Scientists Just Took a Major Step Towards Creating Synthetic Life
This engineered genome will help experts tailor organisms to fit the needs of their ever-changing environments.
What Lurks in This Flower’s Bizarrely Large Y Chromosome?
Scientists published a full genetic sequence of the genes that make some white campions male, and hope their work could ...
Octopuses Have a Secret Sex Chromosome – and It’s Older Than Dinosaurs
New research at the UO reveals that they have been using one that has existed for 480 million years. The octopus has just ...
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480 million years old: Octopuses have sex chromosomes more ancient than dinosaurs
What stands out the most about this ancient cephalopod sex chromosome is how little the chromosome has changed over time.
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A major milestone in synthetic biology: Completion of the final chromosome in synthetic yeast genome
Macquarie University researchers, alongside an international team, have achieved a significant milestone in synthetic biology by completing the final chromosome of the world's first synthetic yeast ...
Octopuses May Have The Oldest Sex Chromosomes in The Animal Kingdom
Cephalopods may have the oldest sex chromosomes of any animal, according to a new discovery in the octopus genome. That's a ...
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Study reveals the gene on the Y chromosome that regulates the development of sperm
A study conducted by a research team at the Crick Institute identified important genes on the Y chromosome that regulate ...