All processes such as wound healing, hair growth, and the replacement of old cells with new ones depend on cell division.

Researchers at Nano Life Science Institute (WPI-NanoLSI), Kanazawa University and colleagues have achieved a major breakthrough in understanding sperm DNA packaging. Using high-speed atomic force ...

Our DNA is constantly being packed and unpacked. And there is a good reason for this: depending on its packing state, it performs different functions in the cell nucleus. For most of its life – this ...

Mitotic chromosome condensation is an essential process for transmitting replicated chromosomes to two daughter cells during cell division. To study the underlying physical principles of this process, ...