3 June 2022
Researchers have discovered the mechanism by which a family of DNA motor proteins packages loosely arranged strands of DNA into compact individual chromosomes during cell division.
SCIENCE & TECHNOLOGY
2022
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28 April 2020
In human cells, the genetic material is packaged into 23 different DNA molecules, the chromosomes. Each chromosome is present in two copies, one inherited from the paternal sperm, and the other from the maternal egg. During most of the cell’s life, chromosomes take the shape of long,…
SCIENCE & TECHNOLOGY
2020
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20 June 2019
The mystery of how condensin maintains the integrity of the genome during cell division.
SCIENCE & TECHNOLOGY
2019
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25 May 2018
EMBL alumna Melina Schuh recognised for excellence in science
PEOPLE & PERSPECTIVES
2018
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23 May 2018
EMBL group leader Jan Korbel reflects on his scientific origins and current research
SCIENCE & TECHNOLOGY
2018
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22 February 2018
Researchers from Delft University and EMBL crack the mystery of condensin’s neat DNA loop extrusion
SCIENCE & TECHNOLOGY
2018
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