide, a key process in keeping cells healthy.

A new study from Weill Cornell Medicine provides insights into how cells maintain the tiny end caps of chromosomes as they ...

Researchers from LMU and the Max Planck Institute for Plant Breeding Research have reconstructed the genomes of ten historic ...

Potatoes are a staple food for over 1.3 billion people. But despite their importance for global food security, breeding ...

NASA's SpaceX 32nd commercial resupply services mission, scheduled to lift off from the agency's Kennedy Space Center in ...

DNA is often seen as the blueprint of life—carrying the code to govern the development and traits of an organism—but “there ...

"When built up in high concentrations, it messes with natural processes like photosynthesis, leading to cell damage and dehydration of the plant. "Once you've whipped up your salt solution ...

This competition, or arms race, is typically hard to observe–except when the genes in question live on the X and Y chromosomes, which determine the sex of offspring in mammals. In mice, this arms race ...