The tiny Atlas blue butterfly, also known as Polyommatus atlantica, has been genetically confirmed as having the highest ...

The Atlas blue butterfly, with a record-breaking 229 pairs of chromosomes, is helping scientists unravel mysteries of ...

When a woman becomes pregnant, the outcome of that pregnancy depends on many things—including a crucial event that happened ...

Scientists have confirmed that the Atlas blue butterfly carries the most chromosomes of any animal, with 229 pairs. Unlike duplication, its chromosomes split apart, reshaping its genome in surprising ...

Oregon scientists used human skin cells to create fertilizable eggs, a step in the quest to develop lab-grown eggs or sperm ...

Researchers are now exploring how different types of repetitive DNA create genome instability and structurally variant chromosomes.

Scientists have developed functional eggs from ordinary human skin cells, a proof of concept that could open up new ways to ...

Lisa Nandy should surely have taken the hint when, having worn a “protect the dolls” T-shirt on a transgender rights march in ...

Brian Tait, chief scientific officer, Haplomic Technologies Pty Ltd, explores the clinical benefits of haplotyping in single-chromosome sequencing and unrelated donor bone marrow transplantation (HSCT ...

The scientific breakthrough, while still in its early stages, could also mean that gay male couples could have a child that ...