The last few years have provided us with a new level of understanding of how chromosomes are replicated, segregated and read - and how their 3D organisation influences expression of individual genes ...

Globally, scientists are working to unlock the secrets of extending human lifespan at the cellular level, where aging occurs ...

Telomerase is a ribonucleoprotein enzyme that maintains the protective structures at the ends of eukaryotic chromosomes, called telomeres. In most human somatic cells, telomerase expression is ...

Researchers from the University of Illinois have identified a key process coordinating liver maturation and polyploidization, ...

After years of hard work, scientists have succeeded in creating genetically-engineered mice that could help accelerate ...

Researchers' initial understanding of meiosis was based upon careful observations of chromosome behavior using ... are ovulated in response to hormones. Human females, for example, are born ...

Led by WSU College of Pharmacy and Pharmaceutical Sciences Professor Jiyue Zhu, the research team has developed mice that have human-like short telomeres, enabling the study of cellular aging as it ...

Washington State University scientists have created genetically-engineered mice that could help accelerate anti-aging research.

There are notable differences between men and women in their susceptibility to many human diseases, including cardiovascular ...

Researchers have developed HuT mice, a genetically engineered model with human-like telomeres, enabling scientists to study ...