A study in mice suggests how chromosome inactivation may protect girls from a type of autism disorder inherited from their ...

The inactivation of one copy of the X chromosome in female mammals may start to fail as they get older, which may be why ...

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A prime example of X inactivation is in the coat-color patterning of tortoiseshell or calico cats (Figure 1). In cats, the fur pigmentation gene is X-linked, and depending on which copy of the X ...

Exposing saliva that is infected with COVID-19 to certain teas may reduce the viral load, possibly helping reduce ...

Transcriptionally “silent” Barr bodies maintain gene equality in male (XY) and female (XX) cells. How are these unique sex chromosomes formed? "The sex of a somatic cell as highly ...

A new study in mice looks at how activating healthy brown fat could help promote weight loss and protect against obesity.

An article published in the Journal of Environmental Chemical Engineering describes a possible strategy for promoting ...

An estimated 168 billion gallons of wastewater—or produced water—is generated annually by the Permian Basin fracking industry ...

Medical College of Georgia scientists report that a gene previously implicated in the development of atherosclerotic lesions ...

Downtown Silver Spring-based biotechnology company United Therapeutics recently announced a groundbreaking achievement: on April 12th, the world’s first successful pig-to-human kidney transplant was ...

The rearing of Serrano handmade cheese aims to reduce populations of pathogenic and deteriorating microorganisms since the ...