During cell division, a safety mechanism called the NoCut checkpoint helps delay the final stages of division when DNA bridges are present. The researchers found that this delay allows ESCRT-III ...

Researchers discover that genetic diversity in sperm is established earlier than previously thought, with DNA shuffling ...

Cells that acquire a doubled genome after a failed division step survive and proliferate far more effectively than cells left with scrambled chromosome counts from botched splits during mitosis. A ...

Researchers at the Institute of Science and Technology Austria (ISTA) have identified a mechanism in the gut bacterium ...

During cell division, a safety mechanism called the NoCut checkpoint helps delay the final stages of division when DNA bridges are present. The researchers found that this delay allows ESCRT-III ...

Metal ions bridging the grooves of two DNA helices explain how they lock together, the first direct look at the DNA zipper ...

Adele L. Marston is in the Centre for Cell Biology, School of Biological Sciences, University of Edinburgh, Edinburgh EH9 3BF, UK. Centromeres vary widely in size and DNA sequence, ranging from ...

Although DNA is tightly packed and protected within the cell nucleus, it is constantly threatened by damage from normal metabolic processes or external stressors such as radiation or chemical ...

Researchers at the MRC Laboratory of Medical Sciences (LMS) and collaborators have uncovered one of the earliest steps in DNA replication: the moment a cell first opens its DNA to begin making a copy ...

The molecular choreography of DNA replication is a finely balanced process ensuring that genetic information is faithfully transmitted during cell division. Replication initiation begins with origin ...

I completed a master's degree in a science-related graduate school and work as a researcher at a manufacturing company. At ...

Every time a cell divides, it must accurately copy and distribute its DNA between two new cells. However, in some cases, chromosomes do not fully separate, leaving behind thin strands of DNA known as ...