Scientists discover how key proteins segregate vital genetic information during mitosis
Thursday, August 6, 2015 - 11:00
in Biology & Nature
Chromosomes are responsible for carrying our genes and essentially protecting the information that helps ensure normal, healthy growth, with vital instructions being passed on from cell to cell by a process known as mitosis. While this copying mechanism has been well understood for decades, scientists have been unable to describe exactly how genetic information is protected and properly segregated as mitosis is happening.