Silent X chromosome awakens with age: New explanation for sex differences in age-related diseases
by Technical University Munich edited by Sadie Harley, reviewed by Robert Egan In female mammals, one of the two X chromosomes is usually inactive and forms the so-called Barr body. The image shows a cell nucleus with the Barr body marked in green. Credit: Daniel Andergassen / TUM Women age differently from men when it comes to health—particularly […]
