In biology classes from high school through university, I learned that mitochondria are little objects that reside within ...

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In a leap forward for genetic and biomedical research, two scientists at the University of Missouri have developed a powerful ...

Centromeres, specialized regions located at the center of chromosomes, are critical for ensuring proper cell division. During ...

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The gene editor -- called evoCAST -- goes a long way toward solving a problem that has confounded the development of gene therapies from the field's beginnings: How to add long stretches of DNA to ...

It is as if the structure itself was designed with an engineering intent. The physical performance of the bacteria as a conductor is impressive. When the researchers placed microscopically ...

Abstract Faithful chromosome segregation requires the removal of all DNA bridges physically linking chromatids before the completion of cell division ...