Cancer cells acquire genetic changes that allow them to grow and proliferate unchecked. Researchers at the Dana-Faber Cancer Institute and colleagues have now found another difference between cancer ...

In mammals, sex is determined by differential inheritance of a pair of dimorphic chromosomes: the gene-rich X chromosome and the gene-poor Y chromosome. To balance the unequal X-chromosome dosage ...

The black and orange patches that define the coloring of a calico cat beautifully illustrate the genetic mechanism known as "dosage compensation" through X chromosome inactivation. Shutterstock Image ...

Immunotherapy uses the body’s immune system to recognize and destroy cancer cells. One way to do this is through immune checkpoint inhibitors. Immune checkpoints are a normal part of the immune system ...

Females are genetically characterized by two copies of the X chromosome while male cells carry one X and one Y chromosome. As such, female cells carry twice the genetic information from the X ...

Composite copper–lanthanum and copper–yttrium oxides developed by researchers from Japan demonstrate exceptionally high ...

JOINT BASE LEWIS-MCCHORD, Wash. - A springtime, brigade-wide inactivation will not keep soldiers of 2nd Squadron, 1st Cavalry Regiment, 4-2 Stryker Brigade Combat Team, 7th Infantry Division from ...