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For the first time, researchers have fused two mouse chromosomes together in vitro, resulting in living mice with new karyotypes. The new technique, detailed in a study published today (August 25) in ...
The test mice had grown bald patches and silvered fur, signs of an aging body falling into decline. But after several months ...
Males imprint their DNA by adding methyl modifications to it in a way that alters the activity of genes in order to promote ...
We're a step closer to two men being able to have genetic children of their own after the creation of fertile mice by putting ...
Researchers for the first time have successfully fused two chromosomes in mice and shown that the new karyotype can be transmitted to offspring. The researchers used a strategy that involved ...
A genetically diverse mouse model allowed researchers to identify genes that promote the success of immune checkpoint ...
Reporting on their findings in Nature, “ The maternal X chromosome affects cognition and brain aging in female mice,” co-senior author Dubal and colleagues concluded, “Understanding how X m ...
In a mouse study, psilocybin showed to have anti-aging properties. Learn more on what they could mean for age-related ...
Psilocybin, the psychoactive compound found in 'magic' mushrooms, may help delay aging by increasing the cellular lifespan of ...
Researchers found that female mice using only maternal X chromosomes showed faster cognitive decline, which could help explain the variation in brain aging between the sexes.
A new study in Nature shows that when pregnant mice don’t have enough iron, their (usually male) fetuses with a Y sex chromosome sometimes develop ovaries instead of testes. In other words ...