Cancer cells have special adaptation mechanisms that allow them to proliferate despite changes in their genetic makeup.

Each human cell contains 23 pairs of chromosomes that carry DNA within their nucleus. The X and Y chromosomes, commonly referred to as the sex chromosomes, are one such pair.

Cancer cells have special adaptation mechanisms that allow them to proliferate despite changes in their genetic makeup.

Researchers at Linköping University in Sweden made an unexpected discovery while investigating genetically unique women.

Cancer cells have special adaptation mechanisms that allow them to proliferate despite changes in their genetic makeup. Researchers at RPTU University Kaiserslautern-Landau, Rhineland-Palatinate, ...

That skewed X-chromosome inactivation seems to be much ... More information: Björn Gylemo et al, A landscape of X-inactivation during human T cell development, Nature Communications (2024).

Typically, females carry two X chromosomes in each cell — one from their mom and ... future research should look at human brain tissue to check that the results carry over, Buckley said.

Researchers have made an exciting discovery about how human cells protect DNA during cell ... that such damage can trigger rearrangements of chromosomes -- hallmarks of cancer.

Ultrafine anaphase bridges—A hidden threat to our genome Every time a cell ... chromosome rearrangements that can cause disease. Their research proposes that PICH protects human DNA through ...

"Xist is important for human disease—if we can alter its ... but if Xist were to diffuse into other chromosomes in the cell, it would inactivate them as well. The researchers set out to ...