Keeping chromosomes in check: A new role for heterochromatin
Thursday, January 24, 2019 - 10:20
in Biology & Nature
Although many people are aware that chromosomal damage and shortening contribute to the aging process, understanding how chromosomal defects occur is about more than just finding a way to turn back the clock. Large changes in the structure of chromosomes, known as gross chromosomal rearrangements, can result in cell death or genetic diseases such as cancer.