Scientists at the Ruđer Bošković Institute (RBI) in Zagreb, Croatia, have discovered that the protein CENP-E, long believed ...

If measured from beginning to end, the DNA in our cells is too long to fit into the cell’s nucleus, explaining why it must be constantly folded and packaged. When it is time for cell division, and the ...

Mayo Clinic researchers have identified a protein that acts like a traffic controller for DNA, preventing damage during cell ...

What happens when you squeeze DNA? Can pressure reveal something about how our genetic material is packed, protected, and ...

CAPTION: (Top) Condensins seem to act as a molecular crosslinkers to make loops. (Bottom, left) Condensins (red) locate around chromosome center. (Bottom, right) Nucleosomes around the periphery ...

Researchers have found that the way DNA is packaged in cells can directly impact how fast DNA itself is copied during cell division. They discovered that DNA packaging sends signals through an unusual ...

They observe how the mobile DNA LINE-1 copies its sequence in human cells, revealing the precise mechanism of the ORF2p gene.

Before cells can divide, they first need to replicate all of their chromosomes, so that each of the daughter cells can ...

Researchers at Oregon Health & Science University (OHSU) have developed a remarkable new way for making human body cells ...

To solve this problem, the researchers developed a technique they call mitomeiosis, an artificial method that mimics the natural process of cell division. "The nucleus (containing the DNA) of a skin ...