chromosome

Abnormal chromosome numbers have long been linked to dangerous tumor behavior, but the new research indicates that cell size may offer additional clues about a cancer's potential to grow and spread.

From Science Daily ● Oct. 15, 2026

The authors reported negative results in most assays, including tests for mutations and chromosome damage.

From Science Daily ● Sep. 14, 2026

That irreversibility makes such chromosome changes especially useful for reconstructing evolutionary history.

From Science Daily ● Aug. 25, 2026

The Year 8 student from Western Australia has Down Syndrome – a genetic condition caused by an extra copy of chromosome 21 which leads to physical and intellectual disabilities.

From BBC ● Aug. 12, 2026

All except two, a pair of miscreants—or revolutionaries, depending on your view—hiding out on chromosome number 5.

From "Middlesex: A Novel" by Jeffrey Eugenides

To study the consequences of these abnormalities, Cimini's team manipulated diploid cancer cells so they would duplicate their chromosomes without completing cell division.

From Science Daily ● Oct. 15, 2026

Telomeres are protective structures located at the ends of chromosomes.

From Science Daily ● Aug. 26, 2026

Since that time, chromosomes have repeatedly fused, separated, and been rearranged as new animal lineages emerged.

From Science Daily ● Aug. 25, 2026

They can reveal which genes an animal possesses without showing exactly where those genes are positioned along its chromosomes.

From Science Daily ● Aug. 25, 2026

Other investigators point to the fact that the chromosomes in cancer tissue are unstable; they tend to be broken or damaged, the number may be erratic, there may even be double sets.

From "Silent Spring" by Rachel Carson