The structure of a cell’s nucleus has long served as a visible clue to whether a cell is healthy or affected by disease.

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

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

The antimitotic properties of parthenolide, a natural compound with known anticancer activity, have been largely ...

Abstract: Single-pass multispectral imaging enables applications ranging from whole-chromosome painting to gene mapping. We have developed a prototype Hyperspectral Imaging Microscope (HIM) ...

† Key Laboratory of Molecular Nanostructure and Nanotechnology and Beijing National Laboratory for Molecular Science, CAS Research/Education Center for Excellence in Molecular Sciences, Institute of ...

Electron Microscopy Center, Empa─Swiss Federal Laboratories for Materials Science and Technology, Überlandstrasse 129, Dübendorf 8600, Switzerland Materials for Energy Conversion, Empa─Swiss Federal ...

Abstract: We have studied a new approach to analyzing the genetic information and manipulating the three dimensional structure of human chromosomes by atomic force microscopy (AFM). A novel knife edge ...

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The idea that interphase chromosomes are organized in the form of chromosome territories has received wide support in the last ten years. Thomas Cremer (Ludwig‐Maximilians U., Munich, Germany) ...