How a Protein Complex Helps Organize and Compact DNA
August 22, 2024
August 22, 2024
DURHAM, North Carolina, Aug. 22 (TNSres) -- Duke University Pratt School of Engineering issued the following news:
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Researchers at Duke are focused on understanding how 2-meter-long DNA is organized within a micron-size cell nucleus
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If stretched out, the DNA in a human cell would be about 2 meters long, but the nucleus of the cell is only about 6 micrometers in diameter. This is similar to packing 24 miles of thread into a tennis bal . . .
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Researchers at Duke are focused on understanding how 2-meter-long DNA is organized within a micron-size cell nucleus
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If stretched out, the DNA in a human cell would be about 2 meters long, but the nucleus of the cell is only about 6 micrometers in diameter. This is similar to packing 24 miles of thread into a tennis bal . . .