The Buccal Micronucleus Cytome (BMCyt) assay is a minimally invasive method for studying DNA damage, chromosomal instability, cell death and the regenerative potential of human buccal mucosal tissue.

Faster research through automation: New way to count micronuclei in cells. ScienceDaily. Retrieved June 2, 2025 from www.sciencedaily.com / releases / 2021 / 09 / 210917095408.htm.

Specifically, the authors use the Buccal Micronucleus Cytome (BMCyt) assay, which they describe as “a minimally invasive method [that] has shown advantages as it is used not only for detecting ...

Findings of disrupted micronuclei may prove to be a valuable tool for detecting ... Catastrophic Nuclear Envelope Collapse in Cancer Cell Micronuclei. Cell, 2013; 154 (1): 47 DOI: 10.1016/j.cell ...

This process is linked to aging, as older cells tend to have more micronuclei, leading to higher chances of LOY. ... It is less common in tissues like buccal cells and atherosclerotic plaques.

Tsukuba, Japan – Micronuclei, which are small nucleus-like structures within cells, are commonly associated with tumors. Now, researchers from Tsukuba, Japan have developed an automated computer ...

Micronuclei, which are small nucleus-like structures within cells, are commonly associated with tumors. Now, researchers from Tsukuba, Japan have developed an automated computer program that can ...

The presence of micronuclei in cells has been linked to a variety of disorders including some types of cancer and developmental diseases. In a series of experiments in which the activity of over 1,000 ...

Mechanisms of micronuclei formation. Numerous errors in chromosome segregation during cell division can lead to the formation of micronuclei, even if there isn’t actual mis-segregation of the ...

In 2022, on the alpine shores of Lake Maggiore in northern Italy, longtime friends Samuel Bakhoum, M.D., Ph.D., and Stefano Santaguida, Ph.D., were catching up. Pandemic restrictions had prevented ...