Learn about the structure and function of chromosomes, the role they play in genetics, and how they influence your health and shape medical research.

Cell and developmental biologists at the Max Planck Institute of Molecular Cell Biology and Genetics in Dresden devote their research to discovering how cell division and cell differentiation work, ...

The research was published on July 27 in Nature Genetics. Custody Fight. One result of telomere crisis is the generation of abnormal chromosomes. A normal chromosome has one centromere — the part of ...

Abnormal mitotic spindle, whose deformation is caused by defective cell division control. The chromosomes are dyed red, the microtubules green. Image: Max Planck Institute for Molecular Genetics ...

Scientists Discover Genes That Can Slow Cell Division And May Fight Cancer Date: March 7, 2007 Source: Weizmann Institute of Science Summary: When cells begin to divide, they also activate a ...

Reverse genetics system enhances vaccine development for African swine fever virus. ... Cell division typically associated with cancer may also protect the liver from injury. Sep 22, 2010.

Unlocking long-hidden mechanisms of plant cell division Date: September 25, 2014 Source: University of Massachusetts at Amherst Summary: Along with copying and splitting DNA during division, cells ...

Chromosomes carry genetic information in a molecule called DNA. A type of cell division called mitosis ensures that when a cell divides each new cell produced has the same genetic information.

Every day, our bodies perform around 330 billion cell divisions to keep us alive and functioning. These divisions rely on the cell cycle, which has been in place since the earliest bacteria. The ...

The interdisciplinary, research-oriented Molecular Cell Biology & Genetics program offers both MS and PhD degrees. The program for graduate students interested in biomedical problems provides a broad ...