For chromosomes to form the iconic X-shape that ensures the accurate passing of genetic information during cell division, a ...

Scientists report adaptive divergence in cryptic color pattern is underlain by two distinct, complex chromosomal rearrangements, where millions of bases of DNA were flipped backwards and moved from ...

A new study from Weill Cornell Medicine provides insights into how cells maintain the tiny end caps of chromosomes as they ...

Understanding the material basis of adaptive evolution has been a central goal in biology dating back to at least the time of ...

To prepare the 46 chromosomes of a human cell for transport ... led by Andreas Brunner and recently published in the Journal of Cell Biology, shows that the nested loop mechanism is fundamental ...

Cells with an abnormal number of chromosomes consequently activate mechanisms to prevent their propagation. In a study published in Nature Cell Biology, scientists reveal how these chromosomal ...

Byrne Chair in Biomedical Research and professor of systems biology. “The work by our team outlines how cells follow a few simple rules to build chromosomes and fold DNA into these tiny, intricate ...

The biological research of UC Santa Cruz’s Needhi Bhalla to determine the molecular motions at the heart of heredity has ...

They did so by studying extra-long chromosomes with two or more crossovers. The findings are published in the journal Current Biology. "Taking advantage of fusion chromosomes with multiple ...

Could we reeducate the immune system to clear cells with abnormal chromosome numbers? To address these critical questions, my laboratory at Memorial Sloan Kettering (MSK) Cancer Center has employed an ...

Chromosomes that lack centromeres segregate ... Given the large amount of current research interest in centromere biology, it seems likely that the centromere has a few more surprises in store ...

We are using a combination of cell biology, live imaging, biochemistry, and proteomics to answer the following questions: 1) When and how does Topo II interact with the complex chromosome structure ...