Among the many marvels of life is the cell's ability to divide and thus enable organisms to grow and renew themselves. For ...

However, the presence of nucleosomes and the folding of chromatin into 30-nanometer fibers pose barriers to the enzymes that unwind and copy DNA. It is therefore important for cells to have means ...

Scientists at EMBL have captured how human chromosomes fold into their signature rod shape during cell division, using a ...

For successful cell division, chromosomal DNA needs to be packed into compact rod-shaped structures. Defects in this process can lead to cell death or diseases like cancer. A new study has shown how ...

The five phases of mitosis and cell division tightly coordinate the movements ... During interphase, individual chromosomes are not visible, and the chromatin appears diffuse and unorganized.

As the cell proceeds through the stages of cell division (from left to right ... in high resolution under the microscope using a new chromatin tracing method. The new study shows that the long ...

Examples of questions to ask students: How might the cytoskeleton be used in cell division? What other function(s) might the cytoskeleton perform in the cell? Can they create a simple model to ...

The unexpected discovery may provide scientists with new insights into how cancer develops — and how to combat it.

Using an unbiased approach, this important study discovered a role of Ezh2 in the differentiation of granule neuron precursors, the cell of origin for Shh group of medulloblastoma. Furthermore, the ...

The interdisciplinary and cross-institutional team employed a variety of methods to untangle Exportin-1's specific functions ...