That genetic traces of the original population disappear completely is unusual, especially in South America,” said geneticist ...

Scientists studied the genetic makeup of seven Maya individuals—including one who was the victim of human sacrifice.

Lately, it seems everywhere we look there’s a new story about DNA discoveries. From long-lost siblings to adoptees, DNA testing has become a very important tool for genealogists. It can ...

Losing the Y chromosome seems to make cancer cells more aggressive in men and the phenomenon may even spread between cells.

When cancer cells in male patients and immune cells in their tumors both lose the Y chromosome, those patients tend to ...

Researchers from the University of Arizona have unveiled that coordinated Y chromosome loss in both cancer cells and immune ...

A new paper published in Nature on June 4 shines light on how an enigmatic part of male aging—the loss of Y chromosomes—is ...

To Shakespeare’s Hamlet we humans are “the paragon of animals”. But recent advances in genetics are suggesting that humans ...

A study initiated by a University of Arizona Comprehensive Cancer Center physician-scientist defined for the first time how ...

A University of Arizona study has found that men who lose the Y chromosome in their blood cells may respond less effectively ...