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

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 ...

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 ...

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, ...