Strange Behavior (VIDEO)

Rockefeller University

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Every time a double-strand break in DNA occurs, the damaged ends move about during repair (left). The squiggly lines represent the movement of individual DNA ends. This mobility is drastically reduced in the presence of the chemotherapy drug Taxol (right).

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Laboratory of Cell Biology and Genetics at The Rockefeller University

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