A deeper understanding of how DNA changes over generations helps scientists learn why people differ and how diseases develop.

In a quiet corner of eastern China, nestled between the Tai-Yi Mountains and the Bohai Sea, a discovery has upended ...

Researchers mapped Y chromosome loss across thousands of individual cells from human cancers, with disturbing results.

The Y chromosome, critical for male sex determination, has been losing genetic material and might vanish in the future.

Scientists have discovered that the Y chromosome, crucial for male development, is gradually disappearing. This loss, occurring in some men's cells around age 50, is linked to increased risks of ...

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By the age of 70, about 40% of men have lost the Y chromosome in at least some of their white blood cells. This condition, ...

This study reveals the step-wise establishment of nuclear speckle-associated domains (SPADs) during mouse embryogenesis.

Image Credit: Rost9 / Shutterstock.com The normal male sex chromosomes are XY; in the case of Superman syndrome, males possess one additional Y chromosome in addition to the paternally inherited Y ...

Flip open a high-school biology textbook, and the rule seems tidy: two X chromosomes mean girl, and an X paired with a Y means boy. That much smaller Y chromosome carries the SRY gene, which is the ...

Scientists are expressing concerns about male reproductive health due to the Y chromosome's genetic material loss, potentially disappearing in 11 million years. A study revealed a sharp decline in ...

Nintendo has released a crucial update, version 1.1.1, for Mario Kart World on the Nintendo Switch 2, addressing several bugs and stability concerns.