Chromosome
Dancing chromosomes
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,…
How chromosome structure influences development
EMBL researchers in the Heard group at EMBL Heidelberg explore the interaction between DNA organisation and gene expression in the early embryo…
Chromothripsis in human cancer
Researchers at Harvard Medical School and EMBL-EBI have carried out the largest analysis across cancer types of the newly discovered mutational phenomenon chromothripsis.…
Reshaping our DNA
DNA is present in each cell of our body. If all the DNA from one human cell was removed and aligned in a single strand, it would in theory add up to a total length of about two metres. In order to fit into the nucleus of a cell, DNA has to be compressed by […]…
Transcriptional hubs confer phenotypic robustness
Enhancers in Drosophila embryos gather together to preserve phenotypes under stressful conditions…
Intact chromosomes during cell division
The mystery of how condensin maintains the integrity of the genome during cell division. …
Most popular articles of the year: 2018
A collection of the most read articles from the EMBL news website in 2018…
Cohesin: a glue for DNA
EMBL scientists discover how a component of the cohesin ring binds DNA…
Welcome: Simone Köhler
Which of our genes will be passed on to our children? Simone Köhler wants to find out…
The scientific origins of Edith Heard
EMBL’s next Director General reflects on the questions that drive her research…
