Probing “Selfish” Centromeres Unveils an Evolutionary Arms Race
Probing “Selfish” Centromeres Unveils an Evolutionary Arms Race
A more complete understanding of nonrandom segregation will shed light on how speciation occurs.
A more complete understanding of nonrandom segregation will shed light on how speciation occurs.
Meiosis
![Infographic depicting one way centromeres can "cheat" during meiosis](https://cdn.the-scientist.com/assets/articleNo/71027/aImg/49588/article-feature-infog-04-23-ac-t.jpg "Infographic depicting one way centromeres can "cheat" during meiosis")
Infographic: How “Selfish” Centromeres Alter Inheritance
Michael Lampson, PhD | Apr 3, 2023 | 2 min read
Research on so-called selfish genetic loci is providing scientists with greater insight into the biology of chromosome segregation and inheritance.
Eight Proteins Turn Mouse Stem Cells into Egglike Cells
Ashley Yeager | Dec 16, 2020 | 3 min read
The identification of the transcription factors that elicit oocyte growth will aid reproductive biology research and might help women with fertility issues, scientists say.
Image of the Day: Meiosis Researcher, Olympic Hopeful
Amy Schleunes | Feb 26, 2020 | 2 min read
Olivia Ballew, a graduate student at Indiana University, is currently writing her dissertation while preparing to compete in the upcoming Olympic marathon trials.
Image of the Day: Impaired Meiosis
Amy Schleunes | Feb 7, 2020 | 1 min read
A phthalate commonly found in shampoos, cosmetics, and cleaning products disrupts reproduction in worms.
Transparency Now
Mary Beth Aberlin | May 1, 2016 | 2 min read
Science is messy. So lay it out, warts and all.
Contributors
Catherine Offord and Kerry Grens | May 1, 2016 | 3 min read
Meet some of the people featured in the May 2016 issue of The Scientist.
A Scrambled Mess
Karen Schindler | May 1, 2016 | 10+ min read
Why do so many human eggs have the wrong number of chromosomes?
Meiotic Mysteries
Karen Schindler | Apr 30, 2016 | 2 min read
Understanding why so many human oocytes contain the wrong number of chromosomes
Toward Making Sperm in the Lab
Rina Shaikh-Lesko | Feb 25, 2016 | 3 min read
Researchers devise a technique for creating gametes from murine embryonic stem cells.
Meiosis Maven
Anna Azvolinsky | Feb 1, 2014 | 8 min read
Fueled by her love of visual data and addicted to chromosomes, Abby Dernburg continues to study how homologous chromosomes find each other during gamete formation.