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University of Nottingham: Research Finds Chromosomes are Covered in Liquid-like Coating to Prevent Stickiness and DNA Damage
July 16, 2025
BIRMINGHAM, England, July 16 (TNSjou) -- The University of Nottingham issued the following news release:

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New research finds chromosomes are covered in liquid-like coating to prevent stickiness and DNA damage

New research into mitotic chromosomes has found that they are covered in a liquid-like coating, that could allow them to bounce off one another, like dodgem cars, protecting them from being damaged during cell division.

The research, . . .

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