Chromosome

Chromosomes are tightly packaged bundles of DNA, the chemical that encodes genetic information. Nearly all human body cells have a set of 46 chromosomes, while egg and sperm cells have 23.

Articles using this Glossary Item

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Human genome's 'black holes' mapped	26 March 2018	News
Fathers may pass ovarian cancer risk to daughters	19 February 2018	News
A scramble for headlines or an optimistic (sunny side up) contribution to research on fertility preservation?	12 February 2018	Comment
Book Review: The Telomere Effect - A Revolutionary Approach to Living Younger, Healthier, Longer	5 February 2018	Review
High-dose gene therapy appears toxic in monkeys and piglets	5 February 2018	News
Loops or spirals? 150-year mystery of what happens to DNA in cell division solved	22 January 2018	News
What next for genome editing? Politics and the public	15 January 2018	Comment
Offer egg freezing to all with medical need, say guidelines	8 January 2018	News
Sperm, eggs and embryos: how do we define them as science offers new possibilities?	18 December 2017	Comment
Preimplantation genetic screening: unvalidated methods discard healthy embryos	11 December 2017	Comment
Illumina wins NIPT patent case in UK High Court	27 November 2017	News
New prenatal DNA test for Down's syndrome is more accurate and cheaper	13 November 2017	News
Sleep duration linked to sperm structure	23 October 2017	News
Number of mutations needed to cause cancer calculated	19 October 2017	News
Doubt over human embryo editing study	4 September 2017	News
Screen all chromosomes in prenatal embryo testing, says study	4 September 2017	News
Event Review: Wellcome Collection Packed Lunch - DNA Repair	17 July 2017	Review
Genes influence ability to read people's minds through their eyes	12 June 2017	News
Genetic disorders: empowering patients and families through information	12 June 2017	Comment
Australia upholds the ban on sex selection: a partial victory in an ongoing struggle	22 May 2017	Comment

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Events using this Glossary Item

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Testing, Testing 1, 2, 3: PGS and PGD
13 September 2016 6pm (registration), 6.30pm-8.30pm (discussion) Institute of Child Health, University College London, 30 Guilford Street, London WC1N 1EH
The Progress Educational Trust's FREE-to-attend event about testing and screening human embryos is taking place TOMORROW EVENING - book NOW. The event will be chaired by Dr Sue Avery, with speakers including Dr Tony Gordon, Dr Christine Patch, James Lawford Davies and Professor Michael Parker...
Genetic Testing in the 21st Century: Should We Screen the Human Embryonic Genome before Implantation?
8 March 2011 1.15pm-1.55pm Darwin Lecture Theatre, Darwin Building, University College London, Gower Street, London WC1E 6BT
A presentation by Dr Joyce Harper to mark International Women's Day...
European Molecular Biology Organisation Meeting
29 August 2009 Amsterdam RAI, 22 Europaplein, Amsterdam 1078 GZ, Netherlands
The 1st annual conference of the European Molecular Biology Organisation...