Vaccine effectiveness against coronavirus disease 2019 (Covid-19) wanes over time, and boosters are now recommended for residents of the United States starting at the age of 12 years. 1 Clinical ...

One of the unique aspects of meiosis is the pairing and exchange of information between homologous chromosomes. Recombination is one of the main methods for recognition and pairing of homologous ...

Recombination between homologous chromosomes is essential for successful meiosis. It drives genetic diversity in germline cells and provides the necessary scaffolding for accurate, balanced ...

Severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) is the causal agent of the coronavirus disease-19 (COVID-19) pandemic. Since its emergence in 2019, it has claimed about five million lives ...

Many different vaccinations have been developed and approved worldwide against severe acute respiratory syndrome 2 (SARS-CoV-2) in a remarkably short period. Although mass vaccinations have resulted ...

Since sister chromatids are identical to each other, recombination with a sister chromatid is expected, in most cases, to be a precise way for repairing DNA damage. Recombination between 2 different ...

A research collaboration based in Kumamoto University (Japan) has clarified how homologous chromosome pairing--a process necessary for sperm and egg formation where paternally- and maternally-derived ...

Paternal-maternal homologous chromosome pairing and partial replacement of genetic information in meiosis (IMAGE) Kumamoto University Caption Homologous chromosome pairing is a process where maternal ...